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VIIB. RULEMAKING RECORD FOR THE APR. 12, 1996
PROPOSED RULE FOR LEAD AND COPPER
A. FEDERAL REGISTER
MCLG and MCL Proposal
Other Federal Register Notices
B. REFERENCES CITED IN THE PROPOSAL
C. LETTERS (to/from EPA)
D. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Comments Received Within the Comment Period
Comments Received After the Comment Period
LEAD/COPPER
MCLG & MCL Proposals
VIIB-A1
A. FEDERAL REGISTER
MCLG and MCL Proposals
Federal Register. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Maximum Contaminant Level Goals and National
Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper; Proposed Rule. Friday, Apr. 12, 1996. Vol. 60,
No. 71. pp. 16347-16371.
LEAD/COPPER
MCLG & MCL Proposals
VIIB-A2
2. Other Federal Register Notices
Federal Register: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Drinking Water; Maximum Contaminant Level
Goals and National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper; Final Rule. Vol. 59, No. 125.
Thurs., June 30, 1994. pp. 33860-33864. (Technical Fix) See VIIA-A1.1
Federal Register. Vol. 56, No. 110. Maximum Contaminant Level Goals and National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations for Lead and Copper; Final Rule. (Fri. June 7, 1991), 26460-26564.
SEE ALSO:
Federal Register. Vol. 56, No. 135. Monday, July 15, 1991. Drinking Water Regulations; Maximum
Contaminant Level Goals and National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper. pp. 32112-32113. (Corrections Notice) (Lead/Copper, VII-A1.2)
Federal Register. Vol. 57, No. 125. Monday, June 29, 1992. Drinking Water Regulations: Maximum
Contaminant Level Goals and National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper. pp. 28785-28789. (2d Corrections Notice) (Lead/Copper, VII-A1.3)
LEAD/COPPER
MCLG & MCL Proposals
VIIB-B
B. REFERENCES CITED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
American Water Works Association, et. al. v. EPA. nos. 91-1338 and 91-1343 (US Cir. Ct of
Appeals, DC Circuit). Decided Dec. 6, 1994. 17 pp.
Colling, J.H., B.T. Croll, et al. Plumbosolvency Effects and Control in Hard Waters. J. Instn
Wat. & Envir. Mangt. June 1992 (6):259-268.
Fuge, Ronald, Nicholas J.G. Pearce and William T. Perkins. Unusual Sources of Aluminium and Heavy
Metals in Potable Waters. Environmental Geo. & Health. Vol. 14, No. 1. April 1992. pp. 15-18.
NSF, International. Memo from Jeff Cohen, USEPA, OGWDW to the Files. Regarding a Personal
Communication with Ann Marie Gebhart, NSF, Ann Arbor, MI about New NSF Standard 61. July 28,
1 p. [NSF 1995]
Schock, Michael R., Ivo Wagner and Roger J. Oliphant. Corrosion and Solubility of Lead in
Drinking Water. Chapter 4 in Internal Corrosion of Water Distribution Systems. [Pre-publication copy]. pp. 131-230.
U.S. EPA. 1991. Regulatory Impact Analysis of Proposed National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations for Lead and Copper. Prepared by Wade Miller Assc. (See VII-F.2) [EPA 1991a]
U.S. EPA. 1991. Lead and Copper Rule Guidance Manual. Vol. I: Monitoring. Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water, Drinking Water Standards Division. Sep. 1991. 198 pp. NTIS PB92-112101. [EPA 1991b]
U.S. EPA. 1992. Lead and Copper Rule: Definitions and Federal Reporting for Milestones,
Violations and SNCs. Office of Water. Sep. 1992. EPA 812-R-92-004. ERIC G405. NTIS PB 93-156131.
73 pp. [EPA 1992a]
U.S. EPA. 1992. Lead and Copper Rule Guidance Manual. Vol. II. Corrosion Control Treatment.
