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Support Documents for EPA’s Third Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards

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The support documents for the third Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Standards contain extensive information including:
  • The protocol for conducting the review,
  • Contaminant health effects, 
  • Availability of improved laboratory analytical methods, 
  • Occurrence of regulated contaminants in source water and public water systems,
  • Availability of improved water treatment processes, and
  • Consideration of other regulatory revisions.
  • EPA Protocol for the Third Review of Existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (pdf) (634.86 KB, December 2016, EPA-810-R-16-007)
  • The Data Management and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Process for the Third Six-Year Review Information Collection Rule Dataset (pdf) (2.54 MB, December 2016, EPA-810-R-16-015)
  • Chemical Contaminant Summaries for the Third Six-Year Review of Existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (pdf) (584.08 KB, December 2016, 810-R-16-004)
  • Six-Year Review 3 - Health Effects Assessment for Existing Chemical and Radionuclide National Primary Drinking Water Regulations - Summary Report (pdf) (1.1 MB, December 2016, EPA 822-R-16-008)
  • Analytical Feasibility Support Document for the Third Six-Year Review of Existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Chemical Phase Rules and Radionuclides Rules (pdf) (607.24 KB, December 2016, EPA-810-R-16-005)
  • Development of Estimated Quantitation Levels for the Third Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (Chemical Phase Rules) (pdf) (851.84 KB, December 2016, EPA 810-R-16-002)
  • Analysis of Occurrence Data from the Third Six-Year Review of Existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Chemical Phase Rules and Radionuclides Rules (pdf) (2.33 MB, December 2016, EPA-810-R-16-014)
  • Occurrence Analysis for Potential Source Waters for the Third Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (pdf) (5.72 MB, December 2016, EPA 810-R-16-008)
  • Consideration of Other Regulatory Revisions in Support of the Third Six-Year Review of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (pdf) (201.73 KB, December 2016, EPA 810-R-16-003)
  • Support Document for the Third Six-Year Review of Drinking Water Regulations for Acrylamide and Epichlorohydrin (pdf) (185.78 KB, December 2016, 810-R-16-019)
  • Six-Year Review 3 Technical Support Document for Chlorate (pdf) (1.82 MB, December 2016, EPA-810-R-16-013)
  • Six-Year Review 3 Technical Support Document for Microbial Contaminant Regulations (pdf) (4.98 MB, December 2016, EPA-810-R16-010)
  • Six-Year Review 3 Technical Support Document for Nitrosamines (pdf) (1.78 MB, December 2016, EPA 810-R-16-009)
  • Appendices to the Six-Year Review 3 Technical Support Document for Nitrosamines (pdf) (12.77 MB, December 2016)
  • Six-Year Review 3 Technical Support Document for Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rules (pdf) (5.9 MB, December 2016, EPA-810-R-16-012)
  • Six-Year Review 3 Technical Support Document for Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (pdf) (1.99 MB, December 2016, EPA-810-R-16-011)

Six-Year Review of Drinking Water Standards

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Last updated on January 7, 2025
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