EPA Faces Calls To Include Legionella In Drinking Water Monitoring Rule

February 16, 2016
EPA is facing calls from drinking water industry groups, state regulators, and environmentalists to include the bacteria Legionella in its pending Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) monitoring rule, arguing that adding the bacteria to the rule could lead to better data on it and improved regulatory and other measures to address Legionella . The agency had previously considered including the bacteria known to cause fatal illnesses such as pneumonia, and is linked to Legionnaires' disease, in its proposed fourth unregulated...


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