Office of Water. EPA 811-B-92-002. NTIS PB93-101533. 212 pp. [EPA 1992b]
U.S. EPA. 1995. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper - Analysis of
Occurrence of Very Low 90th Percentile Lead Levels. Office of Water. Oct. 1995. EPA 812-X-95-001. 198 pp. NTIS PB96-129077. [EPA 1995]
LEAD/COPPER
MCLG & MCL Proposals
VIIB-B
B. REFERENCES CITED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER (continued)
11. U.S. EPA. 1996. Information Collect Request - Proposed Changes to National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations for Lead and Copper. Office of Water. January 1996. 60 pp. EPA 812-B-96-003.
NTIS PB96-141502. [EPA 1996b]
12. U.S. EPA. 1996. Regulatory Impact Analysis Addendum - Proposed Changes to National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper. Office of Water. January 1996. 35 pp. EPA 812-B-96-002. PB96-141494. [EPA 1996a]
LEAD/COPPER
MCLG & MCL Proposals
VIIB-C
C. 1. LETTERS (to/from EPA)
Mar. 18, 1996. From Judith M. Lebowich, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, EPA. To Joe Alan
Power, Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management, Montgomery, Al. Thanking him for his comment letter
of Feb. 29, 1996 and assuring him that his it will be considered as a public comment on the proposed rule.
1 p. (See Lead and Copper docket VIIB-D.1).LEAD/COPPER
MCLG & MCL Proposals
VIIB-C
C. 2. LETTERS REGARDING COMMENTS
July 10, 1996. From Allen J. Lamm, Chair, Minnesota Section of the American Water Works Association to
Carol Browner, Administrator-EPA. In support of comment submitted by Minnesota Dpt. of Health.
01 03/19/96 02/29/96 Joe Alan Power AL Dept. of Env. Mgnt. P.O.Box 301463 Montgomery,AL 36130 2 0
02 04/30/96 04/22/96 Deborah J. Ryan Metro Water Services 1600 2nd Ave.,N. Nashville, TN 37208 6 0
03 04/30/96 04/22/96 Robert M. Powell Pineallas Co. Utilities Lab. 1620 Ridge Rd.,Bldg.2 Largo, FL 34648 2 0
04 05/14/96 05/08/96 Mark A. Schmidt Green Bay Water Utility P.O. Box 1210 Green Bay, WI 54305 2 0
05 05/14/96 05/10/96 J. Peter Masterson Essex Group o/b/o US Samica P.O. Box 800 Newmarket, NH 03857 2 0
06 05/14/96 05/07/96 Jay Rutherford VT Agency of Natural Resources 103 S. Main St. Waterbury VT 05671 3 0
07 05/23/96 05/20/96 Don Barnes City of Madison Utilities 101 W. Main St. Madison, IN 47250 1 0
08 05/28/96 05/20/96 Paul S. Fisher City of Canon City Box 1460 Canon City, CO 81215 2 1
09 05/29/96 05/23/96 Paul L. Brayton Charlotte Harbor Water Assn. 2515 Highlands Rd. Harbour Heights, FL 33983 1 0
10 06/03/96 05/24/96 Richard Knatterud MT Dept. of Envir. Quality P.O. Box 200901 Helena, MT 59620 2 0
11 06/03/96 05/28/96 Gregory Dickens City of North Richland Hills P.O. Box 820609 N. Richland Hills, TX 76182 1 0
12 06/06/96 06/03/96 G.A. Radek Metropolitan Utilities District 1723 Harney St. Omaha, NE 68102 2 0
13 06/07/96 06/04/96 John B. Cook Commissioners of Public Works P.O. Drawer B Charleston, SC 29402 1 0
14 06/10/96 06/06/96 Steven Fickle Utility Center, Inc. 2200 W. Cook Rd. Ft. Wayne, IN 46818 1 0
