Perchlorate Detection Limit for Purposes of Reporting (DLR)
On October 6, 2020 the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) voted to adopt the Continue reading
Posts made in June 2021
EPA LCRR Roundtables
Next Three LCRR Roundtables Scheduled
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted the dates and times for the next three Continue reading
EPA LCRR Delay
In the June 16, 2021 Federal Register, copy enclosed ( Fed Reg_LCRR Delay_2021-06-16), EPA published the final rule delaying the effective date of the Revised Lead and Copper Rule (LCRR) until December 16, 2021. Continue reading
EPA and Army to Revise WOTUS Definition
On June 9, 2021 the Department of Justice, in coordination with EPA and the Department of the Army, filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts requesting that the court remand the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) back to the agencies. Continue reading
California Adopts RTCR
On February 2, 2021 the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) voted to adopt the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR). On May 28, 2021 the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the RTCR and it will go into effect on July 1, 2021.
Additional details are provided here:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/drinkingwater/rtcr.html
RTCR Rulemaking Documentation can be found here:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/drinkingwater/sbddw_20_002_rtcr.html
Here is a copy of the RTCR language that has been adopted into Title 22 drinking water regulations ( RTCR Final Regulatory Language).
EPA LCR June 3, 2021 Roundtable Link
EPA posted updated information on the time and how to view the June 3rd roundtable on revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule in Continue reading
EPA LCR Roundtables
On March 31, 2021, EPA announced that it will hold “listening sessions” and “roundtables” to “obtain further input on EPA’s revision to the Lead and Copper Rule…particularly from individuals and communities that are most at-risk of exposure to lead in drinking water.” EPA held two “listening” sessions, one on April 28, 2021 and one on May 5, 2021.
In May 2021 EPA announced the location of the ten communities that have been selected to host LCR “roundtable” discussions. The location and date for the first “roundtable” will be June 3, 2021 in Pittsburgh (start time for the roundtable is not available). The additional nine locations are as follows (no dates have been announced): Newark, N.J.; Washington, D.C.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Chicago, Ill.; Benton Harbor and Highland Park, Mich. (combined); Flint and Detroit, Mich. (combined); Malden, Mass.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Newburgh, N.Y.
EPA statements regarding the LCR roundtables: “The roundtables will foster dialogue on the experience of communities that are affected by lead in drinking water as the agency reviews the LCR to ensure that it supports EPA’s priorities….The community roundtables will include local public water utilities, community organizations, environmental groups, and public officials….In addition to these geographically focused roundtables, EPA will also host national stakeholder roundtables with drinking water utilities, intergovernmental associations, environmental organizations, environmental justice organizations, public health organizations, and consumer associations.”
The ten roundtables will be live-streamed and can be viewed at this location (link for viewing not yet available, no registration required):
EPA May 26, 2021 Press Release announcing the ten LCR roundtable locations:
Recordings of the Two Listening Sessions
Recordings of the April 28, 2021 and May 5, 2021, listening sessions can be viewed here (there 6 separate YouTube videos at this location, with a little over 8 hours of recorded material);
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0VBG2o4x4XIfp8XilDA1wQ/live
USGS PFAS Monitoring
On May 25, 2021 the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) posted Continue reading
