EPA Proposes Not To Regulate Nine Chemicals Under Drinking Water Law

January 8, 2025
EPA has issued preliminary determinations not to regulate nine substances from the most-recent list of contaminants it identified for possible regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), saying that while the substances present risks to human health, they do not occur frequently enough in public drinking water systems to justify regulation. In a prepublication Federal Register notice that EPA posted to its website Jan. 7, the agency says it has decided not to regulate nine substances and substance...


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