{"id":16151,"date":"2021-06-01T17:32:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T21:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/?p=16151"},"modified":"2021-06-01T17:33:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T21:33:14","slug":"ten-communities-selected-for-epa-roundtable-discussions-on-lead-in-drinking-water-pittsburgh-on-june-3rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/ten-communities-selected-for-epa-roundtable-discussions-on-lead-in-drinking-water-pittsburgh-on-june-3rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Communities Selected for EPA Roundtable Discussions on Lead in Drinking Water…Opens in Pittsburgh on June 3rd"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/ten-communities-selected-epa-roundtable-discussions-lead-drinking-water<\/a><\/p>\n

Ten Communities Selected for EPA Roundtable Discussions on Lead in Drinking Water<\/strong><\/p>\n

05\/26\/2021<\/p>\n

Contact Information:<\/p>\n

EPA Press Office\u00a0(press@epa.gov<\/a>)<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the ten communities that have been selected for virtual roundtable discussions on EPA\u2019s Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) Revisions. The roundtables will foster dialogue on the experience of communities that are affected by lead in drinking water as the agency reviews the LCR to ensure that it supports EPA\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder the Biden-Harris Administration, EPA is committed to ensuring that the revised Lead and Copper Rule protects communities from lead\u2014especially lower income people, communities of color, and other vulnerable populations,\u201d\u00a0said EPA\u2019s Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox<\/strong>. \u201cThese roundtable discussions will highlight the challenge of lead in drinking water facing hundreds of communities, from big cities to small towns.\u201d<\/p>\n

EPA\u2019s community roundtables will kick-off on June 3, 2021 with\u00a0Pittsburgh, Pa. The agency will also host roundtables with Newark, N.J.; Washington, D.C.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Chicago, Ill.; Benton Harbor and Highland Park, Mich. (combined); Flint and Detroit, Mich. (combined); Malden, Mass.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Newburgh, N.Y.\u00a0The community roundtables will include local public water utilities, community organizations, environmental groups, and public officials. The roundtables will be live-streamed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to these geographically focused roundtables, EPA will also host national stakeholder roundtables with drinking water utilities, intergovernmental associations, environmental organizations, environmental justice organizations, public health organizations, and consumer associations. In July 2021, EPA will also host a Tribal roundtable discussion and a national co-regulator meeting with primacy agencies to discuss the feedback received from communities and stakeholders.<\/p>\n

Members of the public may also submit comments via the docket at:\u00a0http:\/\/www.regulations.gov<\/a>, Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0255 until June 30, 2021.<\/p>\n

Additional information on the virtual roundtables, including how to watch, will be available at:\u00a0https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ground-water-and-drinking-water\/lead-and-copper-rule-revisions-virtual-engagements<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lead can cause irreversible and life-long health effects, including decreasing IQ, focus, and academic achievement. EPA is committed to following the best science to address lead in the nation\u2019s drinking water and will take the appropriate time to review the revised LCR and make sure communities that have been impacted the most are protected. In March of this year, EPA\u00a0announced an extension of the effective date<\/a>\u00a0of the Revised Lead and Copper Rule so that the agency could seek further public input on the rule. The agency hosted virtual public listening sessions on April 28, 2021, and May 5, 2021.<\/p>\n

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