Fearing Chlorine Limits, Utilities Seek Broad EPA Response To Asbestos Ban

Drinking water utility officials are hoping that toxics office staff work with other EPA offices and other agencies as they seek to ban the use of chrysotile asbestos under TSCA because they fear the pending prohibition will further limit their access to chlorine, which is critical for disinfection, after supplies were stressed during the pandemic. Steve Via, director of federal relations at the American Water Works Association (AWWA), says he hopes that EPA’s program offices and other relevant agencies “are...