EPA considers rolling back regulation on arsenic after small communities say enforcement is too costly
WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to allow higher levels of contaminants such as arsenic in the drinking water used by small rural communities in response to complaints that they cannot afford to comply with recently imposed limits.
The proposal would roll back a rule that went into effect earlier this year and make it permissible for water systems serving 10,000 or fewer residents to have three times the level of contaminants allowed under that regulation.
About 50 million people live in communities that would be affected by the proposed change.
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