EPA Decides Against Regulating Perchlorate in Drinking Water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently published its plan to address perchlorate contamination in the nation's waters. The agency completed its review of a July 2020 determination to not regulate perchlorate in drinking water. The agency concluded that the 2020 decision is supported by the best available peer reviewed science. Additionally, the EPA announced multiple integrated actions aimed at protecting public health from perchlorate in drinking water. Those actions include continuing the ongoing cleanup at contaminated sites; proposing revisions to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act standards for the open burning and open detonation of waste explosives and bulk propellants; strengthening labeling requirements for hypochlorite solutions