Actions
AMWA submitted comments in response to EPA’s Contaminant Candidate List 5 – draft (CCL 5) September 16. AMWA’s comments were generally supportive of the draft CCL 5, stating that ‘following the process outlined in the [Safe Drinking Water Act] remains the best way to prioritize the agency’s limited resources by focusing on those contaminants most likely to present human health risks.”
The letter made several requests for EPA to develop materials to help the public better understand the agency’s work to prioritize the ongoing research and future regulation of these drinking water contaminants. These suggested materials included:
- A simple one or two-page document highlighting any changes among the selected contaminants from the previous CCL and the reasoning for those changes;
- Documentation showing the ongoing state of prioritization for each contaminant included in the CCL; and
- Documentation on the state of the research for each contaminant.