[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35081-35096]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14369]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 141

[EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0408; FRL-9912-52-OW]

Expedited Approval of Alternative Test Procedures for the
Analysis of Contaminants Under the Safe Drinking Water Act; Analysis
and Sampling Procedures

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action announces the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA's) approval of alternative testing methods for use in
measuring the levels of contaminants in drinking water and determining
compliance with national primary drinking water regulations. The Safe
Drinking Water Act (SDWA) authorizes EPA to approve the use of
alternative testing methods through publication in the Federal
Register. EPA is using this streamlined authority to make 21 additional
methods available for analyzing drinking water samples. This expedited
approach provides public water systems, laboratories, and primacy
agencies with more timely access to new measurement techniques and
greater flexibility in the selection of analytical methods, thereby
reducing monitoring costs while maintaining public health protection.

DATES: This action is effective June 19, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-
4791 or Glynda Smith, Technical Support Center, Standards and Risk
Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MS
140), Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King
Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    Public water systems are the regulated entities required to measure
contaminants in drinking water samples. In addition, EPA Regions as
well as States and Tribal governments with authority to administer the
regulatory program for public water systems under SDWA may measure
contaminants in water samples. When EPA sets a monitoring requirement
in its national primary drinking water regulations for a given
contaminant, the agency also establishes in the regulations
standardized test procedures for analysis of the contaminant. This
action makes alternative testing methods available for particular
drinking water contaminants beyond the testing methods currently
established in the regulations. EPA is providing public water systems
required to test water samples with a choice of using either a test
procedure already established in the existing regulations or an
alternative test procedure that has been approved in this action or in
prior expedited approval actions. Categories and entities that may
ultimately be affected by this action include:

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                                 Examples of potentially
            Category                regulated entities       NAICS \1\
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State, Local, & Tribal           States, local and                924110
 Governments.                     Tribal governments
                                  that analyze water
                                  samples on behalf of
                                  public water systems
                                  required to conduct
                                  such analysis; States,
                                  local and Tribal
                                  governments that
                                  themselves operate
                                  community and non-
                                  transient non-
                                  community water
                                  systems required to
                                  monitor.
Industry.......................  Private operators of             221310
                                  community and non-
                                  transient non-
                                  community water
                                  systems required to
                                  monitor.
Municipalities.................  Municipal operators of           924110
                                  community and non-
                                  transient non-
                                  community water
                                  systems required to
                                  monitor.
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\1\ North American Industry Classification System.

    This table is not exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for
readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. This
table lists the types of entities that EPA is now aware could
potentially be affected by this action. Other types of entities not
listed in the table could also be impacted. To determine whether your
facility is affected by this action, you should carefully examine the
applicability language in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40
CFR 141.2 (definition of public water system). If you have questions
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity,
consult the person listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    Docket. EPA established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0408. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) William
Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. Copyrighted materials are available only in hard copy.
The EPA DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number
for the Water Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in This Action
APHA: American Public Health Association
ATP: Alternate Test Procedure
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
DPD: N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine
EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency
GWR: Ground Water Rule
NAICS: North American Industry Classification System
NEMI: National Environmental Methods Index
PRFC: Planar Reagent-Filled Cuvette(s)
QC: Quality Control
RTCR: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule
SDWA: The Safe Drinking Water Act
TCR: Total Coliform Rule
VCSB: Voluntary Consensus Standard Bodies

II. Background

A. What is the purpose of this action?

    In this action, EPA is approving 21 analytical methods for
determining contaminant concentrations in samples collected under SDWA.
Regulated parties required to sample and monitor may use either the
testing methods already established in existing regulations or the
alternative testing methods being approved in this action or in prior
expedited approval actions. The new methods are listed along with other
methods similarly approved through previous expedited actions in 40 CFR
Part 141 Appendix A to Subpart C and on EPA's drinking water methods
Web site at http://water.epa.gov/scitech/drinkingwater/labcert/analyticalmethods_expedited.cfm.

B. What is the basis for this action?

    When EPA determines that an alternative analytical method is
``equally effective'' (i.e., as effective as a method that has already
been promulgated in the regulations), SDWA allows EPA to approve the
use of the alternative method through publication in the Federal
Register. (See Section 1401(1) of SDWA.) EPA is using this streamlined
approval authority to make 21 additional methods available for
determining contaminant concentrations in samples collected under SDWA.
EPA has determined that, for each contaminant or group of contaminants
listed in Section III, the additional testing methods being approved in
this action are as effective as one or more of the testing methods
already approved in the regulations for those contaminants. Section
1401(1) of SDWA states that the newly approved methods ``shall be
treated as an alternative for public water systems to the quality
control and testing procedures listed in the regulation.'' Accordingly,
this action makes these additional 21 analytical methods legally
available as options for meeting EPA's monitoring requirements.
    This action does not add regulatory language, but does, for
informational purposes, update an appendix to the regulations at 40 CFR
Part 141 that lists all methods approved under Section 1401(1) of SDWA.
Accordingly, while this action is not a rule, it is updating CFR text
and therefore is being published in the ``Final Rules'' section of the
Federal Register.

III. Summary of Approvals

    EPA is approving 21 methods that are equally effective relative to
methods previously promulgated in the regulations. By means of this
rule, these 21 methods are added to Appendix A to Subpart C of 40 CFR
Part 141.

A. Methods Developed by Voluntary Consensus Standard Bodies (VCSB)

    1. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
(Standard Methods). EPA compared the most recent online versions of 14
Standard Methods to earlier versions of those methods that are
currently approved in 40 CFR parts 141 and 143. Changes between the
approved version and the most recent version of each method are
summarized in Smith and Wendelken (2013a). The revisions primarily
involve editorial changes (e.g., corrections of errors, procedural
clarifications, and reorganization of text). The updated online
versions listed in the following table are the same as the earlier
approved versions with respect to the chemistry and microbiology,
sample handling protocols, and method performance data. For all of
these reasons, EPA has concluded that the updated online versions are
equally effective relative to those that are currently approved in the
regulations. Therefore, EPA is approving the use of the 14 updated
Standard Methods for the contaminants and their respective regulations
listed in the following table:

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   Standard method revised version         Approved method            Contaminant               Regulation
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2550-10, online version (APHA 2010a).  2550-00, online version  Temperature............  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1).
                                        (APHA 2000a).
3113 B-10, online version (APHA        3113 B-99, online        Antimony, arsenic,       40 CFR 141.23(k)(1); 40
 2010b).                                version (APHA 1999).     barium, beryllium,       CFR 143.4(b).
                                                                 cadmium, chromium,
                                                                 copper, lead, nickel,
                                                                 selenium, aluminum,
                                                                 iron, manganese,
                                                                 silver.
5910 B-11, online version (APHA 2011)  5910 B-00, online        UV Absorption at 254 nm  40 CFR 141.131(d).
                                        version (APHA 2000b).
6251 B-07, online version (APHA 2007)  6251 B-94, online        HAA5...................  40 CFR 141.131(b)(1).
                                        version (APHA 1994).
6640 B-06, online version (APHA        EPA Method 515.4, Rev.   2,4-D; 2,4,5-TP;         40 CFR 141.24(e)(1).
 2006a).                                1.0 (USEPA 2000).        Dalapon; Dinoseb;
                                                                 Pentachlorophenol;
                                                                 Picloram.
6651 B-05, online version (APHA        6651 B, 20th Edition     Glyphosate.............  40 CFR 141.24(e)(1).
 2005a).                                (APHA 1998).
9221 A-06, online version (APHA        9221 A, 20th Edition     Total Coliforms........  40 CFR 141.21(f)(3); 40
 2006b).                                (APHA 1998).                                      CFR 141.74(a)(1).
9221 B-06, online version (APHA        9221 B, 20th Edition     Total Coliforms........  40 CFR 141.21(f)(3); 40
 2006c).                                (APHA 1998).                                      CFR 141.74(a)(1).
9221 B.1, B.2-06, online version       9221 B.1, B.2, 20th      Total Coliforms........  40 CFR 141.852(a)(5).
 (APHA 2006c).                          Edition (APHA 1998).
9221 C-06, online version (APHA        9221 C, 20th Edition     Total Coliforms........  40 CFR 141.74(a)(1).
 2006d).                                (APHA 1998).
9221 E-06, online version (APHA        9221 E, 20th Edition     Fecal Coliforms........  40 CFR 141.21(f)(5); 40
 2006e).                                (APHA 1998).                                      CFR 141.74(a)(1).
9221 F-06, online version (APHA        9221 F, 20th Edition     E. coli................  40 CFR 141.402(c)(2).
 2006f).                                (APHA 1998).
9221 F.1-06, online version (APHA      9221 F.1, 20th Edition   E. coli................  40 CFR 141.852(a)(5).
 2006f).                                (APHA 1998).
9222 D-06, online version (APHA        9222 D, 20th Edition     Fecal Coliforms........  40 CFR 141.74(a)(1).
 2006g).                                (APHA 1998).
9223 B-04, online version (APHA        9223, 20th Edition       Total Coliforms........  40 CFR 141.21(f)(3); 40
 2004a).                                (APHA 1998).                                      CFR 141.74(a)(1); 40
                                                                                CFR 141.852(a)(5).
9223 B-04, online version (APHA        9223 B, 20th Edition     E. coli................  40 CFR 141.21(f)(6); 40
 2004a).                                (APHA 1998).                                      CFR 141.402(c)(2); 40
                                                                                CFR 141.852(a)(5).
9215 B-04, online version (APHA        9215 B, 20th Edition     Heterotrophic Bacteria.  40 CFR 141.74(a)(1).
 2004b).                                (APHA 1998).
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    The online versions of Standard Methods are available at http://www.standardmethods.org.
    2. ASTM International. EPA compared the most recent versions of
three ASTM International methods (ASTM Methods D512-12 B, D3223-12, and
D4327-11) to the earlier versions of those methods that are currently
approved in 40 CFR 141 and 143. Changes between the earlier approved
version and the most recent version of each method are summarized in
Smith (2013). The revisions primarily involve editorial changes (e.g.,
updated references, definitions, terminology, procedural
clarifications, and reorganization of text). The revised methods are
the same as the approved versions with respect to sample collection and
handling protocols, sample preparation, analytical methodology, and
method performance data; thus, EPA finds they are equally effective
relative to the approved methods.
    EPA is thus approving the use of the following ASTM methods for the
contaminants and their respective regulations listed in the following
table:

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         ASTM Revised version              Approved method            Contaminant               Regulation
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D512-12 B (ASTM 2012a)...............  D512-89 B (reapproved    Chloride...............  40 CFR 143.4(b).
                                        1999) (ASTM 1989).
D3223-12 (ASTM 2012b)................  D3223-02 (ASTM 2002)...  Mercury................  40 CFR 141.23(k)(1).
D4327-11 (ASTM 2011).................  D4327-03 (ASTM 2003)...  Fluoride, nitrate,       40 CFR 141.23(k)(1); 40
                                                                 nitrite,                 CFR 143.4(b).
                                                                 orthophosphate,
                                                                 chloride, sulfate.
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    The ASTM methods are available from ASTM International, 100 Barr
Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 or http://www.astm.org.

B. Methods Developed by Vendors

    1. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Colilert-18[supreg]. Colilert-
18[supreg] is an approved commercial medium capable of simultaneous
detection of total coliform and Escherichia coli bacteria. The use of
this medium is described in Standard Method 9223 B, 21st edition of
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (APHA
2005b). Standard Method 9223 B is approved for determination of total
coliform bacteria and E. coli under the Revisions to the Total Coliform
Rule (RTCR) (USEPA 2013) as cited at 40 CFR 141.852(a)(5). Colilert-
18[supreg] is a minor variation of an already approved medium, and was
determined to be applicable to the Total Coliform Rule (TCR) (Dougherty
1996). EPA is using today's action to clarify that Colilert-18[supreg]
is itself an approved medium when used as described in Standard Method
9223 B for determining total coliform bacteria and E. coli in drinking
water under the RTCR. Accordingly, EPA is adding the Colilert-
18[supreg] medium and methodology as described in Standard Method 9223
B to the list of alternative testing methods in Appendix A to Subpart C
of Part 141. Colilert-18[supreg] is

