Second Public Comment Period for 6 Draft Public Health Goals
Documents finalized on 03/03/06 - Follow this link to download the finalized documents
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the California Environmental Protection Agency previously made available the first draft technical support documents for proposed Public Health Goals (PHGs) for these chemicals in drinking water, and invited public comment. The draft documents for the three solvents were posted on the OEHHA Web site (www.oehha.ca.gov) on June 4, 2004, and a one-day public workshop was held on July 15, 2004, to discuss the scientific basis of the proposed PHGs. The draft documents for the three radionuclides were posted on the OEHHA Web site July 2, 2004, and a one-day public workshop was held on August 18, 2004. OEHHA follows the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code, Sections 57003 and 116365, for conducting the workshops and receiving public input.
Following the workshop and public comment period, OEHHA evaluated all the comments received, and completed revised draft technical support documents proposing PHGs for these chemicals in drinking water. OEHHA will submit the notice for a second comment period to be published in the California Regulatory Notice Register (CRNR) on January 13, 2006. Written comments regarding the revised risk assessment must be received at OEHHA by 5:00 p.m. on February 15, 2006 to be considered. The responses to the significant comments from the public and scientific reviewers will be available on the OEHHA Web site upon publication of the final risk assessments for these chemicals.
The PHG technical support documents provide information on the health effects of contaminants in drinking water. The PHG is a level of drinking water contaminant at which adverse health effects are not expected to occur from a lifetime of exposure. The California Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996 (Health and Safety Code Section 116361(a), enacted January 2001, requires OEHHA to develop PHGs for these chemicals in drinking water. PHGs published by OEHHA will be considered by the California Department of Health Services as the health basis for the development of the drinking water standard or maximum contaminant level (MCL) for these chemicals.
If you would like to receive further information on this announcement or have questions, please contact our office at the address below.
Cal/EPA-OEHHA-PETB
Water Toxicology
P.O. Box 4010
Sacramento, CA 95812-4010
(916) 324-7572
[Update] Documents finalized on 03/03/2006