EPA, SCIENTISTS FAVOR INITIAL BYPRODUCT LIMIT FOR DRINKING WATER RULE

EPA will likely proceed with a critical interim drinking water disinfectant standard, according to Office of Water (OW) sources, despite holding meetings to revisit the standard in light of research delays. These agency sources say that EPA is not likely to back away from a disinfectant byproduct (DBP) standard proposed in an earlier regulatory negotiation. EPA proposed an interim DBP standard for drinking water as part of a cluster of risk-based drinking water standards that balances the threat posed by...