Resources for complying with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR)
Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) and Replacement Templates and Documents
| Document Title | Document Description |
|---|---|
| Lead Service Line Inventory Requirements Fact sheet | Fact sheet to provide a high-level overview of the lead service line inventory requirements |
| Lead Service Line Inventory Spreadsheet | Spreadsheet to be used by community and non-transient, non-community public water systems in documenting their water system’s Lead Service Line Inventories |
| EPA Guidance: Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory: Small Entity Compliance Guide | This guide is designed for owners and operators of small community water systems (CWSs) and non-transient non-community water systems (NTNCWSs). All CWSs and NTNCWSs must develop and maintain an inventory of each service line in their distribution system to comply with the LCRR. Water systems must submit their initial inventories to their State1 by October 16, 2024. Systems that might find this guide useful include those that operate the following: Small towns; Rural water districts; Tribal waters systems; Manufactured housing parks; Homeowners associations; Small private water systems; and Factories, schools, and religious institutions that have their own water supplies. |
| EPA Guidance: Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory | The purpose of this document is to guide water systems as they develop and maintain service line inventories and to provide states with needed information for oversight and reporting to EPA. The guidance contained in this document can also position water systems to begin replacing LSLs as soon as possible. Locating LSLs is the first and critical step to replacing them; however, water systems do not need to complete the entire inventory process before designing and implementing their LSLR programs. This guidance covers the lifecycle of the inventory, including inventory creation, material investigations, system reporting, state review, public accessibility of service line information, and service line consumer notification. In addition, the guidance provides best practices, case studies, and templates related to topics such as the classification of unknowns, goosenecks, and galvanized plumbing; best practices for service line material investigations; inventory form and format; inventory accessibility; tools to support inventory development and data tracking; and ways to prioritize service line investigations. |
Lead Service Line Inventory Customer Driven Data
| Document Title | Document Description |
|---|---|
| Customer Outreach Factsheet Packet | Customer and private assistance to Systems is an important component in completing the service line inventory. NMED has created several customer communication templates that Systems can use for outreach to their customers. Systems may provide the three documents outlined below to customers via mail, email, or other methods. |
| Customer Outreach Letter Template | Provides a brief overview of the health effects of lead in drinking water and why customer service line identification is important, contains a customer survey and web links for additional information. The template Word file can be edited to include your system contact information and any additional information you’d like to include. |
| Customer Self-Identify Drinking Water Service Line Survey Template | The survey is a guidance tool for customers to self-assess and verify the material of customer-owned service lines. The survey is then returned to the System. The template should be downloaded either as a Word file or a fill-able PDF. Make sure to edit the document to include how to submit the completed survey and system contact information. |
| Survey guidance-Water Service Line Material Identification | Explains how to locate the drinking water service line and identify the line material. Make sure to include this document with the customer service line survey. |
LCRR School and Childcare Facility Sampling
| Document Title | Document Description |
|---|---|
| Developing an LCRR School and Childcare Facility Monitoring list Fact Sheet | Community public water systems must create, contact the facilities, and maintain a list of all elementary schools and childcare facilities they serve, to comply with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). This list will need to be compiled by October 16, 2024, and submitted to NMED Drinking Water Bureau, in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §141.92(a)(1). |
| LCRR Monitoring for lead in schools and childcare facilities Fact Sheet | The LCRR requires that all community water systems conduct directed public education and lead monitoring at the schools and childcare facilities they serve if those schools or childcare facilities were constructed prior to January 1, 2014 or the date the State adopted standards that meet the definition of lead free in accordance with Section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act. |
| Early Childhood Education & Care Department List of Licensed Childcare Facilities (Excel List) | List of licensed Childcare facilities in New Mexico, provided by the Early Childhood Education & Care Department (ECECD). Additional information from ECECD can be found on their website: https://www.nmececd.org/child-care-assistance/ |
Available Funding for LCRR Projects
| Document Title | Document Description |
|---|---|
| Federal Funds for Drinking Water Infrastructure Fact sheet | The IIJA, also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), provides five years of infrastructure funding for New Mexico Public Water Systems. This funding will be delivered through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), which is jointly administered by the New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED). |
| DWB Infrastructure Funding Information | Webpage to provide comprehensive information about infrastructure and project funding resources |
| DWSRF and BIL Funding Pre-application | Pre-applicaton for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding. Submitting a pre-application is not binding. Submitting a pre-application provides DWB with basic information that will help provide infrastructure funding assistance to interested public water systems. |
Other LCRR Resources
| Resource | Resource Description |
|---|---|
 | Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) Lead Service Line Symposium was held as a series of eight 90-minute online sessions each Wednesday throughout February 2022. |
| DWB LCRR Letter to Public Water Systems | February 2, 2023 letter to New Mexico public water systems impacted by the LCRR. |
| EPA LCRR Fact Sheet | December 2020 LCRR Fact sheet published by EPA. |
 | EPA’s infographic regarding lead in drinking water. Learn basic information about sources of lead in drinking water, suggestions for reducing exposure and information about replacing lead service lines. |
| EPA: Engaging with the Community to Identify and Replace Lead Service Lines | EPA’s Protect Your Tap: A Quick Check for Lead is an online step-by-step guide to help people identify lead pipes, called lead service lines, in their homes. It also provides tips on actions to reduce lead exposure in drinking water, information on certified laboratories for water testing, and resources to learn more. Try this Interactive Guide that can assist homeowners in identifying likely LSLs in the home. |
| EPA: Lead Service Line Identification and Replacement Webinars | EPA Office of Water hosted a series of quarterly webinars highlighting challenges and successes in lead service line identification and replacement. The webinar series showcased how states and public water systems have successfully identified lead service lines and shared that information with the public to raise awareness about the presence of lead service lines in their communities. |
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