National Drinking Water Advisory Council

EPA is committed to working with its stakeholders, the people for whom safe drinking water is an important aspect of daily and/or professional life. One of the formal means by which EPA works with its stakeholders is the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC).

• Charter Information
• Fact Sheet

The Council, comprising members of the general public, state and local agencies, and private groups concerned with safe drinking water, advises the EPA Administrator on everything that the Agency does relating to drinking water.

• NDWAC Full Council

NDWAC has working groups that make recommendations to the full Council, which in turn advise EPA on individual regulations, guidances, and policy matters.

These NDWAC working groups consist of approximately 20 members with a variety of viewpoints. All NDWAC working group meetings and full NDWAC meetings are open to the public.

• Other Federal Advisory Committees
• Current Working Groups
• Past Working Groups

Times and locations of upcoming meetings are posted in the Federal Register notices linked to on this page.

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NDWAC Full Council (ALL ABOUT PDF FILES)

• Member List


• Announcements
  • National Drinking Water Advisory Council Meeting Announced for May 27 and 28, 2009 in Seattle, Washington
    The meeting will be held at the W Hotel at 1112 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98101.
  
  
  • November 19, 2008 Consider various issues associated with drinking water protection and sustainable infrastructure and receive updates on consumer outreach, water security, and the agreement reached by the Total Coliform Rule/Distribution System Federal Advisory Committee.
  
  
  • November 6, 2008 Discuss EPA's Proposed Rule Describing Federal Requirements under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Geologic Sequestration (GS) Wells. 
  
  
  • September 15, 2008 Call for Nominations


• Meeting Summaries


• Letters to the Administrator
  2009
  • June 12, 2009 on Small Systems, Equitability, and Sustainability (PDF) (8 pp, 103K)
  
  
  2008
  • June 24, 2008 on Water Management and Climate Change (PDF) (2pp, 46K)
    • EPA Response (PDF) (2 pp, 133K)
  
  
  • June 24, 2008 on Research and the Contaminant Candidate List (PDF) (2 pp, 41K)
    • EPA Response (PDF) (2 pp, 158K)
  
  
  • December 23, 2008 Comments on the Proposed Geologic Sequestration Rule (PDF) (4 pp, 183K )
  
  
  • December 18, 2008 on Sustainable Infrastructure (PDF) (2 pp, 92K)
  
  
  • November 26, 2008 on Research and Perchlorate (PDF) (2 pp, 99K)
  
  
  • November 7, 2008 Request for Extension on Perchlorate Regulatory Determination and EPA response (PDF) (2 pp, 53K)
    • EPA Response (PDF) (1 pg, 98K)
  
  
  • January 16, 2008 on Communication, Geologic Sequestration and Performance Measures (PDF)  (7 pp, 220K)
  
  
  2006
  • September 26, 2006 on the Public Education Requirements of the Lead and Copper Rule (PDF) (3 pp, 155K)
  
  
  2005
  • July 8, 2005 on the Water Security Working Group (PDF) (2 pp, 182K)
  
  
  2004
  • June 28, 2004 on the Contaminant Candidate List Process Workgroup (PDF) (2 pp, 49K)
  
  
  2003
  • August 1, 2003 transmitting Affordability Report (PDF) (1 pg, 16K)
  
  
  • July 23, 2003 on ASDWA State Capacity Report (PDF) (1 pg, 15K)
  
  
  • June 13, 2003 on draft EPA Strategic Plan (PDF) (1 pg, 17K)
  
  
  • January 8, 2003 on EPA activities related to hydrofracturing (PDF) (1 pg, 14K)

Other Federal Advisory Committees

Total Coliform Rule Distribution System Advisory Committee (TCRDSAC)

• TCRDSAC page

Stage 2 Microbial/Disinfection Byproduct Federal Advisory Committee

• Charter/Member List
• Meeting Summaries

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Current NDWAC Working Groups

NDWAC Climate Ready Water Utilities Working Group

On May 28, 2009, the NDWAC voted on and approved the formation of the Climate Ready Water Utilities Working Group.

Request for nominations

• July 8, 2009 Federal Register Notice
  • National Drinking Water Advisory Council Request for Climate Ready Water Utilities Working Group Nominations | PDF Version (51K,  About PDF)

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Past NDWAC Working Groups (ALL ABOUT PDF FILES)

Benefits

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Consumer Confidence  Report Rule

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Health Care Providers

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Microbials/Disinfection Byproducts Rules

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Occurrence & Contaminant Selection

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Operator Certification

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

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Right-to-Know

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Small Systems

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Small Systems/Capacity development

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Source Water

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Underground Injection Control /Source Water

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Arsenic Cost

• Member List
• Meeting summaries

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Contaminant Candidate List Regulatory Determinations & 6-year Review of Existing Regulations

• Membership
• Meeting summaries

Research

• Member list
• Meeting summaries

Small Systems Affordability Work Group

• Member List
• Meeting Summaries
• Reports
  • Recommendations of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council to U.S. EPA on Its National Small Systems Affordability Criteria - July 2003 (1.6M PDF FILE)

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Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) Classification Process Work Group

• Member List
• Meeting Summaries
• Reports
  • National Drinking Water Advisory Council Report on the CCL Classification Process to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - May 19, 2004 (652 K PDF FILE, 188 pgs)

Water Security Working Group

• Member List
• Project Plan for Meetings
  (60 K PDF FILE, 6 pgs)
• Meeting Summaries
• Reports
  • Final NDWAC WSWG Report PDF (616 K, 110 pgs)

Public Education Requirements of the Lead and Copper Rule

• Member List
• Meetings
• Reports
  • Full Report PDF (40pp, 310 K)

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