Lead content limit for pipes, pipe fittings, and well pumps under SWDA is mandated by which act?

Lead content limit for pipes, pipe fittings, and well pumps under SWDA is mandated by which act?

• A. TSCA
• B. Clean Water Act
• C. Federal Insecticide Act
• D. Safe Drinking Water Act

Answer: (D)

Lead content limits for pipes, pipe fittings, and well pumps used to deliver drinking water are set under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This act gives EPA authority to establish legally enforceable standards for drinking water contaminants and to regulate the materials that come into contact with drinking water, including lead in plumbing components. The specific requirements to limit lead exposure in drinking water infrastructure come through SDWA programs such as the Lead and Copper Rule. Other acts address different areas—TSCA covers chemicals in general, the Clean Water Act focuses on discharges to waterways, and the Federal Insecticide Act deals with pesticides—so the SDWA is the one that mandates these lead limits.

Lead content limits for pipes, pipe fittings, and well pumps used to deliver drinking water are set under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This act gives EPA authority to establish legally enforceable standards for drinking water contaminants and to regulate the materials that come into contact with drinking water, including lead in plumbing components. The specific requirements to limit lead exposure in drinking water infrastructure come through SDWA programs such as the Lead and Copper Rule. Other acts address different areas—TSCA covers chemicals in general, the Clean Water Act focuses on discharges to waterways, and the Federal Insecticide Act deals with pesticides—so the SDWA is the one that mandates these lead limits.