available from IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, ME
04092, and also at http://www.idexx.com.
    2. Hach Company Method 10260--Determination of Chlorinated Oxidants
(Free and Total) in Water using Disposable Planar Reagent-Filled
Cuvettes and Mesofluidic Channel Colorimetry (Hach Company 2013a). The
Hach Company Method 10260 uses disposable planar reagent-filled
cuvettes (PRFC) to measure free, total and combined chlorine as an
optional alternate test procedure to Standard Method 4500-Cl G (APHA
1998) which is approved in the drinking water regulations at 40 CFR
141.74(a)(2) for determination of free and total chlorine, and at 40
CFR 141.131(c)(1) for determination of free, total and combined
chlorine. In this method, a mesofluidic pump system draws a water
sample through a cuvette that is prefilled with the reagents required
to perform DPD (N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine) colorimetric chlorine
tests. The sample is then drawn to an optical channel where the
chlorine level is measured at a wavelength between 490 and 530 nm.
Automation of the DPD determination relative to the manual procedure
described in the approved method reduces errors associated with reagent
addition, mixing and color development. Three laboratories analyzed a
variety of drinking water matrices (e.g., low ionic strength, high
ionic strength, and tap water samples derived from both surface water
and ground water sources). The performance characteristics of the Hach
Method 10260 were compared to the performance characteristics of the
approved method. The validation study report (Hach 2013b) summarizes
the results obtained from the multi-laboratory study and indicates that
Hach Method 10260 is equally as effective as Standard Method 4500-Cl G
for the colorimetric determination of free and total chlorine in
drinking water. The basis for this determination is discussed in Smith
and Wendelken (2013b). EPA is thus approving Hach Method 10260 as an
alternate method to Standard Method 4500-Cl G for the analysis of free
and total chlorine in drinking water. Hach Method 10260 is available
from Hach Company, 5600 Lindbergh Drive, P.O. Box 389, Loveland, CO
80539, and also at www.hach.com.
    3. Palintest Ltd ChlordioX Plus Method--Chlorine Dioxide and
Chlorite in Drinking Water by Amperometry using Disposable Sensors
(Palintest Ltd 2013). The Palintest Ltd ChlordioX Plus uses recyclable
disposable sensors for amperometric detection of chlorine dioxide and
the disinfection byproduct, chlorite, in drinking water. Standard
Method 4500-ClO2 E (APHA 1998) is an amperometric titration
method that is currently approved in the regulations at 40 CFR
141.74(a)(2) and 40 CFR 141.131(c)(1) for determination of chlorine
dioxide in drinking water; it is also cited in the regulations at 40
CFR 141.131(b)(1) for routine daily monitoring of chlorite. The
approved method requires experienced analysts and is not portable,
which limits options for field and site testing. The ChlordioX Plus
method is associated with a portable sensor driven instrument and
chlorine dioxide standards are available, which can be used with the
instrument. Chlorine dioxide is reduced at the surface of the sensor
and the current produced is directly proportional to the chlorine
dioxide level in the sample. The chlorite level can be determined from
a sample duplicate by oxidation of iodide to iodine. The method
performance of the ChlordioX Plus method was compared to the
performance of Standard Method 4500-ClO2 E at three public
drinking water utilities that use chlorine dioxide for primary
disinfection. A variety of samples, including drinking water samples
from both surface and ground water sources, were fortified with known
chlorine dioxide and chlorite concentrations and then analyzed by each
method. The results of the validation study are summarized in Smith and
Wendelken (2013c). EPA has determined that the ChlordioX Plus method is
equally as effective as the approved method, Standard Method 4500-
ClO2 E. The basis for this determination is discussed in
Smith and Wendelken (2013c). Therefore, EPA is approving the ChlordioX
Plus method for determining chlorine dioxide and chlorite in drinking
water. A copy of the method can be obtained by contacting Palintest
Ltd, 1455 Jamike Avenue (Suite 100), Erlanger, KY 41018.
    4. Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies Tecta EC/TC Method--
Presence/Absence Method for the Simultaneous Detection of Total
Coliforms and Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Drinking Water (Veolia
2014a). Tecta EC/TC is a microbiological method for the simultaneous
detection of total coliforms and E. coli in drinking water by broth
enrichment of samples. Total coliforms and E. coli are detected as
being present or absent in 100 mL samples of drinking water by
enzymatic cleavage of fluorogenic substances with the formation of
fluorescent compounds after incubation. Approved drinking water methods
for total coliforms are listed at 40 CFR 141.21(f)(3) under the Total
Coliform Rule (TCR) and at 40 CFR 141.852(a)(5) under the Revisions to
the Total Coliform Rule (RTCR). Methods approved for E. coli in
drinking water are listed at 40 CFR 141.21(f)(6) under the TCR, at 40
CFR 141.402(c)(2) under the Ground Water Rule (GWR), and at 40 CFR
141.852(a)(5) under the RTCR. Tecta EC/TC is similar to other approved
drinking water methods except that it uses hydrophobic fluorogens for
total coliforms and E. coli which adhere to a hydrophobic plastic stub.
These fluorogens emit fluorescent light into the interior of the stub
when illuminated by ultraviolet light. The fluorescence from the
fluorogens is detected by a photometer adjacent to the stub. The
incubation temperature maintenance, incubation timing, and fluorescence
detection and results recording are all performed by an automated
instrument. Tecta EC/TC is able to detect total coliforms and E. coli
in 18 hours. Reagents and sample incubation containers are available,
which can be used with the Tecta EC/TC incubator/detector. An
Alternative Test Procedure (ATP) study was conducted to compare the
method performance of Tecta EC/TC to the performance of the approved
methods Standard Methods 9221 B (LTB/BGLB for total coliforms) and 9221
F (LTB/EC-MUG for E. coli) (APHA 1998). The comparison study involved
analyses of 200 drinking water samples--20 replicate samples that were
inoculated with very low densities of chlorine-stressed total coliforms
or E. coli obtained from 10 geographically dispersed waste waters.
Method specificity was evaluated using approximately 100 positive and
100 negative cultures as determined from analyses by the reference
methods. The ATP validation study report (Veolia 2014b) details the
study design and method data evaluation. EPA has determined that Tecta
EC/TC is equally effective relative to the approved Standard Method
9221 B for total coliforms under the TCR and RTCR, and Standard Method
9221 F for E. coli under the TCR, GWR, and RTCR. The basis for this
determination is discussed in Sinclair (2014). Therefore, EPA is
approving the Tecta EC/TC method for determining total coliforms and E.
coli in drinking water. Tecta EC/TC is an automated and self-contained
method, but is subject to the requirements for certified laboratories
described in CFR 141.28.
    A copy of the Tecta EC/TC method is available from Veolia Water
Solutions

and Technologies, Suite 4697, Biosciences Complex, 116 Barrie Street,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    As noted in Section II, under the terms of SDWA Section 1401(1),
this streamlined method approval action is not a rule. Accordingly, the
Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, does not apply
because this action is not a rule for purposes of 5 U.S.C. 804(3).
Similarly, this action is not subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act
because it is not subject to notice and comment requirements under the
Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute. In addition, because
this approval action is not a rule but simply makes alternative testing
methods available as options for monitoring under SDWA, EPA has
concluded that other statutes and executive orders generally applicable
to rulemaking do not apply to this approval action.

