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All PHGs developed to date, listed by chemical

• Final Public Health Goal for Copper in Drinking Water
  [02/08/08]
• Announcement of Second Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document On Proposed Public Health Goal for Molinate in Drinking Water [01/04/08]
• Final Public Health Goal for Water Soluble Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Expected to be Found in Drinking Water
  [10/05/07]
• Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [09/20/07]
• Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for 1,2,3-Trichloropropane in Drinking Water
  [09/14/07]
• Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goal for Molinate in Drinking Water
  [09/07/07]
• Second Public Comment Period Draft Technical Support Documents on Proposed Public Health Goals for Copper and TCDD in Drinking Water
  [06/29/07]
• Final Public Health Goal for Glyphosate in Drinking Water.
  [6/29/07]
  
• Public Comment Period, Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) and Chlorite in Drinking Water
  [06/22/07]
• Health Risk Information for Public Health Goal Exceedance Reports Updated 04/03/07 and 04/05/07
  [03/30/07]
• Letter in Response to the Request by Jennifer Sass, Ph. D., that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Initiate an Early Review of the Current OEHHA Public Health Goal (PHG) for Perchlorate
  [02/22/07]
• Update of the Public Health Goal for 1,3-Dichloropropene (Memorandum)
  [12/22/06]
• Update of the Public Health Goal for Chlordane (Memorandum)
  [12/22/06]
• Final Public Health Goal for N-Nitrosodimethylamine and Cadmium in Drinking Water
  [12/22/06]
• Second Public Comment Period: Public Comments are Invited on the Second Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for the Following Chemicals in Drinking Water: Cadmium, Glyphosate, N-Nitrosodimethylamine, and Water-soluble Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Expected to be found in Drinking Water
  [08/04/06]
• Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [06/16/06]
• Final Technical Support Documents for the Public Health Goal and Responses to Comments for Six Chemicals in Drinking Water: cis/trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Radium-226 and –228, Strontium-90, and Tritium
  [03/06/06]
• Public Comment Period and Public Workshop: Draft Technical Support Document on Proposed Public Health Goals for Nitrosodimethylamine, Glyphosate, and Cadmium in Drinking Water
  [03/03/06]
• Second Public Comment Period: Public Comments are Invited on the Second Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for the Following Chemicals in Drinking Water: cis/trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Radium-226 and -228, Strontium-90, and Tritium
  [01/13/06]
• Update of the Public Health Goal for 1,2 Dichloroethane (Memorandum)
  [09/16/05]
• Update on Draft Chromium 6 Public Health Goal (Memorandum)
  [08/25/05]
• Public Comment Period: Draft Technical Support Document on the Proposed Public Health Goal for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and Copper in Drinking Water
  [07/15/05] posted 07/11/05
• Update of the Public Health Goal (PHG) for Lindane (Memorandum)
  [06/22/05]
• Public Notice: Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [06/06/05]
• Update of the Public Health Goal for Inorganic Mercury (Memorandum)
  [06/01/05]
• Responses to recent comments on the Perchlorate PHG (Memorandum)
  [04/01/05]
• Media Release - State’s Drinking Water Goal for Perchlorate Consistent With Findings of Major Federal Study
  [04/01/05]
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the Public Health Goal for Perchlorate
  [04/01/05]
• Update of the Thallium Public Health Goal (PHG) (Memorandum)
  [11/16/04]
• Public Comment Period: Draft Technical Support Document on the Proposed Public Health Goal for Water Soluble Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Expected to be Found in Drinking Water
  [11/05/04]
• PUBLIC NOTICE: Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [07/23/04]
• Public Comment Period: Draft Technical Support Documents on Proposed Public Health Goals for Radium-226 and –228, Strontium-90, and Tritium in Drinking Water
  [07/02/04]
• Public Comment Period and Public Workshop: Draft Technical Support Documents on Proposed Public Health Goals for Cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 1,1, 2-trichloroethane in Drinking Water
  [06/04/04]
• Final Public Health Goal for Arsenic in Drinking Water
  [04/23/04]
• Radionuclides Health Based Screening Levels
  [04/19/04]
• Final Technical Support Document for the Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
  and Responses to Major Comments on the Technical Support Document: Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
  [03/12/04]
  • Download PHG document
  • Download responses to major comments
• Supplement to Three Scientific Peer Reviews of OEHHA’s December 2002 Draft Public Health Goal (PHG) Document on Perchlorate in California Drinking Water (pdf file)
  [01/23/04]
• Three Scientific Peer Reviews of The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s December 2002 Draft Public Health Goal (PHG) Document on Perchlorate in California Drinking Water
  [01/14/04]
• Second Public Comment Period: Public Comments on the Second Draft Technical Support Document for a Proposed Public Health Goal for ARSENIC in Drinking Water
  [11/07/03]
• Guide to Public Health Goals (PHGs) for Chemicals in Drinking Water: A fact sheet (pdf file)
  [10/16/03]
• Final Technical Support Documents for Public Health Goals for 11 Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [09/26/03]
• Public Workshop and Public Comment Period: Public Workshop Discussion of the Draft Technical Support Document for Proposed Public Health Goal for Arsenic in Drinking Water
  [03/07/03]
• Second Public Comment Period Second Draft Technical Support Document for a Proposed Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
  [12/06/02]
• Public Comment Period: Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for 11 Chemicals in Drinking Water: asbestos, barium, beryllium, chlorobenzene, 1,1-dichloroethane, diethylhexyl adipate, ethylene dibromide, hexachlorobenzene, silvex, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, and toxaphene
  [12/06/02]
• Public Workshop and Public Comment Period: Public Workshop Discussion of the Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for 11 Chemicals in Drinking Water: asbestos, barium, beryllium, chlorobenzene, 1,1-dichloroethane, diethylhexyl adipate, ethylene dibromide, hexachlorobenzene, silvex, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, and toxaphene
  [05/31/02]
  
