97-30556. Notice of Public Meeting on the Ground Water Disinfection Rule

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 61953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30556]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 141 and 142

[FRL-5923-6]


Notice of Public Meeting on the Ground Water Disinfection Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby give that the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) is holding a public meeting concerning the Ground Water 
Disinfection Rule (GWDR). The objective of this meeting is to provide 
the public with data summaries to support the GWDR development; ask for 
comments on the data; solicit further data if available; discuss the 
EPA's next steps for the rule development and data analysis; as well as 
to identify parties who may be interested in further meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on December 18 and 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Ana Hotel at 2401 M street, 
NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. The hotel's phone number is [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA will provide a copy of the data 
summaries a few weeks prior to the meeting to anyone who requests it. 
To register for the meeting and for the data summaries please contact 
the Safe Drinking Water Hotline [phone] or Marty Kucera at US 
EPA [phone], [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Safe Drinking Water Act as amended in 
1996 directs EPA to promulgate regulations requiring disinfection ``as 
necessary'' for ground water systems. The intention of the GWDR is to 
reduce microbial contamination risk from public water sources relying 
on ground water. To determine if treatment is necessary, the rule will 
establish a framework to identify public water supplies vulnerable to 
microbial contamination and to develop and implement risk control 
strategies including but not limited to disinfection. This rulemaking 
will apply to all public water systems that use ground water, which 
includes noncommunity systems.

    Dated: November 17, 1997.
William R. Diamond,
Acting Director for Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 97-30556 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]
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