[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: Speier bill would require regulation

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Bill would require national MCL for perchlorate

Water Technology Online
July 29, 2009

WASHINGTON - A California member of Congress on July 14 introduced a 
bill that would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the US 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set a national primary drinking 
water regulation for the rocket-fuel chemical perchlorate, according to 
information on Politics4All.com.

The bill, the Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2009 
(H.R. 3206), was introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-CA, and has 27 
co-sponsors. It has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and 
Commerce.

According to the bill, EPA information "likely underestimates the total 
drinking water exposure" of perchlorate, and requires EPA to propose a 
national drinking water regulation for perchlorate within one year. A 
final maximum contaminant level (MCL) rule would be expected to follow 
no later than 18 months after the regulation was proposed.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.watertechonline.com/news.asp?N_ID=72320

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Lenny Siegel
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