CHED 34 |
| The Environmental Protection Agency develops drinking water standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Under the 1996 SDWA Amendments, there are three pathways for regulations. The 1996 SDWA Amendments specifically identified contaminants for regulation. The second pathway is for contaminants that have not been previously regulated in drinking water. EPA develops a Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) to prioritize research and data collection efforts to determine whether these unregulated contaminants should be regulated. EPA is required to make regulatory determinations for at least five contaminants on the CCL every five years. A regulatory determination is a formal decision on whether EPA should issue a national primary drinking water regulation for a specific contaminant. The other process is the 6-Year Review of existing standards, which include microbial, inorganic, organic and radionuclide contaminants. This paper will discuss the status of regulations from each of these three pathways. |
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Educating the Public About the Challenges for Improving the Quality of Drinking Water
8:30 AM-12:10 PM, Sunday, March 25, 2007 McCormick Place North -- Room N227B, Level 2, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |