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Are There New Regulations That Could Affect Our Operations?
Author(s) -
Mercer Ken
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2011.tb02355.x
Subject(s) - safe drinking water act , legislation , affect (linguistics) , business , environmental planning , potable water , environmental protection , environmental science , environmental health , environmental engineering , political science , water quality , law , medicine , psychology , ecology , communication , biology
This month's question asks whether there are any upcoming regulations that could affect public water systems. The answer discusses developments in several federal and state regulations that could affect public water systems (PWSs) in 2011 and beyond. The regulations include the following: the Revised Total Coliform Rule; Lead and Copper Rule revisions; legislation in California (AB‐1953), Vermont (Act 193), and Maryland (HB 372, effective 2012) that affect allowable lead content in potable water treatment system components; NSF/ANSI Standard 61, Annex G; and, the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) six‐year review of contaminant groups, including polymer regulation.