National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
Publication Year:
2015
Authors:
US EPA
Language:
English
Affiliated Orgs.:
US EPA
Resource Type:
Regulation
Summary:
Table of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs or primary standards) that are legally enforceable standards that apply to public water systems.
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Resource Information
Resource Type
Regulation
Publication Year
2015
Author
US EPA
Language
English
Organizational Affiliation
US EPA
Relevant Country
United States
Specific Contaminants
Protozoa, Bacteria, Other Chemicals, Heavy Metals, Cryptosporidium, Giardia lamblia, Legionella,Total coliforms, Bromate, Chlorite, Haloacetic acids, Total trihalomethanes, Chloramines, Chlorine, Chlorine dioxide, Antimony, Asbestos, Barium, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Cyanide, Fluoride, Lead, Mercury, Nitrate, Nitrite, Selenium, Thallium, Acrylamide, Alachlor, Atrazine, Benzene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Carbofuran, Carbon tetrachloride, Styrene, Uranium, Radium 226 and Radium 228, Vinyl chloride, Trichloroethylene, Chlordane, Chlorobenzene, 2,4-D, Dalapon, 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Dichloromethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Dinoseb, Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD), Diquat, Endothall, Endrin, Epichlorohydrin, Ethylbenzene, Ethylene dibromide, Glyphosate, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Lindane, Methoxychlor, Oxamyl (Vydate), Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Pentachlorophenol, Picloram, Simazine, Tetrachloroethylene, Toluene, Toxaphene, 2,4,5-TP (Silvex), 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Xylenes (total), Alpha particles, Beta particles and photon emitters
Business Connect Takeaways
The National Primary Drinking Water Regulations are a set of legally enforceable standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect public health by limiting the levels of contaminants in drinking water.
The regulations cover over 90 contaminants, including microorganisms, disinfectants, disinfection byproducts, and inorganic and organic chemicals.
Public water systems are required to comply with these regulations and regularly monitor their water quality to ensure that it meets the standards set by the EPA.