In the past few years, water quality management at East Bay Municipal Utility District
(EBMUD) and other utilities has been characterized by emerging contaminants, such as
MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether) a gasoline component, and NDMA
(N-nitrodimethylamine) a suspected disinfection byproduct. Increased use of chemicals
in present-day society as well as advancements in analytical chemistry and health research will
make emerging contaminants an on-going issue for utilities.
This paper examines the application of a generic approach to dealing with emerging
contaminants and a case study of MTBE using this approach. Secondly, the paper will
deal with the public information activities that are required to make this approach to
emerging contaminants successful. In this paper all aspects of the public information effort are addressed and include: the approach
developed to deal with emerging contaminants; the MTBE action plan; and, the public
outreach portion of the action plan, including media, public meeting, bill stuffers, and
special mailings, the Consumer Confidence Report and postings at reservoirs. Includes 2 references, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 06/16/2002 |
