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  • Six-Year Review of Drinking Water Standards
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Support Documents for EPA’s First Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards

The support documents for the first Six-Year Review of existing National Primary Drinking Water Standards contain extensive information including:
  • the protocol for conducting the review,
  • chemical contaminant health effects,
  • availability of improved laboratory analytical methods,
  • occurrence of regulated contaminants in public water systems, 
  • availability of improved water treatment processes, and
  • consideration of other regulatory revisions.
  • EPA Protocol for the First Six-Year Review (pdf) (June 2003, 815-R-03-002)
  • Chemical Contaminants Health Effects Technical Support Document (pdf) (June 2003, 822-R-03-008)
  • Analytical Feasibility Support Document for the First Six-Year Review (pdf) (March 2003, 815-R-03-003)
  • Occurrence Estimation Methodology and Occurrence Findings Report (pdf) (June 2003, 815-R-03-006)
  • Occurrence Summary and Use Support Documentation (pdf) (March 2002, 815-D-02-006)
  • Water Treatment Feasibility Support Document (pdf) (June 2003, 815-R-03-004)
  • Consideration of Other Regulatory Revisions for Chemical Contaminants in Support of the First Six-Year Review (pdf) (June 2003, 815-R-03-005)
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Last updated on June 28, 2022
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