V. References

American Public Health Association (APHA). 1994. Standard Method
6251 B-94. Disinfection By-Products: Haloacetic Acids and
Trichlorophenol. Micro Liquid--Liquid Extraction Gas Chromatographic
Method. Approved by Standard Methods Committee 1994. Standard
Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 1998. 20th Edition of
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
American Public Health Association, 800 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20001-3710.
American Public Health Association (APHA). 1999. Standard Method
3113 B-99. Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Method.
Approved by Standard Methods Committee 1999. Standard Methods
Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2000a. Standard Method
2550-00. Temperature. Approved by Standard Methods Committee 2000.
Standard Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2000b. Standard Method
5910 B-00. UV-Absorbing Organic Constituents. Ultraviolet Absorption
Method. Approved by Standard Methods Committee 2000. Standard
Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2004a. Standard Method
9223 B-04. Enzyme Substrate Test. Approved by Standard Methods
Committee 2004. Standard Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2004b. Standard Method
9215 B-04. Heterotrophic Plate Count--Pour Plate Method. Approved by
Standard Methods Committee 2004. Standard Methods Online. (Available
at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2005a. Standard Method
6651 B-05. Glyphosate Herbicide--Liquid Chromatographic Post-Column
Fluorescence Method. Approved by Standard Methods Committee 2005.
Standard Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2005b. 21st Edition of
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
American Public Health Association, 800 I Street NW., Washington, DC
20001-3710.
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2006a. Standard Method
6640 B-06. Acidic Herbicide Compounds--Micro Liquid--Liquid
Extraction Gas Chromatographic Method. Approved by Standard Methods
Committee 2006. Standard Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2006b. Standard Method
9221 A-06. Multiple-Tube Fermentation Technique for Members of the
Coliform Group--Introduction. Approved by Standard Methods Committee
2006. Standard Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2006c. Standard Method
9221 B-06. Standard Total Coliform Fermentation Technique. Approved
by Standard Methods Committee 2006. Standard Methods Online.
(Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2006d. Standard Method
9221 C-06. Estimation of Bacterial Density. Approved by Standard
Methods Committee 2006. Standard Methods Online. (Available at
http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2006e. Standard Method
9221 E-06. Fecal Coliform Procedure. Approved by Standard Methods
Committee 2006. Standard Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2006f. Standard Method
9221 F-06. Escherichia coli Procedure Using Fluorogenic Substrate.
Approved by Standard Methods Committee 2006. Standard Methods
Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2006g. Standard Method
9222 D-06. Thermotolerant (Fecal) Coliform Membrane Filter
Procedure. Approved by Standard Methods Committee 2006. Standard
Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2007. Standard Method
6251 B-07. Disinfection By-Products: Haloacetic Acids and
Trichlorophenol. Micro Liquid--Liquid Extraction Gas Chromatographic
Method. Approved by Standard Methods Committee 2007. Standard
Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2010a. Standard Method
2550-10. Temperature. Approved by Standard Methods Committee 2010.
Standard Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2010b. Standard Method
3113 B-10. Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Method.
Approved by Standard Methods Committee 2010. Standard Methods
Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
American Public Health Association (APHA). 2011. Standard Method
5910 B-11. UV-Absorbing Organic Constituents. Ultraviolet Absorption
Method. Approved by Standard Methods Committee 2011. Standard
Methods Online. (Available at http://www.standardmethods.org.)
ASTM International. 1989. ASTM D512-89 B (reapproved 1999). Standard
Test Methods for Chloride Ion in Water--Silver Nitrate Titration.
ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA
19428-2959. (Available at http://www.astm.org.)
ASTM International. 2002. ASTM D3223-02. Standard Test Method for
Total Mercury in Water. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive,
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. (Available at http://www.astm.org.)
ASTM International. 2003. ASTM D4327-03. Standard Test Method for
Anions in Water by Chemically Suppressed Ion Chromatography. ASTM
International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-
2959. (Available at http://www.astm.org.)
ASTM International. 2011. ASTM D4327-11. Standard Test Method for
Anions in Water by Suppressed Ion Chromatography. ASTM
International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-
2959. (Available at http://www.astm.org.)
ASTM International. 2012a. ASTM D512-12 B. Standard Test Methods for
Chloride Ion in Water--Silver Nitrate Titration. ASTM International,
100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. (Available
at http://www.astm.org.)
ASTM International. 2012b. ASTM D3223-12. Standard Test Method for
Total Mercury in Water. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive,
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. (Available at http://www.astm.org.)
Dougherty, C. C. 1996. Letter to Joe O'Donnell, Senior Regulatory
Affairs Specialist, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Sept. 10, 1996.
Hach Company. 2013a. Hach Company Method 10260--Determination of
Chlorinated Oxidants (Free and Total) in Water using Disposable
Planar Reagent-Filled Cuvettes and Mesofluidic Channel Colorimetry.
April 2013. 5600 Lindbergh Drive, P.O. Box 389, Loveland, CO 80539.
(Available at http://www.hach.com.)

Hach Company. 2013b. Hach Company Method 10260--Alternate Test
Procedure (ATP) Validation Study Report for Free and Total Chlorine
using Disposable ``Planar'' Reagent-Filled Cuvettes. August 2013.
5600 Lindbergh Drive, P.O. Box 389, Loveland, CO 80539. (Available
at http://www.hach.com.)
Palintest Ltd. 2013. Palintest ChlordioX Plus Method--Chlorine
Dioxide and Chlorite in Drinking Water by Amperometry using
Disposable Sensors. November 2013. 1455 Jamike Avenue (Suite 100),
Erlanger, KY 41018.
Sinclair, J. 2014. Memo to the record describing basis for expedited
approval of Tecta EC/TC. April 9, 2014.
Smith, G. 2013. Memo to the record describing basis for expedited
approval of updated methods from ASTM International. December 1,
2013.
Smith, G. and Wendelken, S. 2013a. Memo to the record describing
basis for expedited approval of online Standard Methods. December 3,
2013.
Smith, G. and Wendelken, S. 2013b. Memo to the record describing
basis for expedited approval of Hach Company Method 10260 for
determination of chlorinated oxidants (free and total) in water
using disposable planar reagent-filled cuvettes and mesofluidic
channel colorimetry. November 4, 2013.
Smith, G. and Wendelken, S. 2013c. Memo to the record describing
basis for expedited approval of Palintest Ltd. ChlordioX Plus
Method. November 20, 2013.
USEPA. 2000. EPA Method 515.4, Revision 1.0, ``Determination of
Chlorinated Acids in Drinking Water by Liquid-Liquid
Microextraction, Derivatization and Fast Gas Chromatography with
Electron Capture Detection,'' EPA/815/B-00/001, April 2000.
(Available at https://www.nemi.gov.)
USEPA. 2013. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions
to the Total Coliform Rule; Final Rule. 78 FR 10270. February 13,
2013.
Veolia. 2014a. Presence/Absence Method for Simultaneous Detection of
Total Coliforms and Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Drinking Water.
April 2014. Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies, Suite 4697,
Biosciences Complex, 116 Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada,
K7L 3N6.
Veolia. 2014b. ATP Study Report for the Proposed US EPA Approval of
ENDETEC (Tecta EC/TC), an Automated Method for Detecting Total
Coliforms and E. coli in Drinking Water, under the USEPA
Microbiological Alternate Test Procedure (ATP) Study Report ATP Case
Number D11-0005. Originally submitted June 12, 2013, revised January
30, 2014. Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies, Suite 4697,
Biosciences Complex, 116 Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
K7L 3N6.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 141

