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Strengthening the Surface Water Treatment Rule
Author(s) -
Pontius Frederick W.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1993.tb06114.x
Subject(s) - interim , surface water , filtration (mathematics) , water treatment , environmental science , waste management , environmental engineering , engineering , mathematics , statistics , archaeology , history
Changes to the current Surface Water Treatment Rule will likely affect water utility compliance with the new Disinfection‐Disinfection Byproducts Rule. As a result, the reg‐neg committee agreed that the USEPA would propose an interim “enhanced” Surface Water Treatment Rule that would include a wide range of regulatory options. The interim and final rule would be developed so that it would be effective at the same time that systems would be required to comply with the D‐DBP rule. The enhanced surface water rule would regulate cryptosporidium, modify criteria for avoiding filtration, allow alternative filtration technologies, require routine sanitary surveys, and may increase treatment requirements.