State Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule

The Drinking Water Regulations for Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants Monitoring guidance:

• Summarizes key sections of the proposed rule;
• Provides a "how to approach" for EPA Regions and states to implement the regulation;
• Contains an explanation of the Rule's requirements and guidance for preparing state primacy revision applications;
• Incorporates comments received from EPA Regions, states, technical assistance providers, PWSs, and others.

Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule - Drinking Water Regulations for Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants Monitoring (PDF)(83 pp, 501 K, About PDF) EPA 816-K-02-018, August 2002 

• Appendix Table of Contents (pdf) (70.44 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix
• Appendix A. Glossary (pdf) (83.8 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary A
• Appendix B. Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants Monitoring; Final Rule (66 FR 6976) (pdf) (693.75 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary B
• Appendix C. Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants Monitoring: Delay of Effective Date; Final Rule (66 FR 28342) (pdf) (153.88 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary C
• Appendix D. Guidance on Calculation of Compliance for the New Arsenic MCL (pdf) (299.55 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary D
• Appendix E. Violation Tables for Data Management and Enforcement Purposes (pdf) (112.97 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary E
• Appendix F. Complying With the Revised Drinking Water Standard for Arsenic: Small Entity Compliance Guide (pdf) (290.41 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary F
• Appendix G. Exemptions and the Arsenic Rule (pdf) (222.31 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary G
• Appendix H. State Reporting Guidance for the Arsenic Rule (pdf) (230.47 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary H
• Supplement: Memorandum: Guidance on Reporting Arsenic Exemptions to the Federal Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS/FED) during Calendar Year 2006 (pdf) (120.94 KB)
  Memorandum guidance on reporting arsenic exemptions to SDWIS/FED during CY2006
• Appendix I. Sample Extension Agreement (pdf) (97.08 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary I
• Appendix J. Primacy Revision Crosswalks "minor corrections" (pdf) (575.05 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary J
• Appendix K. Statement of Principles - Guidance on Audit Law Issues (pdf) (1.28 MB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary K
• Appendix L. Rule Presentations (pdf) (74.9 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary L
• Appendix M. References (pdf) (115.79 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary M
• Appendix N. Fact Sheets (pdf) (114.72 KB)
  Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule Appendix Glossary N