[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 20]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR141.6]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 141_NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  141.6  Effective dates.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (k) of this 
section, and in Sec.  141.80(a)(2), the regulations set forth in this 
part shall take effect on June 24, 1977.
    (b) The regulations for total tri[chyph]hal[chyph]o[chyph]methanes 
set forth in Sec.  141.12(c) shall [chyph]take effect 2 years after the 
date of pro[chyph]mul[chyph]gation of these regulations for community 
water systems serving 75,000 or more individuals, and 4 years after the 
date of promulgation for communities serving 10,000 to 74,999 
individuals.
    (c) The regulations set forth in Sec. Sec.  141.11(d); 141.21(a), 
(c) and (i); 141.22(a) and (e); 141.23(a)(3) and (a)(4); 141.23(f); 
141.24(e) and (f); 141.25(e); 141.27(a); 141.28(a) and (b); 141.31(a), 
(d) and (e); 141.32(b)(3); and 141.32(d) shall take effect immediately 
upon promulgation.
    (d) The regulations set forth in Sec.  141.41 shall take effect 18 
months from the date of promulgation. Suppliers must complete the first 
round of sampling and reporting within 12 months following the effective 
date.
    (e) The regulations set forth in Sec.  141.42 shall take effect 18 
months from the date of promulgation. All requirements in Sec.  141.42 
must be completed within 12 months following the effective date.
    (f) The regulations set forth in Sec.  141.11(c) and Sec.  141.23(g) 
are effective May 2, 1986. Section 141.23(g)(4) is effective October 2, 
1987.
    (g) The regulations contained in Sec.  141.6, paragraph (c) of the 
table in 141.12, and 141.62(b)(1) are effective July 1, 1991. The 
regulations contained in Sec. Sec.  141.11(b), 141.23, 141.24, 
142.57(b), 143.4(b)(12) and (b)(13), are effective July 30, 1992. The 
regulations contained in the revisions to Sec. Sec.  141.32(e) (16), 
(25) through (27) and (46); 141.61(c)(16); and 141.62(b)(3) are 
effective January 1, 1993. The effective date of regulations contained 
in Sec.  141.61(c) (2), (3), and (4) is postponed.
    (h) Regulations for the analytic methods listed at Sec.  
141.23(k)(4) for measuring antimony, beryllium, cyanide, nickel, and 
thallium are ef[chyph]fective August 17, 1992. Regulations [chyph]for 
the analytic methods listed at [chyph]Sec.  141.24(f)(16) for 
dichloromethane, 1,2,4-tri[chyph]chlor[chyph]o[chyph]benzene, and 1,1,2-
tri[chyph]chlor[chyph]o[chyph]ethane are effective August 17, 1992. 
Regulations for the analytic methods listed at Sec.  141.24(h)(12) for 
measuring dalapon, dinoseb, diquat, endothall, endrin, glyphosate, 
oxamyl, picloram, simazine, benzo(a)pyrene, di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate, 
di(2-ethylhexyl)ph[chyph]thalate, 
hex[chyph]a[chyph]chlor[chyph]o[chyph]ben[chyph]zene, 
hexachlorocyclopentadiene, and 2,3,7,8-TCDD are effective August 17, 
1992. The revision to Sec.  141.12(a) promulgated on July 17, 1992 is 
effective on August 17, 1992.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (j) The arsenic maximum contaminant levels (MCL) listed in Sec.  
141.62 is effective for the purpose of compliance on January 23, 2006. 
Requirements relating to arsenic set forth in Sec. Sec.  141.23(i)(4), 
141.23(k)(3) introductory text, 141.23(k)(3)(ii), 141.51(b), 141.62(b), 
141.62(b)(16), 141.62(c), 141.62(d), and

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142.62(b) revisions in Appendix A of subpart O for the consumer 
confidence rule, and Appendices A and B of subpart Q for the public 
notification rule are effective for the purpose of compliance on January 
23, 2006. However, the consumer confidence rule reporting requirements 
relating to arsenic listed in Sec.  141.154(b) and (f) are effective for 
the purpose of compliance on February 22, 2002.
    (k) Regulations set forth in Sec. Sec.  141.23(i)(1), 141.23(i)(2), 
141.24(f)(15), 141.24(f)(22), 141.24(h)(11), 141.24(h)(20), 142.16(e), 
142.16(j), and 142.16(k) are effective for the purpose of compliance on 
January 22, 2004.

[44 FR 68641, Nov. 29, 1979, as amended at 45 FR 57342, Aug. 27, 1980; 
47 FR 10998, Mar. 12, 1982; 51 FR 11410, Apr. 2, 1986; 56 FR 30274, July 
1, 1991; 57 FR 22178, May 27, 1992; 57 FR 31838, July 17, 1992; 59 FR 
34322, July 1, 1994; 61 FR 24368, May 14, 1996; 66 FR 7061, Jan. 22, 
2001; 66 FR 28350, May 22, 2001]