N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 721.01

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-Dw 721.01 - Definitions
(a) "Exemption" means an exception from compliance to allow a public water system extra time to comply with a new national primary drinking water regulation, as described in 42 U.S.C. 300g-5.
(b) "Unreasonable risk to health" means a situation where:
(1) The MCL for E. coli, nitrate, or nitrite would be exceeded;
(2) The MCL for any other contaminant would be exceeded by a factor of 5 or more; or
(3) If no MCL has been established, the health risk posed by the expected conditions would exceed a reasonable risk as determined using epidemiological studies.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 721.01

Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10617, Effective 6/1/2014, Expires6/1/2024.