The regulatory development process used by the US Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA) can be divided into three
categories - "priority" regulations, the six-year review of existing
regulations, and the development of new regulations. This article
summarizes recent USEPA actions in each of these areas and
examines the triggers that ultimately determine regulatory
development.
Regulatory triggers that are based on the occurrence data
from the first six-year review and on the first round of regulatory
determinations from the Contaminant Candidate List provide
insight into when a national drinking water regulation might or
might not be considered to be warranted.
By consolidating information from different sources, this article
furthers the understanding and analysis of drinking water policy. It
also points up the need for additional research and information in
several areas including historical data used in the regulatory
development process, performance of analytical methods at low
concentrations, comparisons of the uncertainty and risk management
factors used in past regulations as well as a comparison of past cost-benefit analyses. Includes 27 references, tables.
| Edition : | Vol. 97 - No. 3 |
| File Size : | 1
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, 220 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 8 |
| Published : | 03/01/2005 |
