EPA Announces July Meeting on UCMR 5

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water announced a public meeting and webinar in today’s federal register to discuss potential approaches to developing the proposal for the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) for public drinking water systems. The EPA will discuss issues related to UCMR 5, including the impacts of America’s Water

Infrastructure Act of 2018; analytical methods and analytes the Agency is considering, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); sampling design; minimum reporting levels; and other possible requirements.
EPA will hold the meeting and webinar on July 16, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (local time) in Cincinnati, Ohio. To attend the meeting in-person or online via the webinar must register in advance no later than July 11, 2019, by going to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-meeting-and-webinar-development-of-the-proposed-unregulated-contaminant-monitoring-rule-ucmr-tickets-60889170147.