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EPA/WATER RIN: 2040-AD94 Publication ID: Fall 2006 
Title: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Monitoring and Analytical Requirements and Additional Distribution System Requirements 
Abstract: EPA is revising the Total Coliform Rule (TCR), which was published in 1989. On July 18, 2003, EPA published a Federal Register (68 FR 42907) Notice of Intent to revise the TCR. EPA intends revisions to the TCR to maintain or provide for greater human health protection than under the existing TCR while improving system efficiency. A Federal Advisory Committee recommended that EPA, as part of the TCR 6-year review process, "initiate a process for addressing cross-connection control and backflow prevention requirements and consider additional distribution system requirements related to significant health risks." The original TCR, promulgated in 1989, protects human health by requiring microbial monitoring in drinking water distribution systems. The TCR does not include distribution system corrective or protective requirements to reduce contamination from coliforms and other contaminants. Since then, EPA has gained a better understanding of distribution system impacts on human health and, therefore, intends to strengthen the TCR by adding distribution system requirements. The process to do so involves a performance evaluation, development of issue papers on both distribution systems and total coliform, stakeholders meetings, and proposed and final rules. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: State, local, or tribal governments; Private Sector 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141    40 CFR 142   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300f et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2008    
Final Action  12/00/2010    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4775;
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.epa.gov/safewater/tcr/tcr.html  
Agency Contact:
Kenneth Rotert
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 4607M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-5280
Fax:202 564-3767
Email: rotert.kenneth@epa.gov

Jennifer Mclain
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4607M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-5248
Fax:202 564-3767
Email: Mclain.Jennifer@epamail.epa.gov