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ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
DRAFT TECHNICAL SUPPORT DOCUMENTS FOR PROPOSED PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS
FOR 11 CHEMICALS IN DRINKING WATER
Note: these documents were finalized on 9/26/03. Follow this
link to view the finalized documents
go to download area
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of
the California Environmental Protection Agency announces the availability
of the revised draft technical support documents for a proposed
Public Health Goal (PHG) for each of the following eleven (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. This second publicly-released
draft of the documents will be posted on the OEHHA Web site (www.oehha.ca.gov)
on December 6, 2002.
A one-day public workshop was held on July
22, 2002, to discuss the scientific basis and recommendations
in the draft technical support documents. Following the workshop,
OEHHA has considered all the comments received and revised the documents,
and is presently making them available for a 30-day public review
and scientific comment period. Written comments must be received
at OEHHA by 5:00 p.m. January 10, 2003, to be considered
during the final revision of the documents. This second review and
comment period is announced and published in the California Regulatory
Notice Register and is posted on the OEHHA Web site. The responses
to the major comments from the public at the workshop and during
the public review and scientific comment periods will be available
on the OEHHA Web site at final publication.
The PHG technical support documents provide information on the
health effects of contaminants in drinking water. The PHG is a level
of drinking water contaminant at which adverse health effects are
not expected to occur from a lifetime of exposure. The California
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996 (Health
and Safety Code Section 116365), amended 1999, requires OEHHA
to develop PHGs based exclusively on public health considerations.
PHGs published by OEHHA will be considered by the California Department
of Health Services in setting drinking water standards (Maximum
Contaminant Levels, or MCLs).
Printed copies of the draft technical support documents may be
obtained for a fee from:
Instant Copying and Laser Printing
2015 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, California 94720
Phone: (510) 704-9700
FAX: (510) 704-9970
If you would like to receive further information on this announcement
or have questions, please contact our office at (510) 622-3170 or
the address below. Written requests should be addressed to:
Ms. Juliet Rafol
Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology Section
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
California Environmental Protection Agency
1515 Clay Street, 16th Floor
Oakland, California 94612
Attention: PHG Project
FAX: (510) 622-3218
Follow the links below to download the technical
support documents for the proposed public health goals (PHGs)
Note: these documents were finalized on 9/26/03. Follow this
link to view the finalized documents
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these PDF files.
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