[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 22]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR141.4]



[Page 351-352]

 

                   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. 141.4  Variances and exemptions.



    (a) Variances or exemptions from certain provisions of these 

regulations may be granted pursuant to sections 1415 and 1416 of the Act 

and subpart K of part 142 of this chapter (for small system variances) 

by the entity with primary enforcement responsibility, except that 

variances or exemptions from the MCL for total coliforms and variances 

from any of the treatment



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technique requirements of subpart H of this part may not be granted.

    (b) EPA has stayed the effective date of this section relating to 

the total coliform MCL of Sec. 141.63(a) for systems that demonstrate 

to the State that the violation of the total coliform MCL is due to a 

persistent growth of total coliforms in the distribution system rather 

than fecal or pathogenic contamination, a treatment lapse or deficiency, 

or a problem in the operation or maintenance of the distribution system.



[54 FR 27562, June 29, 1989, as amended at 56 FR 1557, Jan. 15, 1991; 63 

FR 43846, Aug. 14, 1998]