• Public Notice: Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [May, 2002] (updated July 2004)
• Public Comment Period: Draft Technical Support Document for a Proposed Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
  [04/30/02]
• Public Workshop and Public Comment Period: Public Workshop: Discussion of the Draft Technical Support Document for a Proposed Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water
  [03/08/02]
• Document Availability: Publishing of Final Technical Support Documents for Public Health Goals for Simazine in Drinking Water
  [09/28/01]
• Document Availability: Publishing of Final Technical Support Documents for Public Health Goals for Tetrachloroethylene in Drinking Water
  [08/31/01]
• Document Availability: Publishing of Final Technical Support Documents for Public Health Goals for Uranium and Nickel in Drinking Water
  [08/17/01]
• Public Meeting Requesting Public Input on the Review of Scientific Questions Regarding the Potential of Chromium 6+ to Cause Cancer When Ingested
  [07/13/01]
• Notice of Document Availability: Health Risk Information for Public Health Goal Exceedance Reports
  [07/10/01]
• Public Notice (updated May 2002 and July 2004) Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [07/01/01]
• Document Availability: Final Technical Support Document for a Public Health Goal for Benzene in Drinking Water
  [06/29/01]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Final Technical Support Document for Publication of a Public Health Goal for Aluminum in Drinking Water
  [04/06/01]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Adoption of 6 Public Health Goals for Chemicals in Drinking Water: Carbofuran, Carbon tetrachloride, Dichloromethane, Diquat, Thiobencarb, and Vinyl chloride (6 of 12 chemicals)
  [09/08/00]
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• Notice to Interested Parties: Announcement of Document Availability. Second Posting of Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for Chemicals in Drinking Water:12 Chemicals
  [02/11/00]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Public Workshop Discussion of Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for 12 Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [10/08/99]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Announcement of Chemicals Undergoing Evaluation in 1999 for PHG Development and Adoption
  [07/12/99]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Adoption of Public Health Goal for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in California Drinking Water
  [03/12/99]
  • Download PHG document
• Notice to Interested Parties: February, 1999: Announcement of  19 Technical Support Documents for Public Health Goals for 20 Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [02/16/99]
  • Download PHG documents
• Notice to Interested Parties: Notice of Availability, Adoption of 20 Public Health Goals for Chemicals in California Drinking Water (1998-1999)
  [02/04/99]
  • View PHGs
• Notice to Interested Parties: Announcement of Public Comment Period on 19 DRAFT Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for 20 Chemicals in Drinking Water.
  [11/13/98]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Document Availability and Public Workshop: DRAFT Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for Chemicals in Drinking Water.
  [09/25/98]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Process for PHG Development and Chemicals Undergoing Evaluation
  [07/10/98]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Announcement of the Withdrawal of the Previously Established Public Health Goal for Uranium in Drinking Water
  [07/10/98]
  
• Public Health Goal (PHG) Information, Summary tables for chemical contaminants in drinking water that have regulatory standards, or maximum contaminant levels
  [06/10/98]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Announcement of Public Comment Period, on a DRAFT Technical Support Document on the Public Health Goal for MTBE in Drinking Water
  [06/04/98]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Announcement of Availability, December 31, 1997, documents for 27 Public Health Goals for Chemicals in California Drinking Water
  [04/28/98]
  • Download PHG documents
• Notice to Interested Parties: Announcement of Adoption, December 31, 1997, of 27 Public Health Goals for Chemicals in California Drinking Water
  [02/11/98]
  • View PHGs
• Notice to Interested Parties: Announcement of Public Comment Period on 25 Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [11/7/97]
• Notice to Interested Parties: Announcement of Public Workshop and Public Comment Period. Public Workshop: Discussion of Draft Technical Support Documents for Proposed Public Health Goals for 25 Chemicals in Drinking Water
  [09/26/97]