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Indians-lands,
Intergovernmental relations, Radiation protection, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Water supply.

    Dated: June 3, 2014.
Peter Grevatt,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 40 CFR part 141 is amended
as follows:

PART 141--NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 141 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 300f, 300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4,
300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-4, 300j-9, and 300j-11.

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2. Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 141 is amended as follows:
0
a. By revising the table entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR
CONTAMINANTS LISTED AT 40 CFR 141.21(f)(3).''
0
b. By revising the table entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR
CONTAMINANTS LISTED AT 40 CFR 141.21(f)(5)''.
0
c. By revising the table entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR
CONTAMINANTS LISTED AT 40 CFR 141.21(f)(6).''
0
d. By revising entries for ``Antimony,'' ``Arsenic,'' ``Barium,''
``Beryllium,'' ``Cadmium,'' ``Chromium,'' ``Copper,'' ``Fluoride,''
``Lead,'' ``Mercury,'' ``Nickel,'' ``Nitrate,'' ``Nitrite,''
``Orthophosphate,'' ``Selenium,'' and ``Temperature'' in the table
entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR CONTAMINANTS LISTED AT 40
CFR 141.23(k)(1).''
0
e. By revising entries for ``2,4-D,'' ``2,4,5-TP (Silvex),''
``Dalapon,'' ``Dinoseb,'' ``Glyphosate,'' ``Pentachlorophenol,'' and
``Picloram'' in the table entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR
CONTAMINANTS LISTED AT 40 CFR 141.24(e)(1).''
0
f. By revising the table entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR
CONTAMINANTS LISTED AT 40 CFR 141.74(a)(1).''
0
g. By revising entries for ``Free Chlorine,'' ``Total Chlorine,'' and
``Chlorine Dioxide'' in the table entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING
METHODS FOR DISINFECTANT RESIDUALS LISTED AT 40 CFR 141.74(a)(2).''
0
h. By revising the table entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR
CONTAMINANTS LISTED AT 40 CFR 141.131(b)(1).''
0
i. By revising the table entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR
DISINFECTANT RESIDUALS LISTED AT 40 CFR 141.131(c)(1).''
0
j. By revising the table entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR
PARAMETERS LISTED AT 40 CFR 141.131(d).''
0
k. By revising the entry for ``E. coli'' in the table entitled
``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR CONTAMINANTS LISTED AT 40 CFR
141.402(c)(2).''
0
l. By revising the table entitled ``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR
CONTAMINANTS LISTED AT 40 CFR 141.852(a)(5)''.
0
m. By revising entries for ``Aluminum,'' ``Chloride,'' ``Iron,''
``Manganese,'' ``Silver,'' and ``Sulfate'' in the table entitled
``ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS FOR CONTAMINANTS LISTED AT 40 CFR
143.4(b).''
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n. By revising footnotes 17 and 23.
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o. By adding footnotes 31 through 33 to the table.
    The additions and revisions read as follows:

APPENDIX A TO SUBPART C OF PART 141--ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODS
APPROVED FOR ANALYSES UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT

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             Organism                  Methodology      SM 21st Edition \1\          \28\            SM Online \3\                   Other
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Total Coliforms..................  Total Coliform       9221 A, B..........  9221 A, B..........  9221 A,B-06........  .................................
                                    Fermentation
                                    Technique.
                                   Total Coliform       9222 A, B, C.......  ...................  ...................  .................................
                                    Membrane Filter
                                    Technique.

                                   Presence-Absence (P- 9221 D.............  ...................  ...................  .................................
                                    A) Coliform Test.
                                   ONPG-MUG Test......  9223...............  9223 B.............  9223 B-04..........  .................................
                                   Colitag TM.........  ...................  ...................  ...................  Modified ColitagTM \13\
                                   Tecta EC/TC \33\...  ...................  ...................  ...................  .................................
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                Organism                         Methodology            SM 22nd Edition \28\      SM Online \3\
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Fecal Coliforms........................  Fecal Coliform Procedure..  9221 E....................       9221 E-06
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                                                     SM 20th          SM 21st          SM 22nd
           Organism               Methodology      Edition \6\      Edition \1\      Edition \28\       SM Online \3\                  Other
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E.coli.......................  ONPG-MUG Test...          9223 B           9223 B           9223 B        9223 B-97, B-04   .............................
                               Colitag TM......  ...............  ...............  ...............  .....................  Modified ColitagTM \13\
                               Tecta EC/TC \33\  ...............  ...............  ...............  .....................  .............................
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         Contaminant              Methodology       EPA Method            \1\              \28\         SM Online \3\       ASTM \4\          Other
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Antimony.....................  Hydride--Atomic   ................  ................  ................  ...............  D 3697-07......  ...............
                                Absorption.
                               Atomic            ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10  ...............  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Furnace.
                               Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                coupled plasma-
                                atomic emission
                                spectrometry
                                (AVICP-AES).
Arsenic......................  Atomic            ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10  D 2972-08 C....  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Furnace.
                               Hydride Atomic    ................  3114 B..........  3114 B..........  3114 B-09......  D 2972-08 B....  ...............
                                Absorption.
                               Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                coupled plasma-
                                atomic emission
                                spectrometry
                                (AVICP-AES).
Barium.......................  Inductively       ................  3120 B..........  3120 B..........  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Coupled Plasma.
                               Atomic            ................  3111 D..........  3111 D..........  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Direct.
                               Atomic            ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10  ...............  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Furnace.
                               Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                coupled plasma-
                                atomic emission
                                spectrometry
                                (AVICP-AES).

