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A/C Pipe Producers Association 0 /V ' A Public Affairs Committee T0 International Affairs Committee ?= _______ __ FR^yu. F. Welch, Director, Public Affair^ Internal Correspondence DikTE January 12, 1981 subject conneqticut Department..-of-Health.Services- Proposed Regulations for Water Systems Using A/C Pipe REF.:. (1) JFW correspondence,, same title, August 21; 1980. (2) JrW correspondence, same title, October 2, 1980. (3) JFW correspondence, same title, October 10j..l980 ACTION REQUIRED: Review for inforr.ation The Connecticut Department of Health Services (DHS) has released to.AACPP special counsel a draft of the proposed amendments to Section 19-13-B102 of the General Statues, "Standards for Quality of Public Drinking Water." It should be emphasized that this is a draft document subject to change. To facilitate comparison with the original (July 29, 1980) proposal, changes or new sections are underlined in the draft. A copy of the original proposal also is enclosed. The changes are rather significant. The pH increase "triggering level" for the initiation of treatment would be changed from 0.3 to 0.6. Further, and consistent with testimony presented by James Millette of ERA, DHS would require examination of pipe specimens. Where corrosion is "evident" (corrosion criteria unspecified), asbestos fiber counts would have to be taken. If statistically significant levels of asbestos were present, water treatment and public notification procedures would have to be instituted. Also enclosed is a clipping from the Hartford Courant, which describes the reaction of the Connecticut Fund for tne Environment to the amended proposal. The reporter refers to a "major change" requiring-fearing up of sections of A/C pipe if acidity increases to a specific level. There is no mention of such a provision in the December TO, 1930 draft. It is possible that the reporter, who is not known for accuracy, has misread and misrepresented the proposal. The final proposal will be forwarded as soon as it is released. If you have any questions in the interim, please do not hesitate to call. JFW/ejb Enel csur.es cc: A. l-ahii. Esq. 11. P.?.hn, Fsq. ii. Dactie (L&G) copies to: Public Affairs Committee International Affairs Committee fi'V Ci`: ro'ic, CAPCO JEN 0004309