110 STAT. 1676 PUBLIC LAW 104-182—AUG. 6, 1996 "(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of a petition submitted under this subsection shall be to— "(A) facilitate the local development of voluntary, incentive-based partnerships among owners and operators of community water systems, governments, and other persons in source water areas; and "(B) obtain assistance from the State in identifying resources which are available to implement the recommendations of the partnerships to address the origins of drinking water contaminants that may be addressed by a petition (including to the maximum extent practicable the specific activities contributing to the presence of the contaminants) that affect the drinking water supply of a community. "(3) CONTAMINANTS ADDRESSED BY A PETITION. —A petition submitted to a State under this subsection may address only those contaminants— "(A) that are pathogenic organisms for which a national primary drinking water regulation has been established or is required under section 1412; or "(B) for which a national primary drinking water regulation has been promulgated or proposed and that are detected by adequate monitoring methods in the source water at the inteike structure or in any collection, treatment, storage, or distribution facilities by the community water systems at levels— "(i) above the maximum contaminant level; or "(ii) that are not reliably and consistently below the maximum contaminant level. "(4) CONTENTS. —A petition submitted under this subsection shall, at a minimum— "(A) include a delineation of the source water area in the State that is the subject of the petition; "(B) identify, to the maximum extent practicable, the origins of the drinking water contaminants that may be addressed by a petition (including to the maximum extent practicable the specific activities contributing to the presence of the contaminants) in the source water area delineated under section 1453; "(C) identify any deficiencies in information that will impair the development of recommendations by the voluntary local partnership to address drinking water contaminants that may be addressed by a petition; "(D) specify the efforts made to establish the voluntary locgJ partnership and obtain the participation of— "(i) the municipal or local government or other political subdivision of the State with jurisdiction over the source water area delineated under section 1453; and "(ii) each person in the source water area delineated under section 1453— "(I) who is likely to be affected by recommendations of the voluntary local partnership; and "(II) whose participation is essential to the success of the partnership;
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