[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 147 (Monday, July 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46711-46712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19257]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6843-2]


Notice of Public Meeting on Drinking Water Source Contamination 
Prevention

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ground 
Water and Drinking Water is holding a meeting on September 11, 2000 
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Alexandria, 
Virginia to discuss the development of a national drinking water source 
contamination prevention strategy. With this strategy, EPA intends to 
develop a national vision for preventing contamination of the lakes, 
rivers, springs and aquifers that serve as public drinking water 
sources. This strategy will guide future prevention activities, 
identify meaningful measures to track progress toward this vision, and 
identify approaches to data management. All interested public are 
invited to participate and provide input on the future direction of 
this part of the national drinking water program.

Background

    Drinking water source contamination prevention means that 
mechanisms are in place that significantly lower the likelihood of 
contaminants of concern entering waters that serve as public drinking 
water supplies, or that are likely to be used as a drinking water 
supply in the future. It is an important first step to providing safe 
drinking water to the public.
    EPA is writing this strategy as a follow-up to the input received 
through public forums held during 1999. Public comments indicated that 
there needs to be:

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     More agreement on the meaning of drinking water source 
contamination prevention and the near term milestones;
     Better coordination with water pollution prevention 
programs to make sure that source water contamination prevention is an 
integral part of comprehensive water quality planning and protection 
effort;
     Increased clarity and understanding over the players and 
their roles in source water contamination prevention; and
     National consensus on the best way to measure progress for 
source water contamination prevention, and the data needed at the 
national level.
    The tentative meeting agenda is as follows:
    I. Welcome and Charge 9:00-9:15; Cynthia Dougherty, Director, EPA 
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW)
    II. Overview of Strategic Plan 9:15-10; Bill Diamond, Director, EPA 
Drinking Water Protection Division (DWPD), OGWDW Discussion 10-11; 
Facilitator
    III. Presentation and Discussion of a National Goal; 11:15-12:45 
Joan Harrigan-Farrelly, EPA DWPD, OGWDW
    IV. Measuring Achievement; 1:45-3:00. Presentation and open 
discussion of proposed measures and the process for identifying 
national measures for source water contamination prevention Roy Simon, 
EPA, DWPD, OGWDW
    EPA encourages input from all interested public, even those unable 
to attend the meeting. Copies of the draft strategy will be made 
available to anyone requesting copies.
    Date: September 11, 2000, 9 am to 3 pm
    Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please register with the Safe Drinking 
Water Hotline (800) 426-4791, or by e-mail, [email protected]. 
Registrants will receive an agenda and background materials, including 
a draft strategy prior to the meeting.

    Dated: July 24, 2000.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 00-19257 Filed 7-28-00; 8:45 am]
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