When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the first stages of requirements for the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions in December 2021, the city of Smyrna, Georgia, decided to get a jump on mapping out its service line inventory. In early 2021, the city began organizing its approach, starting by contracting with a private company, 120Water, for a turnkey solution for lead program management.The update to the Lead and Copper Rule, first published in 1991, is extensive. By Oct. 16, 2024, all public water systems must complete a lead service line inventory that accounts for every service line in their
