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News Briefs: EPA Proposal Would Change Post-Nuclear Emergency Water Contamination Levels

In this week’s news briefs, people are divided over an EPA guideline that would increase the radioactive contamination levels allowed in drinking water for a temporary period following a disaster, and Massachusetts utilities are forced to tap into emergency water resources to deal with drought.
  • By Kyle Rogers
  • September 22, 2016

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Quality American Water Works Association (AWWA) Massachusetts Drought Health

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News Briefs: EPA Proposal Would Change Post-Nuclear Emergency Water Contamination Levels

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new guidelines that would temporarily allow radioactive contamination in drinking water beyond safety limits in the wake of a nuclear emergency.

Public comments are still being evaluated and the agency is expected to release a...

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