Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0039-0382
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-07-09T04:00Z

LONG
TERM
2
ENHANCED
SURFACE
WATER
TREATMENT
RULE
TOOLBOX
GUIDANCE
MANUAL
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Office
of
Water
(
4601)
EPA
[
No.
TBD]
June
2003
Draft
Note
on
the
Long
Term
2
Enhanced
Surface
Water
Treatment
Rule
Toolbox
Guidance
Manual,
June
2003
Draft
Purpose:
The
purpose
of
this
guidance
manual,
when
finalized,
is
solely
to
provide
technical
information
on
applying
the
"
Toolbox"
of
Cryptosporidium
treatment
and
management
strategies
that
are
part
of
the
upcoming
Long
Term
2
Enhanced
Surface
Water
Treatment
Rule
(
LT2ESWTR).
EPA
is
developing
the
LT2ESWTR
to
reduce
the
risk
of
Cryptosporidium
and
other
microbial
pathogens
in
drinking
water.
This
regulation
would
require
certain
public
water
systems
to
provide
additional
treatment
for
Cryptosporidium
by
implementing
one
or
more
options
from
the
Toolbox.
Chapter
1
of
this
manual
contains
additional
information
about
this
regulation.

This
guidance
is
not
a
substitute
for
applicable
legal
requirements,
nor
is
it
a
regulation
itself.
Thus,
it
does
not
impose
legally­
binding
requirements
on
any
party,
including
EPA,
states,
or
the
regulated
community.
Interested
parties
are
free
to
raise
questions
and
objections
to
the
guidance
and
the
appropriateness
of
using
it
in
a
particular
situation.
Although
this
manual
covers
many
aspects
of
implementing
Toolbox
options,
the
guidance
presented
here
may
not
be
appropriate
for
all
situations,
and
alternative
approaches
may
provide
satisfactory
performance.
The
mention
of
trade
names
or
commercial
products
does
not
constitute
endorsement
or
recommendation
for
use.

Authorship:
This
manual
was
developed
under
the
direction
of
EPA's
Office
of
Water,
and
was
prepared
by
The
Cadmus
Group,
Inc
and
Carollo
Engineers.
Questions
concerning
this
document
should
be
addressed
to:

Mike
Finn
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Mail
Code
4607M
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue
NW
Washington,
DC
20460­
0001
Tel:
(
202)
564­
5261
Fax:
(
202)
564­
3767
Email:
finn.
michael@
epa.
gov
Request
for
comments:
EPA
is
releasing
this
manual
in
draft
form
in
order
to
solicit
public
review
and
comment.
The
Agency
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the
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and
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technical
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Please
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2
Enhanced
Surface
Water
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