15 06/11/96 06/04/96 Mark A. Johnson Madison Suburban Utility Distr. P.O. Box 175 Madison, TN 37116 1 0
16 06/14/96 06/11/96 Charles McClain Tucson Water P.O. Box 27210 Tucson, AZ 85726 3 0
17 06/18/96 06/10/96 Richard Breitmoser Jacksonville Electric Authority 21 W. Church St. Jacksonville, FL 32202 3 0
18 06/24/96 06/14/96 Kenneth Lynn Union Electric P.O. Box 149 St. Louis, MO 63166 3 0
19 06/24/96 06/19/96 Larry H. Campbell City of Cadillac 200 N. Lake St. Cadillac, MI 49601 1 0
20 06/24/96 06/14/96 Dale Neiman City of Fortuna P.O. Box 545 Fortuna, CA 95540 1 0
21 06/25/96 06/14/96 W. David Draughon, Jr. TN Dept. of Environment and 401 Church St., 6th Fl. Nashville, TN 37243 4 1
Conservation - Water Supply
22 07/01/96 06/24/96 Peggy Guichard-Watters AZ Dpt. of Environ. Quality 3033 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85012 3 0
23 07/02/96 06/25/96 Dee Bennett City of Columbia P.O. Box 147 Columbia, SC 29217 1 0
24 07/02/96 06/25/96 Roger Hulbert City of Houston P.O. Box 1562 Houston, TX 77251 3 0
25 07/05/96 06/27/96 Mark Harris City of Scottsbluff 1818 Ave. A Scottsbluff, NE 69361 1 0
26 07/05/96 06/28/96 Amar Dwarkanath, P.E. City of Chesapeake PO Box 15225 Chesapeake, VA 23328 2 0
27 07/05/96 07/01/96 Julius Ciaccia, Jr. City of Cleveland - Water 1201 Lakeside Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 5 0
28 07/05/96 07/01/96 Larry E. Deibert City of Elgin 150 Dexter Court Elgin, IL 60120 2 0
29 07/08/96 07/01/96 Frederick A. Marrocco PA Dpt. of Environ. Protect. PO Box 8467 Harrisburg, PA 17105 5 0
30 07/08/96 07/03/96 Troy F. Stroud, P.E. Ductile Iron Pipe Research 245 Rverchse PkwyE.Ste O Birmingham, AL 35244 2 0
31 07/08/96 07/03/96 Joanne Dahme City of Philadelphia-Water Dpt. 1101 Market St., ARA Tower Philadelphia, PA 19107 3 0
32 07/08/96 07/03/96 Greg Cook City of Plymouth 3400 Plymouth Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55447 4 0
33 07/08/96 07/03/96 Lois A. Maetzold City of Mayer 14680 70th St. Mayer, MN 55360 2 0
34 07/09/96 07/02/96 Raymond H. Sato City & County of Honolulu 630 S. Beretania St. Honolulu, HI 96843 3 0
35 07/09/96 07/01/96 Elizabeth Murray Jersey Central Power & Light/GPU PO Box 1911, 300 Madison Morristown, NJ 07962 2 0
36 07/10/96 07/08/96 John R. Trax, P.E.,DEE National Rural Water Assoc. PO Box 1428 Duncan, OK 73534 3 0
37 07/10/96 07/03/96 Paul Johnson Indiana Dpt. of Environ. Mgmt. 100 N. Senate Av. Box 6015 Indianapolis, IN 46206 4 0
38 07/11/96 07/10/96 Stephen K. Hall Assoc. of CA Water Agencies 910 K St., Ste. 250 Sacramento, CA 95814 7 0
39 07/11/96 07/10/96 Steve Rosenbaum FL Cities Water Co. 4837 Swift Rd., Ste.100 Sarasota, FL 34231 1 0
40 07/11/96 07/10/96 Buford S. Williams Louisville Water Co. 435 S. 3rd St. Louisville, KY 40202 2 0
41 07/11/96 07/09/96 Vanessa M. Leiby Assoc. of State Drinking Water 1120 CT.Av.NW, Ste. 1600 Washington, DC 20036 9 0
Administrators - ASDWA
42 07/11/96 07/11/96 Joseph L. Mayer Copper & Brass Fabricators 1050 17th St.NW , Ste.440 Washington, DC 20036 4 1
Mi-Yong Kim Council, Inc.
43 07/11/96 07/08/96 John R. Payne State of Colorado 4300 Cherry Creek Dr. S. Denver, CO 80222 3 0
44 07/11/96 07/11/96 John H. Sullivan American Water Works Assoc. 1401 NY Ave.,NW, Ste. 640 Washington, DC 20005 16 7
45 07/11/96 07/11/96 Paul A. Anderson Copper Development Assoc. Inc. 260 Madison Ave. New York, New York 10016 14 0
46 07/11/96 07/08/96 Richard L. White Texas Utilities Services 1601 Bryan St. Dallas, TX 75201 3 0
47 07/11/96 07/10/96 Roy Cross City of Kennewick P.O. Box 6108 Kennewick, WA 99336 2 0
48 07/11/96 07/05/96 Gerald Iwan CT Dept. of Public Health P.O. 340308 (MS-51WAT) Hartford, CT 06134 2 0
49 07/11/96 07/10/96 Donald Abrew Long Island Water Corporation 733 Sunrise Hwy. Lynbrook, NY 11563 2 0
50 07/11/96 07/08/96 Henry Pepper City of Anaheim Public 201 S. Anaheim Blvd. Anaheim, CA 92805 9 0
Utilities Department Suite 1102
51 07/11/96 07/09/96 Kevin W. Brown Utah Dept. of Envir. Quality P.O. Box 144830 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 8 0
52 07/11/96 07/11/96 Nancy Reilman MD Dept. of the Envir. 2500 Broening Hwy. Baltimore, MD 21224 6 0
53 07/11/96 07/11/96 Paul R. Johnson City of Waconia 109 S. Elm St. Waconia, MN 55387 3 0
54 07/11/96 07/10/96 John Lechner Stiles-Kem Division 1570 Lakeside Dr. Waukegan, IL 60085 1 0
55 07/11/96 07/10/96 Stephen Densberger New England Water Works Assn. 64 Dilla St. Milford, MA 01757 9 0
56 07/11/96 07/11/96 Randy J. Goss, P.E. City of Austin 8th @ CO, Box 1088 Austin, TX 78767 2 0
57 07/11/96 07/11/96 Dan Pearson TX Natural Resource Conser.Comm. PO Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711 4 0
58 07/11/96 07/11/96 Jack L. Daniel State of Nebraska PO Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509 1 0
59 07/11/96 07/10/96 William J. Riley Bethlehem Steel Corp. Bethlehem, PA 18016 2 0
60 07/11/96 07/10/96 David Y. Terry MA Dpt. of Environmental Affairs One Winter St. Boston, MA 02108 3 0
61 07/11/96 07/11/96 David L. Crandell City of Akron Public Utilities 146 S. High, Box 3665 Akron, OH 44309 7 0
62 07/11/96 07/10/96 Barker Hamill NJ Dpt. of Environ. Protect. CN 426 Trenton, NJ 08625 1 0
63 07/11/96 07/03/96 Robert M. Krill WI Dpt. of Nat'l Resoures Box 7921, 101 S. Webster Madison, WI 53707 4 0
64 07/11/96 07/09/96 Blake A. Francis MN Power 30 W. Superior Duluth, MN 55802 1 0
65 07/11/96 07/02/96 Bernie R. Bullert Saint Paul Water Utility 8 4th St. East St. Paul, MN 55101 1 0
66 07/11/96 07/09/96 John J. Schmauss Twin Fawn Mobile Home Park 33583 Hwy. 61 Blvd.- Red Wing, MN 55066 1 0
Wyvona I. Schmauss Frontenac
67 07/11/96 07/05/96 Clara O'Neill Puerto Rico Aqueduct & SewerAuth PO Box 7066 -Barrio Obrero Santurce, PR 00916 1 0
68 07/11/96 07/10/96 Gerald T. Coghlan USDA - Forest Service 14th&IndpndnceSW, Box96090 Washington, DC 20090 2 0
69 07/11/96 07/09/96 Ronald K. Theisen Marin Municipal Water District 220 Nellen Ave. Corte Madera, CA 94925 2 0
