EPA Lists Three Groups of Contaminants As Candidates for Near-Term Regulation

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency has taken tentative steps on its plan to regulate some water contaminants in groups rather than individually, a strategy that could allow a more efficient development and updating of regulations.rnAt a Dec. 8 meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council, EPA officials said the agency had developed a list of about 20 groups for consideration, with three of those groups considered for near-term regulatory consideration. The three groups are: