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National Drinking Water Advisory Council

July 10, 2003 Meeting Summary (PDF103K)
June 23, 2003 Meeting Summary (PDF 116K)
May 14-15, 2003 Meeting Summary (PDF, 382K)
December 12, 2002 NDWAC Meeting Summary (PDF 61K)
November 20-21, 2002 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 340K)
May 8-9, 2002 Summary Meeting Notes (PDF, 301K)
November 8-9, 2001 NDWAC Meeting Summaries (PDF, 238K)
August 22, 2001, NDWAC Cover Letter and Report (PDF 328K) to the Administrator on Arsenic Cost
May 17, 2001 Council Recommendations
May 16-17, 2001 Meeting minutes, Day 1 and Day 2
November 8-9, 2000 meeting summary and recommendations
November 8, 2000 recommendations on proposed guidance for 6-year review of drinking water regulations
    - Guidance for Review of Existing Regulations (PDF, 225K)
June 14, 2000 Conference Call
May 10-11, 2000 Council Recommendations
November 2-4, 1999 Council meeting and recommendations
May 5 - 6, 1999 Council Recommendations
November 17 - 18, 1998 Council Recommendations
August 27, 1997 Conference call on small systems capacity development
July 25, 1997 Conference call on consumer confidence reports
July 21, 1997 Conference call on contaminant selection
June 16, 1997 Conference call on source water protection
April 30-May 2, 1997 Council meeting

Arsenic

August 22, 2001, NDWAC Report to Administrator Whitman on Arsenic Cost (PDF 328K) and Cover Letter to the Administrator
August 14, 2001 Report of the Cost Working Group to the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (Read executive summary online) (Complete report in PDF)
May 29-30, 2001 meeting of the Cost work group
August 9, 2000 stakeholder meeting
June 2-3, 1999 stakeholder meeting & June 3, 1999 conference call
May 5, 1998 stakeholder meeting, Monterey, California
February 25, 1998 stakeholder meeting, San Antonio
September 11-12, 1997 stakeholder meeting

Consumer Confidence Report Rule

July 25, 1997 NDWAC Conference call
July 8-9, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting
May 8-9, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting
April 3-4, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting


Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) Classification Process Work Group

November 13-14, 2003 Meeting Summary (PDF, 176K)
   Attachments:
    A. Work Group Members present (PDF, 13K)
    B. Agenda (PDF, 48K)
    C. Summary of Activities and Issues for Discussion (PDF, 162K)
    D. Screening the CCL Universe to the PCCL (PDF, 332K)
    E. Attribute Scoring (PDF, 255K)
    F. Training Set of Chemical Contaminants (PDF, 264K)
    G. Big Issues (PDF, 16K)
    H. Next Steps to Create CCL Work Group Report to the NDWAC (PDF, 44K)

September 17-18, 2003 Meeting Summary (PDF, 81K)
   Attachments:
    A. Work Group Members present (PDF, 11K)
    B. Agenda (PDF, 57K)
    C. Summary of Activities and Next Steps (PDF, 203K)
    D. CCL Universe Example Data Set - Update (PDF, 168K)
    E. Initial Evaluation of QSAR Modeling for Screening the CCL Universe to the PCCL (PDF, 210K)
    F. Binning as a Screening Process for the Universe to the PCCL (PDF, 200K)
    G. Data Extraction: 40 Chemicals from 18 Sources (PDF, 477K)
    H. Accounting for Certainty/Confidence in Attribute Scoring (PDF, 159K)
    I.  Perspectives on the CCL Classification Process and Prototype Modeling (PDF, 64K)
    J. Potency - Calibration and Scoring for the PCCL (PDF, 236K)
    K. Severity - Developing a Scoring Scale for Screening Contaminants (PCCL to CCL) (PDF, 143K)

July 16-17, 2003 Meeting Summary (PDF, 162K)
   Attachments:
    A. Work Group Members present (PDF, 103K)
    B. Agenda (PDF, 137K)
    C. May-July CCL Work Group Activities (PDF, 112K)
    D. Defining the Microbial Universe (PDF, 141K)
    E. Example CCL Universe Data Set: Progress and Recommendations (PDF, 2747K)

May 12-13, 2003 Meeting Summary (PDF, 228K)
   Attachments:
    A. Work Group Members present (PDF, 58K)
    B. Agenda (PDF, 145K)
    C. NRWA and NDWAC Contaminant Candidate List Workgroup (PDF, 115K)
    D. Discussion Draft Table of Contents for Report to NDWAC (PDF, 122K)
    E. Data Activity Group update (PDF, 105K)
    F. Continuing Discussion to Describe Guidelines For Building the CCL Universe (PDF, 124K)
    H. Methods Activity Group update (PDF, 219K)
    I. Draft Proposed Universe to PCCL Process (PDF, 242K)
    J. VFAR Activity Summary (PDF, 108K)
    K. Attributes Summary (PDF, 91K)
    L. NRC Attributes, Potential Data Elements, Issues and Alternatives for Chemicals (PDF, 40K)
    M. NRC Attributes, Potential Data Elements, Issues and Alternatives for Microbes (PDF, 116K)

March 27-28, 2003 Meeting Summary (PDF, 177K)
   Attachments:
    A. Work Group Members present (PDF, 58K)
    B. Agenda (PDF, 131K)
    C. Methods Activity Group update (PDF, 211K)
    D. Data Activity Group update (PDF, 89K)
    E. Introduction to Attributes Discussion (PDF, 154K)
    F. Initial List of Principles to Consider When Developing Attributes (PDF, 72K)
    G. Microbes are Different (PDF, 239K)
    H. Drinking water microbiology: the state of knowledge (PDF, 604K)
    I. Building the CCL Universe (PDF, 138K)
    J. Draft Proposed Universe to PCCL Process (PDF, 100K)

February 5-6, 2003 Meeting Summary (PDF, 230K)
   Attachments:
    A. Work Group Members present (PDF, 61K)
    B. Agenda (PDF, 149K)
    C. Revised Operational Protocols (PDF, 114K)
    D. Revised Guiding Principles (PDF, 79K)
    E. Overview: National Priority Drinking Water Regulations (PDF, 162K)
    F. State Role in Water Supply and Rule Development and Implementation (PDF, 69K)
    G. Drinking Water Regulation and Supply from a Utility Perspective (PDF, 189K)
    H. Methods Activity Group: Update for the CCL Work Group (PDF, 102K)
    I. Data Activity Group: Update for the CCL Work Group (PDF, 310K)
    J. VFAR Activity Group: Update for the CCL Work Group (PDF, 347K)

December 16-17, 2002 Meeting Summary (PDF, 187K) ~ FR Notice (PDF, 66K)
   Attachments:
    A. Work Group Members present (PDF, 68K)
    B. Agenda (PDF, 126K)
    C. Work Plan Overview Presentation (PDF, 645K)
    D. Flow Chart Diagram of Draft Work Plan (PDF, 199K)
    E. Regulatory Development Process Diagrams (PDF, 117K)
    F. Revised Draft Work Plan (PDF, 146K)
    G. Guiding Principles Presentation (PDF, 92K)
    H. Comments on Draft Guiding Principles (PDF, 76K)
    I. Universe Activity Group Presentation (PDF, 90K)
    J. Classification Processes Activity Group Presentation (PDF, 80K)
    K. VFAR Activity Group Presentation (PDF, 166K)
    L. Operational Protocols (PDF, 111K)

September 18-19, 2002 First Meeting Summary


Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) and 6-year review of existing regulations

September 25, 2000 Meeting on CCL and 6-Year Review
July 10, 2000 Meeting on CCL and 6-Year Review
June 5-6, 2000 Meeting on CCL and the 6-Year Review
May 2, 2000 Meeting on CCL and the 6-Year Review
April 3-4, 2000 Meeting on CCL and the 6-Year Review
March 1-2, 2000 Meeting on CCL
November 16-17, 1999 Meeting on the CCL and the 6-Year Review
February 12-13, 1998 National Contaminant Occurrence Database stakeholder meeting
January 7, 1998 NDWAC Working Group Conference call
July 21, 1997 NDWAC Conference call
July 17, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting
June 23, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting
April 3-4, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

September 17, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting
July 16-17, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting

Health Care Provider Outreach and Education

November 2-4, 1999 Strategic Assessment and Recommendations
June 1-2, 1999 NDWAC Working Group Meeting
December 2-3, 1998 NDWAC Working Group

Information Strategy

March 8-9, 2001 Stakeholder Meeting

Microbials/Disinfection By-Products

Stage 2 M-DBP Agreement in Principle
June 27-28, 2000 Stage 2 FACA: Discussion of Various Scenarios For Stage 2 M/DBP and LTESWT Rules
June 1-2, 2000 Stage 2 FACA: TWG Presentation and Discussion of Various Scenarios, Viability of UV, and Narrowing of Stage 2 Scenarios for Further Analysis
April 18-19, 2000 Stage 2 FACA: Results of TWG Analysis of March Stage 2 Scenarios, SBREFA, and Development of April Stage 2 Scenarios
March 29-30, 2000 Stage 2 FACA: Stage 1 Baseline for large and small systems, Unit Technology Costs, Microbial Occurrence and Discussion of Stage 2 Scenarios
January 12-13, 2000 Stage 2 FACA: Health Effects Data Update and Discussion of Problems/Solutions for Stage 2
December 8-9, 1999 Stage 2 FACA: Pre-Stage 1 Characteristics of Non-ICR Systems, Methodology of Treatment Technology Cost Estimates, and Caucus Discussion of Stage 2 Proposals and Ideas
October 27-28, 1999 Stage 2 FACA: Distribution Systems & ICR Data Analysis
September 22-23 1999 Stage 2 FACA: Treatment Technologies
September 8-9, 1999 Stage 2 FACA: Microbial Risk
July 21-22, 1999 Stage 2 FACA 2: DBP Reproductive and Developmental Health Effects
May 20-21, 1999 Stage 2 FACA: DBP Cancer Health Effects
March 10-12, 1999 ICR, Treatment, and Methods Research Stakeholder Meeting for the Stage 2 DBPR and LT2ESWTR
February 10-12, 1999 Stage 2 FACA: Health Effects Workshop
December 15-16, 1998 Stage 2 Stakeholder Orientation Meeting
November 19, 1998 Stage 2 Stakeholder Meeting: Statistics Workshop
February 19, 1998 Stakeholder meeting: Information Collection Rule Data Analysis
February 18, 1998 Technical Workgroup meeting: Information Collection Rule Data Analysis
January 29-30, 1998 stakeholder meeting: Information Collection Rule Data Analysis
December 18-19, 1997 stakeholder meeting: Ground Water Disinfection Rule
December 16, 1997 meeting on Protozoan Method Development
November 20-21, 1997 stakeholder meeting: ICR Data Analysis
November 19, 1997 Research Strategy stakeholder meeting
October 20-22, 1997 Protozoan Methods Development Workshop
October 9-10, 1997 Waterborne Disease Workshop

Operator Certification

August 13-14, 1998 NDWAC Working Group meeting
September 22-23, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting
August 28-29, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting
June 5-6, 1997 NDWAC Working group meeting
March 25-26, 1997 NDWAC Working group meeting

Public Notification Rule revision

May and June 1999 Testing and Review of Sample Public Notices (PDF)
June 23-24, 1999 public meeting Phoenix, Arizona (PDF)
June 8-9, 1999 public meeting in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PDF)
June 3, 1999 public meeting in Washington, DC (PDF)
May 26, 1999 public meeting in Madison, Wisconsin (PDF)
September 18, 1997 stakeholder meeting
August 28, 1997 public meeting
August 27, 1997 stakeholder meeting
June 11-12, 1997 Early Involvement meeting

Radionuclides

December 11-12, 1997 stakeholder meeting

Radon

March 16, 1999 stakeholder meeting
October 19-20, 1998 public meeting
October 30, 1997 stakeholder meeting
October 9-10, 1997 National Academy of Sciences/National Radon Council Radon in Drinking Water Committee
September 2, 1997 stakeholder meeting
July 14-15, 1997 National Academy of Sciences meeting
June 26, 1997 stakeholder meeting

Regulatory Infrastructure

October 27, 1998 NDWAC Working Group Meeting
September 25, 1998 NDWAC Working Group Meeting
May 19-20, 1998 NDWAC Working Group Meeting
March 12, 1998 stakeholder meeting on Environmental Justice
December 4, 1997 stakeholder meeting on Screening Procedures for Drinking Water Monitoring
September 23-24, 1997 Economic stakeholder meeting

Research

November 28-29, 2000 NDWAC Working Group meeting

Right-to-Know

March 22, 1999 NDWAC Working Group conference call
March 25-26, 1999 NDWAC Working Group meeting
September 24, 1998 NDWAC Working Group Meeting

Small Systems

April 10, 2000 NDWAC Working Group Teleconference
October 20-21, 1999 NDWAC Working Group meeting
August 24, 1999 NDWAC Working Group teleconference
June 23-24, 1999 NDWAC Working Group meeting
May 25, 1999 NDWAC Working Group teleconference
March 1-2, 1999 NDWAC Working Group
January 21, 1999 NDWAC Working Group Teleconference,
November 4-5, 1998 NDWAC Working Group

Capacity Development

August 27, 1997 NDWAC Conference call
June 30, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting
April 28-29, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting
March 20-21, 1997 NDWAC Working Group meeting

Treatment Technologies

May 18-19, 1998 stakeholder meeting
July 22-23, 1997stakeholder meeting

Variances & Exemptions rule

October 24, 1997 public meeting
September 30, 1997 public meeting
September 16, 1997 public meeting

Affordability

September 11-12, 2002 public meeting


Source Water Protection

March 25-26, 1999 NDWAC UIC/Source Water Program Integration Working Group Meeting
January 6-7, 1999 NDWAC UIC/Source Water Program Integration Working Group
March 13-14, 1997 Working Group meeting

Tribal Consultation

February 24-25, 1999 Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Ground Water and Drinking Water Tribal Consultation Meeting

Water Security Working Group

October 27-29, 2004 Meeting 2
   - Agenda (104K PDF FILE, 6 pgs)

August 31 - September 2, 2004 Meeting 1
   - Agenda (68K PDF FILE, 6 pgs)
   - Summary (111K PDF FILE, 12 pgs)

July 6, 2004 Conference Call
   - Agenda (96K PDF FILE, 1 pg)
   - Summary (81K PDF FILE, 7 pgs)

 

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