Inside H. R. 226
Among legislation introduced on the first day of the 104th Congress was H.R. 226, a Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) reauthorization bill. The bill was introduced to serve as a starting point for reauthorization. The bill would substantially change the SDWA regulatory process. Under its provisions the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) would be required to publish within one year of the bill's enactment a proposed list of at least 15 contaminants that may occur in public water systems and that are not currently subject to regulation. A proposed list of at least 12 additional contaminants would be required every four years. The requirement to select an additional 12 contaminants would be waived after 2010 if the agency determined the number of unregulated contaminants meeting the listing criteria to be less than 12. A final list would have to be published no later than one year after publication of the proposed list.
- OSTI ID:
- 6447941
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the American Water Works Association; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the American Water Works Association; (United States) Vol. 87:3; ISSN 0003-150X; ISSN JAWWA5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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