Date
Monday, July 20, 2026
Time
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location Name
Room 3, Level 2
Name
1 of 3: Kentucky Lead in Drinking Water Workgroup Accomplishments & Ongoing Work to Implement LCRI
Track
Lead & Copper
Description
The Kentucky Lead in Drinking Water workgroup has worked collaboratively to share ideas and develop solutions to the requirements of the new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions and Improvements. The workgroup is comprised of many drinking water stakeholders, including small, medium, and large water systems; drinking water consultants; public health representatives; drinking water partners (including AWWA, Kentucky Rural Water Association, and Rural Community Assistance Partnership); and school and childcare representatives. During this session, members of the workgroup will describe how essential the workgroup has been for providing assistance to water systems in implementing this new rule, and stakeholders will explain the work done to implement service line inventory, service line replacement, and funding needs of the rule. Accomplishments discussed will include service line inventory design, data management, statistical methods to complete the inventory, and guidance produced. Service line replacement topics will include the workgroup’s guidance on creating a replacement plan, finding and acquiring funding, and customer interactions. This is the first of three half-hour segments presented by the KY Lead in DW Workgroup, with a guided discussion and Q&A session during the last half-hour.