Washington, D.C. — AMWA CEO Tom Dobbins released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal for perchlorate in drinking water, as well as three options for enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels:
“AMWA has routinely engaged with EPA in its years-long evaluation of perchlorate, encouraging the agency to use the most up-to-date science on health effects and occurrence in its determination of whether a national standard was warranted, and if so at what level. The association has consistently said that any new drinking water regulations must be practical, achievable, and protective of public health.”
“Now that EPA has put forward several options for a perchlorate standard, AMWA looks forward to thoroughly reviewing the proposal to ensure it meets these parameters, while avoiding monitoring and public notice requirements that would impose unnecessary, expensive mandates on water systems and their ratepayers.”
“AMWA and its member drinking water systems across the country share EPA’s commitment to the integrity of the Safe Drinking Water Act’s science-based evaluation and rulemaking process, and welcome the opportunity to provide constructive feedback and recommendations to EPA to collaboratively formulate an implementable rule that is protective of public health.”
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The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) has been the unified and definitive voice for the nation’s largest publicly owned water systems for over 40 years. AMWA’s membership serves more than 160 million people with safe drinking water.
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