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All PHGs developed to date, listed by chemical
- Announcement of Public Comment Period on the Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Updated Public Health Goals for chlorobenzene, endothall, hexachlorocyclopentadiene, silvex, and trichlorofluoromethane in Drinking Water
[11/01/13] - Public Health Goal Exceedance Reports 2013
[02/25/13] - Public Comments on the Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
[01/28/13] - Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
[12/07/12] - Initiation of Process to Update Public Health Goals for Three Chemicals in Drinking Water - Chlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethane, and Trichloroethylene
[09/25/12] - Guide to Public Health Goals for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[07/18/12] - External Peer Review of the Draft Public Health Goal for Perchlorate
[11/10/11] - Final Technical Support Document on Public Health Goal for Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water
[07/29/11] - Public Comments on the draft PHG for Perchlorate in drinking water
[04/04/11] - Comments on OEHHA’s December 2010 Draft Public Health Goal (PHG) document for Hexavalent Chromium
[03/04/11] - Update of the Freon 113 Public Health Goal (PHG)
[02/11/11] - Announcement of Non-substantive Reference Change for the December 31, 2010 Draft Chromium VI PHG Document
[01/25/11] - Announcement of 15-day Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water
[01/19/11] - Announcement of First Public Comment Period and Workshop Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
[01/07/11] - Announcement of Second Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water
- Press Release
[12/31/10]
- Press Release
- Announcement of Publication of the Final Public Health Goal for Styrene in Drinking Water
[12/28/10] - Announcement of Publication of the Final Public Health Goal for Selenium In Drinking Water [12/10/10]
- Peer Review Comments Regarding 2009 Draft Public Health Goal for Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water
[09/20/10] - Announcement of Publication of the Final Public Health Goals for Benzo(A)Pyrene, Methoxychlor, and TCDD (Dioxin) In Drinking Water
[09/16/10] - Announcement of Second Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Trihalomethanes (THMs) in Drinking Water
[09/09/10] - Announcement of Public Comment Period:
Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Benzo(a)pyrene and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in Drinking Water
[07/23/10] - Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[07/09/10] - Announcement of Second Public Comment Period
Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for Methoxychlor and Selenium in Drinking Water
[07/09/10] - Update on the Dinoseb Public Health Goal
[06/16/10] - Comment Period Extended On: Draft Technical Support Document On Proposed Public Health Goal For Methoxychlor In Drinking Water
[05/14/10] - Announcement of First Public Comment Period and Workshop Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Methoxychlor in Drinking Water
[04/09/10] - Announcement of First Public Comment Period and Workshop Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Selenium in Drinking Water
[04/02/10] - Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Styrene In Drinking Water: Extension of Public Comment Period
[03/08/10] - Announcement of Second Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for Benzo(a)pyrene and Styrene in Drinking Water
[02/04/10] - Announcement of Publication of the Final Public Health Goal for Bromate in Drinking Water
[12/31/09] - Comments on the Public Health Goal for Hexavalent Chromium
[11/25/09] - Announcement of Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Benzo(a)pyrene in Drinking Water
[11/12/09] - October 19th Workshop on the Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water
[10/15/09] - Update of the Public Health Goal for Bentazon
[09/28/09] - Comment period extended on:
Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water
[09/25/09] - Peer Review Comments and OEHHA Responses Regarding 2008 Pre-Release Draft Public Health Goal for Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water
[09/10/09] - Comment Period Extended - Announcement of First Public Comment Period and Workshop Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Antimony in Drinking Water
[09/08/09] - Announcement of Public Comment Period and Workshop Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water
- Fact Sheet
- Press Release
[08/20/09]
- Announcement of Publication of The Final Public Health Goal For 1,2,3-Trichloropropane In Drinking Water
[08/20/09] - Update of the Public Health Goal (PHG) for 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
[08/13/09] - Workshop Rescheduled - Announcement of First Public Comment Period and Workshop Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water
[07/31/09] - Announcement of First Public Comment Period and Workshop for the
Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Antimony in Drinking Water
[07/23/09] - Announcement of Publication of the Final Public Health Goal for Trichloroethylene in Drinking Water
[07/09/09] - Announcement of First Public Comment Period and Workshop Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water
[06/19/09] - Update of PHG – Dalapon (2,2-Dichloropropanoic Acid)
[06/19/09] - Announcement of Publication of The Final Public Health Goal For Chlorite In Drinking Water
[05/22/09] - Announcement of Second Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Bromate in Drinking Water
[04/24/09] - Announcement of Publication of The Final Public Health Goals for Lead, Oxamyl and Pentachlorophenol In Drinking Water
[04/24/09] - Announcement of Second Public Comment Period: Draft Technical Support Document on the Proposed Public Health Goal for 1,2,3-Trichloropropane in Drinking Water
[02/06/09] - Announcement of Second Public Comment Period:
Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for Lead, Oxamyl, Pentachlorophenol and Trichloroethylene in Drinking Water
[02/06/09] - Final Public Health Goal for 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in Drinking Water
[01/02/09] - Update of Public Health Goal for Endrin
[10/10/08] - Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[07/30/08] - Announcement of Public Comment Period: Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for Bromate, Lead, Pentachlorophenol, and Trichloroethylene in Drinking Water
[07/24/08] - Announcement of Second Public Comment Period:
Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for Chlorite and 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid in Drinking Water
[07/04/08] - Announcement of Extension of Public Comment Period on Proposed Public Health Goal for Styrene in Drinking Water
[07/04/08] - Announcement of Publication of the Final Public Health Goal for Molinate in Drinking Water
[06/27/08] - Announcement of Public Comment Period - Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for Styrene and Oxamyl in Drinking Water
[05/30/08] - Final Public Health Goal for Copper in Drinking Water
[02/08/08] - Announcement of Second Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document On Proposed Public Health Goal for Molinate in Drinking Water
[01/04/08] - Final Public Health Goal for Water Soluble Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Expected to be Found in Drinking Water
[10/05/07] - Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[09/20/07] - Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for 1,2,3-Trichloropropane in Drinking Water
[09/14/07] - Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Molinate in Drinking Water
[09/07/07] - Second Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Documents on Proposed Public Health Goals for Copper and TCDD in Drinking Water
[06/29/07] - Final Public Health Goal for Glyphosate in Drinking Water.
