Economic Impact Analysis of Proposed Amendments to Public Water Supply Regulations Pending Before the Illinois Pollution Control Board R85-14

摘要

The report provides an analysis of the economic impact of a rule change proposed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency which would allow, until January 1, 1989, the continued issuance of permits for water main extensions to public water supplies whose finished drinking water exceeds federal and state standards for radiological quality and for fluoride due to naturally-occurring levels of these constituents in groundwater supplies. In Illinois, compliance with drinking water standards for public water supplies is enforced through the use of restricted status. Public water supplies in violation of drinking water standards are placed on restricted status precluding new water main extensions until compliance is achieved. The economic impact study approached an analysis of the proposed rule change through an evaluation of alternative compliance strategies and their costs; an evaluation of economic impacts of restricted status; and an analysis of the proposed rule.