Title
Vote to approve Task Order #4 for HDR Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $159,500.00
Abstract
Introduction & Background:
The Lead and Copper Rule was first published by the EPA in 1991 and has since undergone minor and short-term revisions, the last of which occurred in 2007. In December 2021, a comprehensive revision was finalized. The LCR Revisions include new sampling and testing requirements, treatment requirements, service line inventory and replacement, and public outreach and communication provisions.
Discussion & Analysis:
Upcoming legislation has been announced by the EPA in the form of Lead and Copper Rule Improvements. This upcoming legislation focuses on proactive and equitable lead service line replacement, strengthening compliance tap sampling to better identify communities most at risk of lead in drinking water and to compel lead reduction actions, and reducing the complexity of the regulation through improvement of the action and trigger level construct.
The County has already completed a Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Compliance Strategy and Compliance Plan that presents a prioritized implementation plan for action along a critical path to achieve compliance. The Task Order includes the first phase of a projected multi-year program of compliance activities described in this implementation plan, with selected priorities from the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Compliance Strategy, with a focus on areas identified as most impacted in the Compliance Strategy.
How does this relate to the Comprehensive Plan:
Budgetary Impact: Included in FY24 Operating Budget
Recommendation/Motion: Motion to approve Task Order #4 for HDR Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $159,500.00