NDEE Publications

Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) - Lead Line Inventory

This information is provided by the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy to assist the public and regulated community.

Form #: 23-007

Forms

Revised: 10/17/24

Size	File Name
14 KB	23-007-1 -Lead Service Line Inventory Template.xlsx
15 KB	23-007-2 -Lead Service Line Inventory Template - NTNC.xlsx
751 KB	23-007-3 - Lead Service Line Inventory Flyer (English).pdf
762 KB	23-007-4 - Lead Service Line Inventory Flyer (Spanish).pdf
113 KB	Notice of Lead Service Line Material.pdf
95 KB	Notice of Galvanized Service Line Material Downstream of Lead.pdf
114 KB	Notice of Unknown Service Line Material.pdf
94 KB	Certification of Service Line Notification.pdf
163 KB	EPA Fact Sheet - Notification of Known or Potential Service Lines Containing Lead.pdf
7,144 KB	EPA Lead Service Line Inventory Guidance.pdf
174 KB	Notice of Failure to Report Inventory by Deadline.pdf
76 KB	Certification of Failure to Report Inventory.pdf

Revisions to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule will require public drinking water systems to submit a Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI). All Community and Non-Transient Non-Community systems must develop an inventory of all service lines and classify each line as one of the four:

§ Lead
§ Non-Lead
§ Galvanized Requiring Replacement
§ Unknown

This includes both residential and commercial service lines, regardless of ownership and use. Those developing the inventory must include the methods of determination to support the classification of each line, such as system records, installation after the 1988 Nebraska lead ban, visual Inspection, etc. The inventory should start with plumbing or historical records, building records, county assessor, age of the homes, etc. The inventory should also indicate if there are any lead connectors present on each service line.

Lead Service Line Inventories are due Oct. 16, 2024. Systems must complete the inventory template (available for download at the top of this page) based on the system type and the current information available. Inventories should be created and submitted electronically in a spreadsheet. If you have any questions, please contact your field representative, monitoring and compliance regional officer, or ndee.drinkingwater@nebraska.gov.

Additionally, the flyer available for download above can be used to gather additional information from homeowners. The flyer instructs customers on methods to visually identify the portion of the service line coming into the home, and how to report that material back to the system. Reach out to the Drinking Water team to receive an editable version if you would like to make any changes. The EPA’s Lead Service Line Inventory Guidance document is also available above.

Systems that have identified service line material as Lead, Galvanized Requiring Replacement or Unknown must notify affected consumers. Notifications must be delivered to consumers by November 15, 2024, and certification of public notice delivery submitted to the Department by July 1, 2025. The Department has provided templates for systems to use that contain the required public notice information and allow for system specific information to be added. Any system that has 5% or greater non-English speaking population, must provide a statement in their notifications in each of those languages on where consumers can review a translated copy. Systems that serve a population of 50,000 or above must make their inventory available online. EPA’s Fact Sheet outlining service line notification requirements is available above.