[6/29/07]
- Public Comment Period,
Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) and Chlorite in Drinking Water
[06/22/07] - Health Risk Information for
Public Health Goal Exceedance Reports Updated 04/03/07 and 04/05/07
[03/30/07] - Letter in Response to the Request by Jennifer Sass, Ph. D., that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Initiate an Early Review of the Current OEHHA Public Health Goal (PHG) for Perchlorate
[02/22/07] - Update of the Public Health Goal for 1,3-Dichloropropene (Memorandum)
[12/22/06] - Update of the Public Health Goal for Chlordane (Memorandum)
[12/22/06] - Final Public Health Goal for N-Nitrosodimethylamine and Cadmium in Drinking Water
[12/22/06] - Second Public Comment Period:
Public Comments are Invited on the Second Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for the Following Chemicals in Drinking Water: Cadmium, Glyphosate, N-Nitrosodimethylamine, and Water-soluble Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Expected to be found in Drinking Water
[08/04/06] - Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[06/16/06] - Final Technical Support Documents for the Public Health Goal and Responses to Comments for Six Chemicals in Drinking Water: cis/trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Radium-226 and –228, Strontium-90, and Tritium
[03/06/06] - Public Comment Period and Public Workshop: Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for Nitrosodimethylamine, Glyphosate, and Cadmium in Drinking Water
[03/03/06] - Second Public Comment Period: Public Comments are Invited on the Second Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for the Following Chemicals in Drinking Water: cis/trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Radium-226 and -228, Strontium-90, and Tritium
[01/13/06] - Update of the Public Health Goal for 1,2 Dichloroethane (Memorandum)
[09/16/05] - Update on Draft Chromium 6 Public Health Goal (Memorandum)
[08/25/05] - Public Comment Period:
Draft Technical Support Document on the Proposed Public Health Goal for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and Copper in Drinking Water
[07/15/05] posted 07/11/05 - Update of the Public Health Goal (PHG) for Lindane (Memorandum)
[06/22/05] - Public Notice:
Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[06/06/05] - Update of the Public Health Goal for Inorganic Mercury (Memorandum)
[06/01/05] - Responses to recent comments on the Perchlorate PHG (Memorandum)
[04/01/05] - Media Release - State’s Drinking Water Goal for Perchlorate Consistent With Findings of Major Federal Study
[04/01/05] - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Public Health Goal for Perchlorate
[04/01/05] - Update of the Thallium Public Health Goal (PHG) (Memorandum)
[11/16/04] - Public Comment Period:
Draft Technical Support Document on the Proposed Public Health Goal for Water Soluble Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Expected to be Found in Drinking Water
[11/05/04] - PUBLIC NOTICE: Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[07/23/04] - Public Comment Period:
Draft Technical Support Documents on Proposed Public Health Goals for Radium-226 and –228, Strontium-90, and Tritium in Drinking Water
[07/02/04] - Public Comment Period and Public Workshop: Draft Technical Support Documents on Proposed Public Health Goals for Cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 1,1, 2-trichloroethane in Drinking Water
[06/04/04] - Final Public Health Goal for Arsenic in Drinking Water
[04/23/04] - Radionuclides Health Based Screening Levels
[04/19/04] - Final Technical Support Document for the Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
and Responses to Major Comments on the Technical Support Document: Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
[03/12/04] - Supplement to Three Scientific Peer Reviews of OEHHA’s December 2002 Draft Public
Health Goal (PHG) Document on Perchlorate in California Drinking Water (pdf file)
[01/23/04] - Three Scientific Peer Reviews
of The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s December 2002 Draft Public Health Goal (PHG) Document on Perchlorate in California Drinking Water
[01/14/04] - Second Public Comment Period:
Public Comments on the Second Draft Technical Support Document for
a Proposed Public Health Goal for ARSENIC in Drinking Water
[11/07/03] - Guide
to Public Health Goals (PHGs) for Chemicals in Drinking Water: A fact sheet (pdf file)
[10/16/03] - Final Technical Support Documents for
Public Health Goals for 11 Chemicals in Drinking Water
[09/26/03] - Public Workshop
and Public Comment Period:
Public Workshop Discussion of the Draft Technical Support Document
for Proposed Public Health Goal for Arsenic in Drinking Water
[03/07/03] - Second Public Comment Period Second Draft Technical Support Document for a Proposed Public Health
Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
[12/06/02] - Public Comment Period:
Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals
for 11 Chemicals in Drinking Water: asbestos, barium, beryllium,
chlorobenzene, 1,1-dichloroethane, diethylhexyl adipate, ethylene
dibromide, hexachlorobenzene, silvex, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane,
