The Environmental Protection Agency proposed amendments to regulations governing primary drinking water standards. The amendments would improve the readability and grammar of the rules. A hearing will be held April 26, 2024. Comments are due the same date. See https://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/hearings/hearingsSearch/results/846307/348676.

The Department of Health proposed to adopt the FYY-2023 Intended Use Plan for the Drinking Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan Fund Emerging Contaminants program. The plan would outline proposed projects to be funded and the terms of assistance for the program. A hearing will be held March 21, 2024. See https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACProposed/00027389a.pdf.

The Department of Health proposed to adopt the FYY-2023 Intended Use Plan for the Drinking Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan Fund Lead Service Line Replacement program. The plan would outline proposed projects to be funded and the terms of assistance for the program. A hearing will be held March 21, 2024. See https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACProposed/00027393a.pdf.

The Department of Natural Resources proposed amendments to regulations governing public water systems classification. The amendments would add a class IIIG public water system classification to accommodate a new drinking water operator license classification. A hearing will be held February 26, 2024. Comments are due February 29, 2024. See https://epd.georgia.gov/chapter-391-3-5-rules-safe-drinking-water.

The Pollution Control Board adopted amendments to primary drinking water standards. The amendments incorporate changes that are “identical in substance” to drinking water regulations adopted by EPA in the second half of 2022, including by incorporating seven additional alternative test procedures for analyzing contaminants in drinking water. See https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/register/volume47/register_volume47_51.pdf (pp. 18996-9134).