EPA Seeks To Tally Drinking Water Costs To Justify Strict Nutrient Controls

EPA is asking its advisers to quantify the costs to drinking water utilities of cleaning up nutrient pollution in ambient waters as part of an effort to help the agency justify its pending efforts to clamp down on the ubiquitous pollutants, which could result in significant new costs for discharging industries. Ephraim King, director of EPA's water office's Office of Science & Technology, asked the agency's National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) July 22 to help "identify the cost implications"...