Currently, the EPA is required to test for unregulated contaminants in water systems serving more than 10,000 people. (wamc.org)
In their letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos and DOH Commissioner Howard Zucker note that public water systems that serve less than 10,000 people are exempt from the agency's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Currently, the EPA won't test for certain unregulated contaminants in communities with a population of less than 10,000 people. (spectrumlocalnews.com)