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# EPA Now Requires Leak Reporting for Systems Over 15 Pounds
- URL: https://thefieldreport.io/epa-now-requires-leak-reporting-for-systems-over-15-pounds/
- Published: 2026-08-30T19:56:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-30T19:56:32.000Z
- Author: The Field Report
- Tags: All, Government

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lowered the refrigerant reporting threshold from 50 pounds to 15 pounds on January 1, 2026\. The new rule applies to systems containing high-global warming potential refrigerants. It represents a 70% reduction in the threshold. Thousands of systems that were previously exempt now fall under federal oversight.

Since January, contractors must track leak detection, document all repairs, and maintain compliance records for three years on many more systems. The expanded requirements increase your paperwork burden and potential liability exposure. Systems that never required formal documentation now need the same record-keeping as larger commercial equipment.

Review your current service accounts and identify which systems now fall between 15 and 50 pounds of refrigerant charge. Update your service procedures to include leak detection documentation. Establish a record-keeping system that meets the three-year retention requirement.

**Key Takeaways:**

- EPA dropped refrigerant reporting threshold from 50 to 15 pounds effective January 2026
- Change brings thousands of previously exempt systems under federal oversight
- Contractors must now maintain three years of leak and repair documentation
- New threshold applies to high-GWP refrigerants only

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