the 100 ppb MCL for chromium is still protective of human health, based on the science available.
We need to talk about that. The ozone changes that are recommended.
This committee has had success in dealing with drinking water issues in the past.
As we look at the next 2 years, obviously there are many contentious issues ahead, many issues where we have fundamental disagreements.
I believe the Federal Government must act quickly to develop needed safeguards to reduce the threats in our Nation's drinking water.
We need to send a message to the EPA that the days of legislating without Congress are over.
EPA already regulates chromium in all its valance forms, 0, 3 and 6, together in its total chromium MCL-G and MCL.
Simply put, the report is biased, and therefore the conclusions are skewed to fit a particular viewpoint, or I should say agenda, perhaps.
Without transparency--without the ability of other scientists to replicate your work--you can't have good science.
Let's keep an open line of communication.
Without transparency, without the ability of other scientists to replicate your work, you can't have good science.