Biden-Harris Administration Announces Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan by ACWA Staff Dec 20, 2021 Water News WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Dec. 16, the White House announced the Biden-Harris Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan. According to the Administration, the plan is a “historic effort of unprecedented ambition that will deploy catalytic resources from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law while leveraging every tool across federal, state and local government to deliver clean drinking water, replace lead pipes and remediate lead paint.” The broad plan includes numerous actions involving more than 10 federal agencies to achieve the goal of replacing all lead pipes over the next decade. Some actions include: Environmental Protection Agency issuing implementation guidance on the existing Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) that went into effect on Dec. 16, with an additional rulemaking expected in 2024 S. Treasury clarifying that State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provided in the American Rescue Plan are eligible for lead removal projects Establishing the new Cabinet Level Partnership for Lead Remediation in Schools and Child Care Centers More information on the plan can be found on the White House’s website. For questions regarding the LCRR, please contact Federal Relations Representative Madeline Voitier.