[Federal Register: March 27, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 59)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Public Meeting on the Ground Water Disinfection Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notification is hereby given that the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) is holding three public meetings concerning the Ground 
Water Disinfection Rule (GWDR). The objective of these meetings are to 
provide the public with the current available data and the potential 
regulatory options under consideration to support the GWDR development; 
ask for comments on the data and potential regulatory options; solicit 
further data if available; as well as to identify parties who may be 
interested in further meetings.

DATES: The first meeting will be held on May 5, 1998, in Portland, OR. 
The second will be held on June 9, 1998, in Madison, WI. The last 
meeting will be held on June 25, 1998, in Dallas, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA will provide a copy of meeting 
materials prior to each meeting to anyone requesting it. To register 
for any of these meetings and for copies of the meeting materials 
please contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791 or Martha 
Kucera at US EPA (202) 260-7773, kucera.martha@epamail.epa.gov.

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: March 23, 1998.
W. R. Diamond,
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 98-8055 Filed 3-26-98; 8:45 am]
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