Beryllium....................  Inductively       ................  3120 B..........  3120 B..........  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Coupled Plasma.
                               Atomic            ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10  D 3645-08 B....  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Furnace.
                               Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                coupled plasma-
                                atomic emission
                                spectrometry
                                (AVICP-AES).
Cadmium......................  Atomic            ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10  ...............  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Furnace.
                               Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                coupled plasma-
                                atomic emission
                                spectrometry
                                (AVICP-AES).

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Chromium.....................  Inductively       ................  3120 B..........  3120 B..........  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Coupled Plasma.
                               Atomic            ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10  ...............  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Furnace.
                               Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                coupled plasma-
                                atomic emission
                                spectrometry
                                (AVICP-AES).
Copper.......................  Atomic            ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10  D 1688-07 C....  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Furnace.
                               Atomic            ................  3111 B..........  3111 B..........  ...............  D 1688-07 A....  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Direct
                                Aspiration.
                               Inductively       ................  3120 B..........  3120 B..........  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Coupled Plasma.
                               Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                coupled plasma-
                                atomic emission
                                spectrometry
                                (AVICP-AES).

                                                                      * * * * * * *
Fluoride.....................  Ion               ................  4110 B..........  4110 B..........  ...............  D 4327-11......  ...............
                                Chromatography.
                               Manual            ................  4500-F- B, D....  4500-F- B, D....  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Distillation;
                                Colorimetric
                                SPADNS.
                               Manual Electrode  ................  4500-F- C.......  4500-F- C.......  ...............  D 1179-04, 10 B  ...............
                               Automated         ................  4500-F- E.......  4500-F- E.......  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Alizarin.
                               Arsenite-Free     ................  ................  ................  ...............  ...............  Hach SPADNS 2
                                Colorimetric                                                                                Method 10225
                                SPADNS.                                                                                \22\
Lead.........................  Atomic            ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10  D 3559-08 D....  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Furnace.

                               Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                coupled plasma-
                                atomic emission
                                spectrometry
                                (AVICP-AES).

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Mercury......................  Manual, Cold      ................  3112 B..........  3112 B..........  3112 B-09......  D 3223-12......  ...............
                                Vapor.
Nickel.......................  Inductively       ................  3120 B..........  3120 B..........  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Coupled Plasma.
                               Atomic            ................  3111 B..........  3111 B..........  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Direct.
                               Atomic            ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10  ...............  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Furnace.
                               Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                coupled plasma-
                                atomic emission
                                spectrometry
                                (AVICP-AES).
Nitrate......................  Ion               ................  4110 B..........  4110 B..........  ...............  D 4327-11......  ...............
                                Chromatography.
                               Automated         ................  4500-NO3- F.....  4500-NO3- F.....  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Cadmium
                                Reduction.
                               Manual Cadmium    ................  4500-NO3- E.....  4500-NO3- E.....  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Reduction.
                               Ion Selective     ................  4500-NO3- D.....  4500-NO3- D.....  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Electrode.
                               Reduction/        ................  ................  ................  ...............  ...............  Systea Easy (1-
                                Colorimetric.                                                                                Reagent) \8\
                               Colorimetric;     ................  ................  ................  ...............  ...............  Hach
                                Direct.                                                                                TNTplus\TM\
                                                                                835/836 Method
                                                                                10206 \23\
Nitrite......................  Ion               ................  4110 B..........  4110 B..........  ...............  D 4327-11......  ...............
                                Chromatography.
                               Automated         ................  4500-NO3- F.....  4500-NO3- F.....  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Cadmium
                                Reduction.
                               Manual Cadmium    ................  4500-NO3- E.....  4500-NO3- E.....  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Reduction.
                               Spectrophotometr  ................  4500-NO2- B.....  4500-NO2- B.....  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                ic.
                               Reduction/        ................  ................  ................  ...............  ...............  Systea Easy (1-
                                Colorimetric.                                                                                Reagent) \8\
Orthophosphate...............  Ion               ................  4110 B..........  4110 B..........  ...............  D 4327-11......  ...............
                                Chromatography.
                               Colorimetric,     ................  4500-P E........  4500-P E........  4500-P E-99....  ...............  ...............
                                ascorbic acid,
                                single reagent.
                               Colorimetric,     ................  4500-P F........  4500-P F........  4500-P F-99....  ...............  ...............
                                Automated,
                                Ascorbic Acid.

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Selenium.....................  Hydride-Atomic    ................  3114 B..........  3114 B..........  3114 B-09......  D 3859-08 A....  ...............
                                Absorption.
                               Atomic            ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10  D 3859-08 B....  ...............
                                Absorption;
                                Furnace.

                               Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                coupled plasma-
                                atomic emission
                                spectrometry
                                (AVICP-AES).

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Temperature..................  Thermometric....  ................  2550............  2550............  2550-10........  ...............  ...............
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2,4-D........................  Gas               ..........  6640 B..........  6640 B..........  6640 B-01, B-
                                Chromatography/                                                   06.
                                Electron
                                Capture
                                Detection (GC/
                                ECD).
2,4,5-TP (Silvex)............  Gas               ..........  6640 B..........  6640 B..........  6640 B-01, B-
                                Chromatography/                                                   06.
                                Electron
                                Capture
                                Detection (GC/
                                ECD).

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Dalapon......................  Ion               557 \14\..  ................  ................  ...............
                                Chromatography
                                Electrospray
                                Ionization
                                Tandem Mass
                                Spectrometry
                                (IC-ESI-MS/MS).
                               Gas               ..........  6640 B..........  6640 B..........  6640 B-01, B-
                                Chromatography/                                                   06.
                                Electron
                                Capture
                                Detection (GC/
                                ECD).

                                                  * * * * * * *
Dinoseb......................  Gas               ..........  6640 B..........  6640 B..........  6640 B-01, B-
                                Chromatography/                                                   06.
                                Electron
                                Capture
                                Detection (GC/
                                ECD).

                                                  * * * * * * *
Glyphosate...................  High-Performance  ..........  6651 B..........  6651 B..........  6651 B-00, B-
                                Liquid                                                            05.
                                Chromatography
                                (HPLC) with
                                Post-Column
                                Derivatization
                                and
                                Fluorescence
                                Detection.

