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PUBLIC LAW 104-182—AUG. 6, 1996
110 STAT. 1631
fied to address the objections of the Administrator
and be resubmitted for approval.
"(iv) REVIEW. —The Administrator shall periodically, but not less often than every 5 years, review
each multimedia mitigation program approved under
this subparagraph to determine whether it continues
to meet the requirements of clause (iii) and shall, after
written notice to the State and an opportunity for
the State to correct any deficiency in the program,
withdraw approval of programs that no longer comply
with such requirements.
"(v) EXTENSION.—I f, within 90 days after the
promulgation of an Edtemative maximum contaminant
level under subparagraph (F), the Grovernor of a State
submits a letter to the Administrator committing to
develop a multimedia mitigation program under this
subparagraph, the effective date of the national primary drinking water regulation for radon in the State
that would be applicable under paragraph (10) shall
be extended for a period of 18 months.
"(vi) LOCAL PROGRAMS. —In the event that a State
chooses not to submit a multimedia mitigation program
for approval under this subparagraph or has submitted
a program that has been disapproved, any public water
system in the State may submit a program for approval
by the Administrator according to the same criteria,
conditions, and approval process that would apply to
a State program. The Administrator shall approve a
multimedia mitigation program if the health risk
reduction benefits expected to be achieved by the program are equal to or greater than the health risk
reduction benefits that would result from compliance
by the public water system with the maximum
contaminant level for radon promulgated under
subparagraph (E).".
SEC. 110. RECYCLING OF FILTER BACKWASH.
Section 1412(b) (42 U.S.C. 300g -l(b)) is amended by adding
the following new paragraph after paragraph (13):
"(14) RECYCLING OF FILTER BACKWASH.— The Administrator
shall promulgate a regulation to govern the recycling of filter
backwash water within the treatment process of a public water
system. The Administrator shall promulgate such regulation
not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 unless such
recycling has oeen addressed by the Administrator's Enhanced
Surface Water Treatment Rule prior to such date.".
SEC. 111. TECHNOLOGY AND TREATMENT TECHNIQUES.
(a) VARIANCE TECHNOLOGIES. — Section 1412(b) (42 U.S.C. 300g-
1(b)) is amended by adding the following new paragraph afler
paragraph (14):
"(15) VARIANCE TECHNOLOGIES. —
"(A) IN GENERAL.— At the same time as the Administrator promulgates a national primary drinking water regulation for a contaminant pursuant to this section, the
Administrator shall issue guidance or regulations describing the best treatment technologies, treatment techniques.
Regulations.
Regulations.
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