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Tennessee American Water briefs Red Bank on EPA lead-service-line inventory and next steps
Summary
Tennessee American Water told Red Bank commissioners that a 2024 EPA update to the lead-and-copper rule requires utilities to inventory service-line materials and submit records by November 2027; the utility described record digitization, customer self-reporting tools, and a verification sampling process that could lead to a 10-year removal plan.
At a Red Bank work session, Tennessee American Water representatives told the city commission that an updated EPA lead-and-copper rule requires all water providers to inventory the materials in service lines — including the customer-owned portion — and to submit that inventory to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the EPA by November 2027.
Daphne Kirksey, external affairs manager for Tennessee American Water, said the utility’s finished water meets current standards and emphasized the inventory’s purpose is to identify where lead is present. "Our water remains in compliance with all standards, including lead," Kirksey said. "So water remains clean and safe." Kirksey also described outreach materials the utility will…
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