Members, to avoid credit card processing fees, please log-in before registering for the course. Course Title: Lead & Copper Rule - Plant Operators (DS/DW02007067, 0.5 CEU) Instructor: Maria Loucraft (Maria's Biography) The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) released the original Lead and Copper Rule in 1991, to control lead and copper in drinking water (40 CFR Part 141, Subpart I). At the beginning of 2021, the USEPA issued Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, culminating in the release of a new rule, Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), on December 16, 2021. The agency set a compliance date for the LCRI of October 16, 2024. This presentation provides an overview of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements from a plant operator perspective, shares information and resources, discusses requirements, and discusses strategies and difficulties in meeting the Rule requirements. This is a 5-hour (0.5 CEU) continuing education course, with a 1-hour lunch break, that is applicable to Drinking Water Treatment Plant Operators and Water Distribution System Operators. This course is not applicable for Wastewater Treatment Plant operator continuing education. Students possessing both Drinking Water Treatment Plant and Water Distribution System Operator licenses may have CEU from the course applied concurrently to both licenses. Please enter both license numbers when asked during registration. Please bring a government-issued photo ID (drivers license) or employer-issued photo ID with you to the course. Pre-registration and advance payment are required, so all you have to do is sign in at the training event.