EPA, Industry At Odds Over Number Of Monitoring Sites For Siloxanes Pact

摘要

EPA and industry are at odds over the scope of an industry-proposed program to monitor for siloxanes in treated wastewater, casting doubt on whether the parties can reach an agreement by year end for an enforceable monitoring program that will generate data for a pending agency risk assessment of the plastics ingredient. While the parties seem to agree at least in principle on the general factors - such as treatment type and density of population that uses the plant - that should be considered when selecting monitoring sites, "where we still have a little way to go, I think, is on the number of sites," says a source familiar with the discussions.