California's MCL for Hexavalent Chromium Is Based on a Flawed Process and Outdated Science that Will Undermine State and Local Water Affordability Initiatives
April 18, 2024
April 18, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 18 [Category: Chemicals] -- The American Chemistry Council issued the following news release:
"The State Water Resources Control Board's (SWRCB) maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) for hexavalent chromium was not developed in the manner intended, and required, by the California Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Among the fundamental requirements of the SDWA is that a drinking water standard be adopted through a transparent, mul . . .
"The State Water Resources Control Board's (SWRCB) maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) for hexavalent chromium was not developed in the manner intended, and required, by the California Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Among the fundamental requirements of the SDWA is that a drinking water standard be adopted through a transparent, mul . . .