and toxaphene
[12/06/02] - Public Workshop
and Public Comment Period:
Public Workshop Discussion of the Draft Technical Support Documents
for Proposed Public Health Goals for 11 Chemicals in Drinking Water:
asbestos, barium, beryllium, chlorobenzene, 1,1-dichloroethane,
diethylhexyl adipate, ethylene dibromide, hexachlorobenzene, silvex,
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, and toxaphene
[05/31/02]
- Public
Notice:
Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[May, 2002] (updated July 2004) - Public Comment Period:
Draft Technical Support Document for a Proposed Public Health Goal
for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
[04/30/02] - Public Workshop
and Public Comment Period:
Public Workshop: Discussion of the Draft Technical Support Document
for a Proposed Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
[03/08/02] - Document Availability:
Publishing of Final Technical Support Documents for Public Health
Goals for Simazine in Drinking Water
[09/28/01] - Document Availability:
Publishing of Final Technical Support Documents for Public Health
Goals for Tetrachloroethylene in Drinking Water
[08/31/01] - Document Availability:
Publishing of Final Technical Support Documents for Public Health
Goals for Uranium and Nickel in Drinking Water
[08/17/01] - Public Meeting Requesting Public Input on the Review of Scientific Questions Regarding the Potential of
Chromium 6+ to Cause Cancer When Ingested
[07/13/01] - Notice
of Document Availability:
Health Risk Information for Public Health Goal Exceedance Reports
[07/10/01] - Public
Notice (updated May 2002 and July 2004) Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[07/01/01] - Document Availability:
Final Technical Support Document for a Public Health
Goal for Benzene in Drinking Water
[06/29/01] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Final Technical Support Document for Publication of a Public Health
Goal for Aluminum in Drinking Water
[04/06/01] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Adoption of 6 Public Health Goals for Chemicals in Drinking Water:
Carbofuran, Carbon tetrachloride, Dichloromethane, Diquat, Thiobencarb,
and Vinyl chloride (6 of 12 chemicals)
[09/08/00] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Announcement of Document Availability. Second Posting of Draft Technical
Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for Chemicals
in Drinking Water:12 Chemicals
[02/11/00] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Public Workshop Discussion of Draft Technical Support Documents
for Proposed Public Health Goals for 12 Chemicals in Drinking Water
[10/08/99] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Announcement of Chemicals Undergoing Evaluation in 1999 for PHG Development and Adoption
[07/12/99] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Adoption of Public Health Goal for methyl tertiary butyl ether
(MTBE) in California Drinking Water
[03/12/99] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
February, 1999: Announcement of 19 Technical Support Documents
for Public Health Goals for 20 Chemicals in Drinking Water
[02/16/99] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Notice of Availability, Adoption of 20 Public Health Goals
for Chemicals in California Drinking Water (1998-1999)
[02/04/99] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Announcement of Public Comment Period on 19 DRAFT Technical Support
Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for 20 Chemicals in Drinking
Water.
[11/13/98] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Document Availability and Public Workshop: DRAFT Technical Support
Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for Chemicals in Drinking
Water.
[09/25/98] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Process for PHG Development and Chemicals Undergoing Evaluation
[07/10/98] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Announcement of the Withdrawal of the Previously Established Public
Health Goal for Uranium in Drinking Water
[07/10/98]
- Public
Health Goal (PHG) Information,
Summary tables for chemical contaminants in drinking water that
have regulatory standards, or maximum contaminant levels
[06/10/98] - Notice
to Interested Parties: Announcement of Public Comment Period, on a DRAFT Technical
Support Document on the Public Health Goal for MTBE in Drinking
Water
[06/04/98] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Announcement of Availability, December 31, 1997, documents
for 27 Public Health Goals for Chemicals in California Drinking
Water
[04/28/98] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Announcement of Adoption, December 31, 1997, of 27 Public Health
Goals for Chemicals in California Drinking Water
[02/11/98] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Announcement of Public Comment Period on 25 Technical Support Documents
for Proposed Public Health Goals for Chemicals in Drinking Water
[11/7/97] - Notice
to Interested Parties:
Announcement of Public Workshop and Public Comment Period. Public
Workshop: Discussion of Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed
Public Health Goals for 25 Chemicals in Drinking Water
[09/26/97]
