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United States, and the national economic develop- 

 ment, as objectives to be Included In federally- 

 financed water and related resources projects and 

 In the evaluation of costs and benefits attributable to 

 such projects, as intended In section 1962-2 of this 

 title, the Interest rate formula to be used In evalu- 

 ating and discounting future benefits for such proj- 



ects, and appropriate Federal and non-Federal cost 

 sharing for such projects. He shall report the results 

 of such investigation and study, together with his 

 recommendations, to Congress not later than one 

 year after funds are first appropriated to carry out 

 this subsection. (Pub. L. 93-251. title I, § 80, Mar. 7. 

 1974, 88 Stat. 34.) 



27. Safe Drinking Water 

 42 U.S.C. 300f 



Part A — Definitions 

 300f. Definitions. 



Part B — Public Water Systems 

 300g. Coverage. 



300g-l. National drinking water regulations. 



(a) Interim primary regulations; publication of 



proposed regulations; promulgation; ef- 

 fective date; amendments. 



(b) Recommended maximum contaminant lev- 



els and list of contaminants with adverse 

 effect but of undetermined levels: publi- 

 cation of pronosrJs in Fe;ieral Register 

 and establishment of recommended levels 

 and list; revised primary regulations: 

 publication of prop.Tsed repjulations in 

 Federal Register promulgation, require- 

 ments, "feasible" defined, amendments, 

 triennial review, effective date, super- 

 sedure of interim primary regulations. 



(c) Secondary regulations: publication of pro- 



posed regulations; promulgation; amend- 

 ments. 



(d) Regulations; public hearings; administra- 



tive Consultations. 



(e) Study: maximum contaminant level deter- 



mination; adverse effect of contaminants 

 of undetermined levels; report to Con- 

 gress: funds. 



300g-2. State primary enforcement responsibility; regu- 

 lations; notice and hearing; publication in Fed- 

 eral Register; applications. 



300g-3. Failure of State to assure enforcement of drinking 

 water regulations. 



(a) Notice to State; public notice; civil action, 



conditions. 



(b) Judicial determinations in appropriate 



Federal district courts; civil penalties; 

 separate violations. 

 (C) Notice of owner or operator of public water 

 system to persons served; regulations for 

 form and manner of notice; penalties. 



(d) Notice of noncompliance with secondary 



drinking water regulations. 



(e) State authority to adopt or enforce laws or 



regulations respecting drinking water reg- 

 ulation or public water systems unaf- 

 ected. 



(f) Notice and public hearing; availability of 



recommendations transmitted to State' 

 and public water system. 



300g-4. Variances. 



(a) Characteristics of raw water sources; speci- 



fic treatment technique; notice to Ad- 

 ministrator, reasons for variance: compli- 

 ance, enforcement; approval or revision 

 of schedules and revocation of variances; 

 review of variances and schedules; pub- 

 lication in Federal Register, notice and 

 results of review; notice to State; con- 

 siderations respecting abuse of discretion 

 In granting variances or failing to pre- 

 scribe schedules State corrective action; 

 authority of Administrator in a State 

 without primary enforcement responsi- 

 bility; alternative treatment techniques. 



(b) Enforcement of schedule or other require- 



ment. 



(c) Applications for variances;' regulations: 



reasonable time for acting. 



(d) "Treatment technique requirement" de- 



fined. 



300g-5. Exemptions. 



(a) Requisite findings. 



(b) Compliance schedule and implementation 



of control measures: notice and hearing; 

 dates for compliance with schedule; 

 compliance, enforcement: approval or re- 

 vision of schedules and revocation of 

 exemptions. 



(c) Notice to Administrator; reasons for exemp- 



tion. 



(d) Review of exemptions and schedules: pub- 



lication in Federal Register, notice and 

 results of review; notice to State; con- 

 siderations respecting abuse of discretion 

 in granting exemptions or failing to pre- 

 scribe schedules; State corrective action. 



(e) "Treatment technique requirement" de- 



fined. 



(f) Authority of Administrator in a State with- 



out primary enforcement responsibility. 



(g) Applications for exemptions: regulations: 



reasonable time for acting. 



Part C. — Protection of Underground Sources of 

 Drinking Water 



300b. Regulations for State programs. 



(a) Publication of proposed regulations: pro- 



mulgation; amendments; public hear- 

 ings; administrative consultations. 



(b) Minimum requirements; restrictions. 



(c) Temporary permits; notice and hearing. 



(d) "Underground injection" defined: under- 



ground injection endangerment of 

 drinking water sources. 



300h-l. State primary enforcement responslbUity. 



(a) List of States in need of a control pro- 

 gram; amendment of list. 