                                                  * * * * * * *
Pentachlorophenol............  Gas               ..........  6640 B..........  6640 B..........  6640 B-01, B-
                                Chromatography/                                                   06.
                                Electron
                                Capture
                                Detection (GC/
                                ECD).
                               Solid Phase       525.3 \24\  ................  ................  ...............
                                Extraction/Gas
                                Chromatography/
                                Mass
                                Spectrometry
                                (GC/MS).
Picloram.....................  Gas               ..........  6640 B..........  6640 B..........  6640 B-01, B-
                                Chromatography/                                                   06.
                                Electron
                                Capture
                                Detection (GC/
                                ECD).

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             Organism                    Methodology        SM 21st Edition \1\  SM 22nd Edition \28\      SM Online \3\                Other
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Total Coliform....................  Total Coliform         9221 A, B, C........  9221 A, B, C........  9221 A,B,C-06.......  ...........................
                                     Fermentation
                                     Technique.
                                    Total Coliform         9222 A, B, C........  ....................  ....................  ...........................
                                     Membrane Filter
                                     Technique.
                                    ONPG-MUG Test........  9223................  9223 B..............  9223 B-04...........  ...........................
Fecal Coliforms...................  Fecal Coliform         9221 E..............  9221 E..............  9221 E-06...........  ...........................
                                     Procedure.

                                    Fecal Coliform Filter  9222 D..............  9222 D..............  9222 D-06...........  ...........................
                                     Procedure.
Heterotrophic bacteria............  Pour Plate Method....  9215 B..............  9215 B..............  9215 B-04...........  ...........................
Turbidity.........................  Nephelometric Method.  2130 B..............  2130 B..............  ....................  ...........................
                                    Laser Nephelometry     ....................  ....................  ....................  Mitchell M5271.\10\
                                     (on-line).
                                    LED Nephelometry (on-  ....................  ....................  ....................  Mitchell M5331.\11\
                                     line).
                                    LED Nephelometry (on-  ....................  ....................  ....................  AMI Turbiwell\.15\
                                     line).
                                    LED Nephelometry       ....................  ....................  ....................  Orion AQ4500.\12\
                                     (portable).
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             Residual                    Methodology        SM 21st Edition \1\  SM 22nd Edition \28\        ASTM \4\                   Other
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Free Chlorine.....................  Amperometric           4500-Cl D...........  4500-Cl D...........  D 1253-08...........  ...........................
                                     Titration.
                                    DPD Ferrous            4500-Cl F...........  4500-Cl F...........  ....................  ...........................
                                     Titrimetric.
                                    DPD Colorimetric.....  4500-Cl G...........  4500-Cl G...........  ....................  Hach Method 10260.\31\
                                    Syringaldazine         4500-Cl H...........  4500-Cl H...........  ....................  ...........................
                                     (FACTS).
                                    On-line Chlorine       ....................  ....................  ....................  EPA 334.0.\16\
                                     Analyzer.
                                    Amperometric Sensor..  ....................  ....................  ....................  ChloroSense.\17\
Total Chlorine....................  Amperometric           4500-Cl D...........  4500-Cl D...........  D 1253-08...........  ...........................
                                     Titration.
                                    Amperometric           4500-Cl E...........  4500-Cl E...........  ....................  ...........................
                                     Titration (Low level
                                     measurement).
                                    DPD Ferrous            4500-Cl F...........  4500-Cl F...........  ....................  ...........................
                                     Titrimetric.
                                    DPD Colorimetric.....  4500-Cl G...........  4500-Cl G...........  ....................  Hach Method 10260.\31\
                                    Iodometric Electrode.  4500-Cl I...........  4500-Cl I...........  ....................  ...........................
                                    On-line Chlorine       ....................  ....................  ....................  EPA 334.0.\16\
                                     Analyzer.
                                    Amperometric Sensor..  ....................  ....................  ....................  ChloroSense.\17\
Chlorine Dioxide..................  Amperometric           4500-ClO2 C.........  4500-ClO2 C.........  ....................  ...........................
                                     Titration.
                                    Amperometric           4500-ClO2 E.........  4500-ClO2 E.........  ....................  ...........................
                                     Titration.
                                    Amperometric Sensor..  ....................  ....................  ....................  ChlordioX Plus.\32\

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                                                                                SM 21st          SM 22nd
         Contaminant              Methodology       EPA Method         ASTM \4\        SM Online \3\     Edition \1\      Edition \28\        Other
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TTHM.........................  P&T/GC/MS.......  524.3 \9\, 524.4  ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                                  \29\.
HAA5.........................  LLE               ................  ................  6251 B-07.......  6251 B.........  6251 B.........  ...............
                                (diazomethane)/
                                GC/ECD.
                               Ion               557 \14\........  ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Chromatography
                                Electrospray
                                Ionization
                                Tandem Mass
                                Spectrometry
                                (IC-ESI-MS/MS).
Bromate......................  Two-Dimensional   302.0 \18\......  ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Ion
                                Chromatography
                                (IC).

