On July 30, 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) finalized the regulatory determinations for 11 contaminants on the Second Contaminant Candidate List (CCL2). Considering the best available data,
USEPA concluded that these contaminants
occur infrequently at levels of
public health concern in public water
systems. Therefore, the agency made
a determination not to regulate any of these
contaminants, because setting a national primary
drinking water regulation
does not present a meaningful opportunity for
health risk reduction on a national basis.
Consequently, none of the 11 contaminants
will be regulated by USEPA; however, some
water systems may be vulnerable to contamination.
This article summarizes the final CCL2
determinations (USEPA 2008a; 2008b). The article discusses specifics of the CCL requirements, focusing on the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and unregulated contaminant monitoring, along with specific CCL2 candidate, including boron, dacthal mono- and di-acid degradates, DDE, 1,3-dichloropropene, DNT, EPTC, Fonofos, Terbacil, and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane. Includes 2 references.
| Edition : | Vol. 100 - No. 9 |
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| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 09/01/2008 |
