Portland Oregon to seek Cryptosporidium variance

PORTLAND, OR — Officials here are preparing a report that justifies a petition they’ll make to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking a variance to federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulations relating to Cryptosporidium treatment, according to a December 10 article in The Oregonian.

City officials say their water is healthy and does not need to be treated for the parasite. SDWA regulations state that public water systems must either cover all reservoirs or treat the water once it leaves uncovered reservoirs.

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