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April
Urban Runoff
Spring means
rain; right? For some of us, it seems like it'll never stop. For
others, we’re still waiting for those April showers.
That’s
spring for you.
As a child,
all that rain often meant one thing – it was time to break
out the toy boats and head to the street. At that time road grime,
sticks, an errant soft drink can and all other forms of urban runoff
was given the generic yet universally understood term garbage.
To a young boy with a toy boat, such garbage wasn’t necessarily
all that bad. But back then I knew nothing of TIEs, TLVs or whether
that imaginary enemy craft had a known point source or not.
While it could
be argued by some that life for a 10 year old was better back then,
it’s good to know that advances in research, technology and
regulations have increased our awareness and made life a lot safer.
In this issue
of The Water Main, we take a closer look at garbage in
the water (or at least some news about some of the EPA's latest
changes to help us keep our water supply clean).
Jack
EPA
Expedites Safe Drinking Water Test Methods
On April 10,
2007, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their
intention to implement an expedited process for approving alternative
test methods to find drinking water contaminants. These changes
effect existing regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This
new action proposes a swifter approach for providing public water
systems, laboratories and primary agencies access to new measurement
techniques. It also provides more flexibility in the selection of
analytical methods. The result: hopefully reduced monitoring costs
without sacrificing public health protection.
The EPA is seeking
alternative analytical methods for EPA Method 200.5 which contains
test methods for many drinking water contaminants.
The EPA is requesting
your comments on the implementation aspects of the expedited process.
They must be received on, or before, June 11, 2007. You can send
your comments to:
Water Docket
Environmental Protection Agency
Mailcode 4101T
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20460
FAX: 292-566-1749
Or, you can
email your thoughts to:OW-Docket@epa.gov or simply follow the online
instructions here: http://www.regulations.gov
Make sure you
reference Docket ID No. IPA-HQ-OW-2006-0958
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EPA
Approves Four New ISE Methods
On March 12,
2007 the EPA released the Methods Update* Final Rule that approved
four new ion selective electrode (ISE) methods for analysis in wastewater
and for NPDES permitting. The newly EPA-approved methods are:
| Parameter |
Methodology |
Approved
Method(s) |
| Chloride |
Ion Selective
Electrode |
ASTM D512-89
(1999) |
| Cyanide |
Ion Selective
Electrode |
SM 4500-CN-F;
ASTM D2036-98 A. |
| Sulfide |
Ion Selective
Electrode |
SM 4500-S2-G;
ASTM D4658-03 (1996) |
| Nitrate |
Ion Selective
Electrode |
SM 4500-NO3-D |
* 40 CFR Part
122, 136, et al. Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the
Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations; and National Secondary Drinking Water
Regulations: Analysis and Sampling Procedures; Final Rule.
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