Lead Pipe Data by Area — Florida

Lead pipe replacement law in Florida

Florida has no state-specific lead service line replacement law beyond the federal rule below — Florida Administrative Code Chapter 62-555 formally adopts the federal Lead and Copper Rule framework by reference, which the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is required to do to keep its status as the state's EPA-designated primacy agency, rather than through an independent state statute the way California has.

Separately from any state law, the EPA's federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements require every water system nationwide to submit a baseline inventory and an approved replacement plan by November 1, 2027, then fully replace all lead and "galvanized requiring replacement" lines under its control on a schedule of 10 years or less from that date, replacing at least 10% of its known lead/GRR lines per year. A narrow exception allows a longer schedule only for the roughly 1% of systems with an unusually dense concentration of lead lines, and partial (non-emergency) replacements are prohibited.

• Florida Administrative Code Chapter 62-555 →
• Florida DEP: Lead Service Line Inventory →
• EPA LCRI technical fact sheet: states and public water systems →
• EPA LCRI technical fact sheet: deferred deadlines →