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Table 1. Contaminants Regulated Under the Safe Drinking Water Act

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1995

1998

1998

Final
Regulations

Phase II
.

Stage I DBPR
12/98

Interim ESWTR
12/98

Summary of
Final Actions

Remand

1 Revision
6 New regs

2 Revisions
1 New reg

# in Regulation

1

7

3

Cumulative # of
Regulated
Contaminants

83

89

90

Contaminants
Regulated

nickel

bromate,
chloramine,
chlorine,
chlorine-dioxide,
chlorite,
helacetic acids (HAA5),
TTHMs

Cryptosporidium,
Giardia,
Turbidity



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2000

2001

Final
Regulations

Radionuclides

Arsenic
1/01

Summary of
Final Actions

4 Revisions
1 New regs

1 Revision

# in Regulation

5

1

Cumulative # of
Regulated
Contaminants

91

91

Contaminants
Regulated

gross alpha
gross beta
radium-226
radium-228
uranium

arsenic



Notes:

  • 1. Radium-226 and radium-228 are counted as two contaminants although their standard is combined.

  • 2. Total THMs, haloacetic acids, and total coliforms are counted as one contaminant although both are combined standard: THMs (chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, bromoform); TC (total coliform bacteria including fecal coliforms and E.coli); HAA5 (monochloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, bromoacetic acid, and dibromoacetic acid).

  • 3. Vinyl chloride is also known as chloroethylene & monochloroethylene.

  • 4. These nine contaminants have a treatment technique instead of a MCL.

  • 5. Aldicarb, aldicarb sulfone, and aldicarb sulfoxide are considered regulated contaminants although their MCLs are stayed.

  • 6. Dichloromethane is also known as methylene chloride.

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