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In response to criticism that the rule unfairly burdens public water systems that are not exposed to municipal sewage, EPA conducted three public meetings in 2011 and 2012 about the LT2 rule, and invited the public to submit information and data to support future regulatory decisions.
[7] The most recent major standard-setting rules include: Ground Water Rule (2006) [8] Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (2006) for control of Cryptosporidium and other pathogens. [9] Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (2006) [10] Lead and Copper Rule (last revised 2021). [11]
Under LT2 several hundred of the country's historic open reservoirs were decommissioned. [ 11 ] Following pressure from other open-reservoir cities, in 2011 the EPA softened its stance on the LT2 rule and allowed the country's remaining open reservoirs to halt burial plans; [ 12 ] but despite public outcry [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Mount Tabor's open ...
Another EPA rule, the Long Term 2 Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2) of 2000, has been the subject of controversy between the EPA and the City of Portland. This supplement to the Clean Water Act of 1996 was designed to reduce illness linked to Cryptosporidium and other microbes in drinking-water systems.
Title 40 is a part of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.Title 40 arranges mainly environmental regulations that were promulgated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), based on the provisions of United States laws (statutes of the U.S. Federal Code).
The new rule will slash more than 6,200 tons (5,624 metric tonnes) of toxic air pollutants annually and implement fenceline monitoring, the EPA said, addressing health risks in surrounding ...
The permit authority (state agency or EPA) can compel a POTW to meet a higher standard, if there are applicable water quality standards for the receiving water body. For water bodies with stringent standards, such as Lake Tahoe , POTWs must treat their discharges to tertiary treatment levels, and then pump all treated water out of the drainage ...
The rule banning methylene chloride is the second risk management rule to be finalized by President Joe Biden's administration EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint ...