Framework for decision making: An EPA perspective

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6806655

Regli, S; Cromwell, J E; Zhang, X; Gelderloos, A B; Grubbs, W D

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing national regulations to control for disinfectants and disinfection by-products (D/DBPs) in public drinking water supplies. EPA intends to propose regulations that will apply to all public water systems using disinfection and serving non-transient populations -- approximately 220 million people. This regulation would be unlike the current maximum contaminant level (MCL) for total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) which only pertains to systems serving more than 10,000 people. A fundamental goal in setting any new regulation is to be able to conclude with confidence that the resultant changes in treatment would lead to a significant overall decrease in risk to public health. This paper will describe the analysis that EPA is undertaking in pursuit of meeting this goal.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of the Assistant Administrator for Water
• OSTI ID: 6806655
• Report Number(s): PB-93-134369/XAB; EPA--811/R-92/005
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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