| Regulation |
Proposal |
Final |
Notes |
| Bisphenol A (BPA) |
TBD |
TBD |
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on July 26, 2011. EPA is considering environmental testing for BPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including potential testing of drinking water and its sources. |
| Carcinogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) |
October 2013 (projected) |
June 2015 (projected) |
On February 2, 2011, EPA announced plans to develop a single National Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) covering up to 16 carcenogenic VOCs. EPA is conducting evaluations and developing supporting materials for proposal. |
| Clean Water Protection Rule |
TBD |
TBD |
The Clean Water Protection Rule would codify requirements currently set forth in the EPA/Army Corps of Engineers “Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act.” The guidance was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review on February 21, 2012. |
| Lead and Copper Rule (LCR): Regulatory Revisions |
September 2013 (projected) |
May 2014 (projected) |
EPA is conducting evaluations and developing supporting materials for proposal. |
| Perchlorate |
December 2013 (projected) |
August 2014 (statutory deadline) |
EPA is conducting evaluations and developing supporting materials for proposal. |
| Radon |
November 2, 1999 |
TBD |
Long-term prospects for a radon rulemaking are uncertain. EPA's Spring 2011 Regulatory Agenda lists final ation for this rule as "to be determine." However, it is not listed at all in the Fall 2012 Regulatory Agenda. |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) |
June 17, 2010 |
January 2013 (projected) |
The EPA Administrator signed the final RTCR on Deember 20, 2012. Publication in the Federal Register is scheduled for January 2013. |
| RTCR - Finished Water Storage Facility Inspection Requirements |
June 2013 (projected) |
TBD
|
EPA’s Regulatory Development and Retrospective Review Tracker (Reg DaRRT) now lists RTCR Finished Water Storage Facility Inspection Requirements as a separate rulemaking, projected for proposal in June 2013. |
| Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction Including Coalbed Methane and Shale Gas Extraction |
October 2014 (projected) |
February 2016 (projected) |
EPA is in the preliminary stages of developing effluent guidelines and standards for wastewater associated with coal bed methane and shale gas production activities. |
