Learn the Issues
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Chemical Contaminant: Phase II/V Rule Regulatory History
FR Notices discuss MCLGs and MCLs for the Chemical Contaminant Rules. They include monitoring, reporting and public notification requirements. They notice also specifies best available technology (BAT) for use with a variance or exemption.
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EPA Lead and Copper Rule State Response Documents
EPA recently sent letters to Governors and state environment and public health commissioners outlining specific steps to enhance oversight of LCR implementation. Below are the state responses to these letters EPA has received.
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Documents Pertaining to the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) for Public Water Systems
Information on the revisions to the Radionuclide rule.
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Drinking Water Lead and Copper Rule 2007 Short-Term Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications State Implementation Guidance Appendices
Appendixes to guidance documents and supplement guidance documents for Primacy Agencies.
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Radionuclide Rule Funding Sources for Water Utilities
Information on funding sources for public water systems complying with the Radionuclides Rule.
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Lead and Copper Rule Guidance Manual Volume II Corrosion Control Treatment
Information on the evaluation of corrosion control treatment options.
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2007 Radionuclide Implementation Workshops
Information from the 2007 Radionuclide Implementation Workshops.
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Lead and Copper Supplemental Guidance Materials for Public Water Systems
Guidance documents to assist public water systems with implementation of the Lead and Copper Rule.
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Presentations from 2002 Arsenic Rule Training Sessions
Information on the 2002 arsenic training session.
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EPA Permit Programs and Corresponding Environmental Statutes
Descriptions of all the permit programs
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Public Notification Rulemaking Documents
When EPA is directed to revise a regulation the Agency publishes a proposed rule. The proposed rule includes all the ideas the Agency has for how to improve the Rule. The publication of the proposed rule is also a way to ask the public for input.
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Public Education Posters on Lead Service Lines
Public education posters on lead service lines.
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Arsenic Rule Webcast: October 20, 2004
Information on the October 20, 2004 arsenic webcast..
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Aircraft Drinking Water Rule (ADWR) Training Materials
EPA developed the following information intended for public water systems and the general public as an overview of the Aircraft Drinking Water Rule.
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Basic Information about Chloramines and Drinking Water Disinfection
Chloramines are disinfectants used to treat drinking water. Chloramines are most commonly formed when ammonia is added to chlorine to treat drinking water. Chloramines provide longer-lasting disinfection as the water moves through pipes to consumers.
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EPA to Give Press Tour and Update at Mississippi Phosphates Corporation Superfund Site in Pascagoula
EPA to Give Press Tour and Update at Mississippi Phosphates Corporation Superfund Site in Pascagoula
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Radionuclides Rule Question and Answer Fact Sheet
Questions and answers from the EPA's Radionuclides Rule Webcasts.
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Drinking Water Regulations
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), EPA sets legal limits on the levels of certain contaminants in drinking water.
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Water Quality Impacts of Uranium Mining and Milling Activities in the Grants Mining District, New Mexico
Survey of the uranium mining and milling activities of the Grants Mineral Belt to determine the impact of these activities on surface and ground water in the area
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Mining Source Book
This Source Book was prepared in 2003 to provide guidance on the Clean Water Act permitting processes and National Environmental Policy Act environmental review requirements for new metal mining operations in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.