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).

The Water Quality Control Commission adopted amendments to primary drinking water regulations. The amendments incorporate by reference various federal regulations relevant to the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. See https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/AGORequest/AdoptedRules12023-00683.docx.

The Department of Environmental Quality adopted amendments to regulations governing public drinking water systems. The amendments, among other things, provide a comprehensive review of the regulations and update federal regulations incorporated by reference with the July 1, 2023, Code of Federal Regulations effective date. See https://adminrules.idaho.gov/bulletin/2023/12.pdf (pp.

The Department of Health proposed amendments to regulations governing public drinking water. The amendments would establish a maximum contaminant level of 20ppt for six PFAS contaminants: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA). A hearing will be held December 13, 2023. Comments are due December 22, 2023.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed amendments to regulations governing primary drinking water standards as part of a five-year review. The amendments would revise the monitoring requirement for disinfectant residuals. A hearing will be held January 8, 2024. Comments are due the same date. See https://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/hearings/hearingsSearch/results/838253/346711.

The Department of Health adopted rules governing drinking water protection. The amendments allow public health priority points to be assigned for projects related to the removal of lead service lines and contaminants of emerging concern when concentrations exceed a health advisory level. See https://mn.gov/admin/assets/SR48_21%20-%20Accessible_tcm36-600413.pdf (p. 486).