| 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) |
2014 (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The Clean Water Protection Rule would codify requirements currently set forth in the EPA/Army Corps of Engineers “Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act.”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 |
2014 (projected) |
May 2014 (projected) |
EPA has announced its intention to engage in a series of public meetings/workshops to discuss potential rule revisions. |
| Perchlorate |
2014 (projected) |
August 2014 (statutory deadline) |
EPA is awaiting the final Science Advisory Board report on setting a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) and continues to evaluate revised modelling approaches to set an MCLG. |
| 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 |
February 13, 2013 |
The final RTCR was published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2013. Compliance begins on April 1, 2016. |
| RTCR - Finished Water Storage Facility Inspection Requirements |
TBD
|
TBD
|
EPA is evaluating options for a potential regulation. |
| 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. |
