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John Sarbanes: “Clearly what happens is that the actual contaminant level standard that gets set because of the feasibility analysis…”

On the recordMay 24, 2021
Clearly what happens is that the actual contaminant level standard that gets set because of the feasibility analysis, that ends up typically being weaker than the goal.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes expresses concern about drinking water standards being weaker than health goals due to feasibility analysis.

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