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EPA/OW RIN: 2040-AF28 Publication ID: Spring 2017 
Title: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Regulation of Perchlorate 
Abstract: The EPA has begun the process for developing a national primary drinking water regulation (NPDWR) for perchlorate. The Safe Drinking Water Act describes the EPA's requirements for regulating contaminants. In accordance with these requirements, the EPA will consider the Science Advisory Board's guidance on how to best interpret perchlorate health information to derive a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal for perchlorate. The agency is also evaluating the feasibility and affordability of treatment technologies to remove perchlorate from drinking water and will examine the costs and benefits of a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and alternative MCLs. The EPA is also seeking input through informal and formal processes from the National Drinking Water Advisory Council, the Department of Health and Human Services, State and Tribal drinking water programs, the regulated community (public water systems), public health organizations, academia, environmental and public interest groups, and other interested stakeholders on a number of issues relating to the regulation of perchlorate. A consent decree entered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York states that EPA shall propose a NPDWR with a proposed MCLG for perchlorate in drinking water no later than 10/31/18 and finalize a MCLG and NPDWR for perchlorate in drinking water no later than 12/19/19. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 141    40 CFR 142   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq. Safe Drinking Water Act   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Judicial  Consent Decree, NRDC v. EPA (No. 16 Civ. 1251, S.D.N.Y., October 18, 2016)  10/31/2018 
Final  Judicial  Consent Decree, NRDC v. EPA (No. 16 Civ. 1251, S.D.N.Y., October 18, 2016)  12/19/2019 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2018 
Final Rule  12/00/2019 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0297
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/unregulated/perchlorate.cfm  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Daniel Olson
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water
4607M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-5239
Email: olson.daniel@epa.gov

Lisa Christ
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-8354
Email: christ.lisa@epa.gov