Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Guidance for Nuisance Chemicals

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/consumer/2ndstandards.html

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established National Primary Drinking Water Regulations that set mandatory water quality standards for drinking water contaminants. These are enforceable standards called "maximum contaminant levels" or "MCLs", which are established to protect the public against consumption of drinking water contaminants that present a risk to human health. An MCL is the maximum allowable amount of a contaminant in drinking water which is delivered to the consumer.

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Date Of Record Release	2009-08-03 13:36:25
Description	The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established National Primary Drinking Water Regulations that set mandatory water quality standards for drinking water contaminants. These are enforceable standards called "maximum contaminant levels" or "MCLs", which are established to protect the public against consumption of drinking water contaminants that present a risk to human health. An MCL is the maximum allowable amount of a contaminant in drinking water which is delivered to the consumer.
Classification	Laws and Regulations -- Water Water and Wastewater -- Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Resource Type	Guide/Report/Fact sheet
Format	Text
Subject	Drinking water Water quality--Information resources
Source	United States Environmental Protection Agency
Keyword	Drinking water, Quality, Human health, Regulations, Contaminants
Selector	Marks
Date Of Record Creation	2009-08-03 13:30:26
Education Level	Technician/Professional/Faculty General Public
Date Last Modified	2009-08-03 13:36:25
Language	English

Date Record Checked: 2009-08-03 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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