Lowest arsenic level proposed
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The EPA wants to lower the concentration of arsenic in drinking water from 50 to 5 parts per billion (ppb), which would provide greater protection from cancer and other health problems to 22.5 million Americans. The agency says that the existing arsenic standard of 50 ppb was established in 1975 based on a Public Health Service standard created in 1942. The EPA adds that only 12% of the US' 54,000 community water systems would have to take corrective actions to reduce arsenic levels to 5 ppb.
Publication Name: Water Engineering & Management
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0273-2238
Year: 2000
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Changes made in notification regulations
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The EPA has made changes in its public notification regulations that will make notifications less burdensome for water suppliers and easier to read for consumers. The new EPA regulations will improve the way notices communicate potential health risks from drinking water violations and how to avoid such risks. These rules, however, will not apply to public water systems in states with approved primary programs until Apr 2002 unless a state decides to adopt them.
Publication Name: Water Engineering & Management
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0273-2238
Year: 2000
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States' fiscal problems harm SDWA efforts
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The General Accounting Office (GAO) has concluded that financial problems could adversely affect the capacity of some states to comply with the provisions of the Safe Water Drinking Act. The GAO opined that while the federal funds provided to the states are sufficient to enable them to comply with the requirements of the Act, their actual expenditures were lower than estimated needs.
Publication Name: Water Engineering & Management
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0273-2238
Year: 2001
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