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(/) - MEDIA / RESOURCES - EBR Posting – Regulatory Amendments to Update Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards, and Testing and Reporting Requirements Date Posted: 08/20/2015 From: Paul Nieweglowski (on behalf of Sue Lo) To: OWWA: Gary Houghton ([email protected]) OMWA: Andrew Henry ([email protected]) Ed Hougthon ([email protected]) Subject: EBR Posting – Regulatory Amendments to Update Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards, and Testing and Reporting Requirements Dear Gary, Andrew and Ed: At the last few executive meetings and at the 2015 OWWA/OMWA joint annual conference we discussed proposed revisions to the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards. In December 2014, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change sought stakeholder input on the "Technical Discussion Paper on Proposed Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards" through EBR Registry # 012-1594. If you recall, this discussion paper outlined proposed changes to drinking water standards and testing procedures for specific substances: chlorate, chlorite, 2 methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and haloacetic acids, and to revise the existing standards for arsenic, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, and vinyl chloride. Navigation

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EBR Posting – Regulatory Amendments toUpdate Ontario Drinking Water QualityStandards, and Testing and ReportingRequirementsDate Posted: 08/20/2015

From: Paul Nieweglowski (on behalf of Sue Lo) To: OWWA: Gary Houghton ([email protected])         OMWA: Andrew Henry ([email protected])                          Ed Hougthon ([email protected]

 

Subject: EBR Posting – Regulatory Amendments to Update Ontario Drinking Water QualityStandards, and Testing and Reporting Requirements

 

Dear Gary, Andrew and Ed:

At the last few executive meetings and at the 2015 OWWA/OMWA joint annual conference wediscussed proposed revisions to the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards.

In December 2014, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change sought stakeholderinput on the "Technical Discussion Paper on Proposed Ontario Drinking Water QualityStandards" through EBR Registry # 012-1594. If you recall, this discussion paper outlinedproposed changes to drinking water standards and testing procedures for specific substances:chlorate, chlorite, 2 methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and haloacetic acids, and to revise theexisting standards for arsenic, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, and vinyl chloride.

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The ministry is now seeking input on a more specific proposal to amend Ontario Regulation169/03 (Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards) and Ontario Regulation 170/03 (DrinkingWater Systems) made under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, as well as any municipallicenses as appropriate in order to update the drinking water standards, and testing andreporting requirements (EBR Registry Number 012-4213).

Additional information is available at the following link:

http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca (http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTI1MDg0&statusId=MTg4Mzkz&language=en)

Comments on this proposal can be submitted before the end of the day September 28, 2015.

I encourage your associations to consider submitting comments and sharing this informationwith your members.

Regards,

Paul NieweglowskiAssistant Deputy Minister (A)Drinking Water Management Division

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