70 07/11/96 07/11/96 John Sadzewicz Ohio EPA PO Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43216 16 0
71 07/11/96 07/08/96 James K. Cleland, P.E. MI Dpt. of Environ. Quality PO Box 30630 - 3423 N MLK Lansing, MI 48909 5 2
72 07/11/96 07/11/96 Ramesh Narasimhan, P.E. City of Phoenix -Water Services 200 W. Washington, 9th FL Phoenix, AZ 85003 3 0
73 07/11/96 07/10/96 Elizabeth L. Meyer Seattle Water Quality Division 1509 S. Spokane St. Seattle, WA 98144 7 0
74 07/11/96 07/11/96 Jerry L. Lane, P.E. MO Dpt. of Natural Resources PO Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 5 0
75 07/11/96 07/11/96 Scott McDonald Assoc. of Idaho Cities 3314 Grace St. Boise, ID 83703 3 0
76 07/11/96 07/11/96 N.F. for D.P. Spath,PhD CA Dpt. of Health Services 714/744 P St., Box 942732 Sacramento, CA 94234 6 0
77 07/11/96 07/11/96 Jack DeMarco City of Cincinnati 5651 Kellogg Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45228 4 0
78 07/11/96 07/09/96 Donna Rodman ID Dpt. of Health & Welfare 1410 N. Hilton Boise, ID 83706 3 0
79 07/11/96 07/11/96 B. David Clark WA Dpt. of Health Box 47822, Airdustrial 3 Olympia, WA 98504 4 0
80 07/11/96 07/11/96 Marilyn Gelber NY City Dpt. of Environ.Protect. 59-17 Junction Blvd. Corona, NY 11368 4 0
81 07/11/96 07/11/96 Lou Allyn Byus IL Environ. Protect. Agency 2200 Churchill Rd. Springfield, IL 62794 9 0
82 07/11/96 07/11/96 Chris Hughes, PE OR Dpt. of Human Resources 800 NE Oregon St. #21 Portland, OR 97232 2 0
83 07/11/96 07/10/96 Don Harkema City of Ellsworth 322 S. Broadway, Box 355 Ellsworth, MN 56129 3 1
84 07/11/96 07/10/96 Terrace W. Stewart Dallas Water Utilities City Hall 5AS Dallas, TX 75201 1 0
85 07/11/96 07/11/96 Diane VanDe Hei Association of Metropolitan 1717 K St., NW Washington, DC 20036 12 0
Water Agencies (AMWA) Suite 1102
86 07/11/96 07/11/96 Stephen R. Lohman Denver Water 1600 W. 12th Ave. Denver, CO 80254 1 0
87 07/11/96 07/10/96 Lee C. Bradley Fort Worth Water Dpt. Box 870, 1000 Throckmorton Fort Worth, TX 76101 1 0
88 07/11/96 07/11/96 Bernie R. Bullert Am. Water Works Assoc.- MN Sec. Box 528/305 Pennington Av. Thief River Falls, MN 56701 1 0
.1 07/17/96 07/12/96 Phillip B. Bowman Brass & Bronze Ingot Manufactur. 200 S. Michigan, Ste. 1100 Chicago, IL 60604 2 0
2 07/22/96 07/10/96 Allen J. Lamm Am. Water Works Assoc. MN Sec. Box 528/305 Pennington Av. Thief River Falls, MN 56701 1 0
3 07/24/96 07/12/96 P.M. - Mayor City of Hills 211 S. Main, Box 172 Hills, MN 56138 3 0
4 07/25/96 07/15/96 Mark W. Dickey Iowa Rural Water Association 100 Court Ave., Ste. 409 Des Moines, IA 50309 3 0
5 08/07/96 07/26/96 Sid Morrison WA Dpt. of Transportation Trans.Bldg./Box 47300 Olympia, WA 98504 1 1
6 08/13/96 no date (Robin Curry) Plumbing Manufacturers Instit. 1825 I St., N.W. #400 Washington, D.C. 20006 3 0
7 08/15/96 08/14/96 Chief Exec Officer Gerber Plumbing Fixtures Corp. 4600 W. Touhy Ave. Chicago, IL 60646 3 0
8 08/13/96 08/12/96 Howard Littman Higby Point Inc. Rensselaer Poly. Inst. Troy, NY 12180 1 0