{"id":16385,"date":"2021-07-13T09:19:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T13:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/?p=16385"},"modified":"2021-07-13T09:19:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T13:19:44","slug":"epa-announces-draft-5th-contaminant-candidate-list-ccl5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/epa-announces-draft-5th-contaminant-candidate-list-ccl5\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Announces DRAFT 5th Contaminant Candidate List (CCL5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400;\" data-thread-perm-id=\"thread-f:1705171620397773330\" data-legacy-thread-id=\"17a9fc8deae2f212\"><strong>EPA Announces DRAFT 5th Contaminant Candidate List (CCL5)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>On July 12, 2021, EPA announced the Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ccl\/contaminant-candidate-list-5-ccl-5\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ccl\/contaminant-candidate-list-5-ccl-5&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626268680235000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHMt9rvBvwRd2Eud81QCvWZNovCRA\">https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ccl\/contaminant-candidate-list-5-ccl-5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CCL is a list of contaminants that are currently not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water regulations, but are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems. Contaminants listed on the CCL may require future regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-identifies-drinking-water-contaminants-potential-regulation\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-identifies-drinking-water-contaminants-potential-regulation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626268680235000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFFL8x5bP75rxa6GD6PCDSQ108rDQ\">Press Release: Announcement of Draft CCL 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pre-Publication\u00a0<em>Federal Register<\/em>\u00a0notice: Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5 \u2013 Draft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Draft CCL 5 includes 66 chemicals, three chemical groups (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), cyanotoxins, and disinfection byproducts (DBPs)), and 12 microbes, which were selected from a universe of chemicals used in commerce, pesticides, biological toxins, disinfection byproducts, and waterborne pathogens.<\/p>\n<p>EPA is seeking comment on the Draft CCL 5 and the process used to select the contaminants. Instructions on how\u00a0to submit comments are included in the\u00a0<em>Federal Register\u00a0<\/em>notice. The deadline for submitting comments will be 60 days after publication of the notice in the\u00a0<em>Federal Register<\/em>\u00a0which is expected to occur in the next 1 to 2 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Patti Kay Wisniewski<\/p>\n<p>Drinking Water Preparedness and Resiliency Coordinator<\/p>\n<p>US EPA Region 3<\/p>\n<p>Drinking Water Section (3WD21)<\/p>\n<p>1650 Arch Street<\/p>\n<p>Phila, PA\u00a0 19103<\/p>\n<p>215-814-5668<\/p>\n<p>Cell: 215-514-7893<\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Wisniewski.patti-kay@epa.gov\">Wisniewski.patti-kay@epa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(note the hyphen appears in email only)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPA Announces DRAFT 5th Contaminant Candidate List (CCL5) On July 12, 2021, EPA announced the Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5).\u00a0https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ccl\/contaminant-candidate-list-5-ccl-5 The CCL is a list of contaminants that are currently not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water regulations, but are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems. 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