2027 rule
Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, in homeowner language
What changes in 2027, what the ten-year replacement push covers, and what it still leaves to state and local rules.
Regulations
The rules behind your lead-pipe notice
Lead-water search is changing because the law is changing. This hub keeps the practical homeowner pieces together: the EPA 2027 rule, service-line inventories, annual water reports, and certified filter labels.
PFAS rule
The EPA PFAS drinking water rule, explained
What the 2024 limits require, and how May 2026 proposals would extend the deadline to 2031 and roll back part of the rule.
Inventory
How to read a lead service line inventory
What lead, galvanized requiring replacement, unknown, and non-lead usually mean in a utility lookup.
Water report
How to read your Consumer Confidence Report
Where lead appears in the annual water report, and why the report does not prove your own tap is lead-free.
Testing
Water quality testing before a filter purchase
How to choose between an annual report, a home screening kit, a certified lab, and a lead-specific test.
Filters
NSF 53 vs NSF 58: the certification labels that matter
A short guide to lead-reduction filter labels before you buy a pitcher, faucet mount, or reverse-osmosis system.
Source rule
Use official sources first
For lead in drinking water, we treat EPA pages, the Federal Register, eCFR, state/utility inventories, and accredited certification databases as the primary sources. News links can help spot cities worth covering, but they should not be the only proof for a health or legal claim.