                               Ion               557 \14\........  ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Chromatography
                                Electrospray
                                Ionization
                                Tandem Mass
                                Spectrometry
                                (IC-ESI-MS/MS).
                               Chemically        ................  D 6581-08 A.....  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Suppressed Ion
                                Chromatography.
                               Electrolytically  ................  D 6581-08 B.....  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Suppressed Ion
                                Chromatography.
Chlorite.....................  Chemically        ................  D 6581-08 A.....  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Suppressed Ion
                                Chromatography.
                               Electrolytically  ................  D 6581-08 B.....  ................  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                Suppressed Ion
                                Chromatography.
Chlorite--daily monitoring as  Amperometric      ................  ................  ................  4500-ClO2 E....  4500-ClO2 E....  ...............
 prescribed in 40 CFR           Titration.
 141.132(b)(2)(i)(A).
                               Amperometric      ................  ................  ................  ...............  ...............  ChlordioX
                                Sensor.                                                                                Plus.\32\
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                                                                               SM 22nd Edition
             Residual                  Methodology      SM 21st Edition \1\          \28\               ASTM \4\                     Other
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Free Chlorine....................  Amperometric         4500-Cl D..........  4500-Cl D..........  D 1253-08..........  .................................
                                    Titration.
                                   DPD Ferrous          4500-Cl F..........  4500-Cl F..........  ...................  .................................
                                    Titrimetric.
                                   DPD Colorimetric...  4500-Cl G..........  4500-Cl G..........  ...................  Hach Method 10260 \31\.
                                   Syringaldazine       4500-Cl H..........  4500-Cl H..........  ...................  .................................
                                    (FACTS).
                                   Amperometric Sensor  ...................  ...................  ...................  ChloroSense \17\.
                                   On-line Chlorine     ...................  ...................  ...................  EPA 334.0 \16\.
                                    Analyzer.
Combined Chlorine................  Amperometric         4500-Cl D..........  4500-Cl D..........  D 1253-08..........  .................................
                                    Titration.
                                   DPD Ferrous          4500-Cl F..........  4500-Cl F..........  ...................  .................................
                                    Titrimetric.
                                   DPD Colorimetric...  4500-Cl G..........  4500-Cl G..........  ...................  Hach Method 10260 \31\.
Total Chlorine...................  Amperometric         4500-Cl D..........  4500-Cl D..........  D 1253-08..........  .................................
                                    Titration.
                                   Low level            4500-Cl E..........  4500-Cl E..........  ...................  .................................
                                    Amperometric
                                    Titration.
                                   DPD Ferrous          4500-Cl F..........  4500-Cl F..........  ...................  .................................
                                    Titrimetric.
                                   DPD Colorimetric...  4500-Cl G..........  4500-Cl G..........  ...................  Hach Method 10260 \31\.
                                   Iodometric           4500-Cl I..........  4500-Cl I..........  ...................  .................................
                                    Electrode.
                                   Amperometric Sensor  ...................  ...................  ...................  ChloroSense \17\.
                                   On-line Chlorine     ...................  ...................  ...................  EPA 334.0 \16\.
                                    Analyzer.
Chlorine Dioxide.................  Amperometric Method  4500-ClO2 E........  4500-ClO2 E........  ...................  .................................
                                    II.
                                   Amperometric Sensor  ...................  ...................  ...................  ChlordioX Plus \32\.
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                                         Alternative Testing Methods for Parameters Listed at 40 CFR 141.131(d)
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                                                                               SM 22nd Edition
            Parameter                  Methodology      SM 21st Edition \1\          \28\            SM Online \3\                    EPA
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Total Organic Carbon (TOC).......  High Temperature     5310 B.............  5310 B.............  ...................  415.3, Rev 1.2 \19\.
                                    Combustion.
                                   Persulfate-          5310 C.............  5310 C.............  ...................  415.3, Rev 1.2 \19\.
                                    Ultraviolet or
                                    Heated Persulfate
                                    Oxidation.
                                   Wet Oxidation......  5310 D.............  5310 D.............  ...................  415.3, Rev 1.2 \19\.
Specific Ultraviolet Absorbance    Calculation using    ...................  ...................  ...................  415.3, Rev 1.2 \19\.
 (SUVA).                            DOC and UV254 data.
Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)...  High Temperature     5310 B.............  5310 B.............  ...................  415.3, Rev 1.2 \19\.
                                    Combustion.
                                   Persulfate-          5310 C.............  5310 C.............  ...................  415.3, Rev 1.2 \19\.
                                    Ultraviolet or
                                    Heated Persulfate
                                    Oxidation.
                                   Wet Oxidation......  5310 D.............  5310 D.............  ...................  415.3, Rev 1.2 \19\.
Ultraviolet absorption at 254 nm   Spectrophotometry..  5910 B.............  5910 B.............  5910 B-11..........  415.3, Rev 1.2 \19\.
 (UV254).
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                                       Alternative Testing Methods for Contaminants Listed at 40 CFR 141.402(c)(2)
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                                                   SM 20th Edition       SM 21st      SM 22nd  Edition
           Organism                Methodology           \6\           Edition\1\           \28\          SM Online \3\                Other
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E. coli.......................  Colilert[supreg]  ................  9223 B..........  9223 B..........  9223 B-97, B-04.  ..............................
                                Colisure[supreg]  ................  9223 B..........  9223 B..........  9223 B-97, B-04.  ..............................
                                Colilert-18.....  9223 B..........  9223 B..........  9223 B..........  9223 B-97, B-04.  ..............................
                                Readycult[supreg  ................  ................  ................  ................  Readycult[supreg] \20\.
                                 ].
                                Colitag.........  ................  ................  ................  ................  Modified ColitagTM \13\.
                                Chromocult[supre  ................  ................  ................  ................  Chromocult[supreg] \21\.
                                 g].
                                EC-MUG..........  ................  ................  9221 F..........  9221 F-06.......  ..............................
                                Tecta EC/TC \33\  ................  ................  ................  ................  ..............................

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                                       Alternative Testing Methods for Contaminants Listed at 40 CFR 141.852(a)(5)
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                                       Methodology                              SM 20th, 21st       SM 22nd Edition
             Organism                    Category              Method           Editions \1,6\            \28\                   SM Online \3\
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Total Coliforms..................  Lactose              Standard Total       ...................  9221 B.1, B.2......  9221 B.1, B.2-06.
                                    Fermentation         Coliform
                                    Methods.             Fermentation
                                                         Technique.
                                   Enzyme Substrate     Colilert[supreg]...  ...................  9223 B.............  9223 B-04.
                                    Methods.
                                   Colilert-18........  Colisure[supreg]...  ...................  9223 B.............  9223 B-04.
                                   ...................  Tecta EC/TC \33\...  ...................  ...................  .................................
Escherichia coli.................  Escherichia coli     EC-MUG medium......  ...................  9221 F.1...........  9221 F.1-06.
                                    Procedure
                                    (following Lactose
                                    Fermentation
                                    Methods).
                                   Enzyme Substrate     Colilert[supreg]...  ...................  9223 B.............  9223 B-04.
                                    Methods.
                                   ...................  Colisure[supreg]...  ...................  9223 B.............  9223 B-04.
                                   ...................  Colilert-18[supreg]  9223 B.............  9223 B.............  9223 B-04.
                                   ...................  Tecta EC/TC \33\...  ...................  ...................  .................................
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                                         Alternative Testing Methods for Contaminants Listed at 40 CFR 143.4(b)
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                                                                                SM 21st Edition  SM 22nd  Edition
          Contaminant              Methodology       EPA Method         ASTM \4\             \1\              \28\                 SM Online \3\
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Aluminum......................  Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ................  ..............................
                                 inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                 coupled plasma-
                                 atomic emission
                                 spectrometry
                                 (AVICP-AES).
                                Atomic            ................  ................  3111 D..........  3111 D..........  ..............................
                                 Absorption;
                                 Direct.
                                Atomic            ................  ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10.
                                 Absorption;
                                 Furnace.
                                Inductively       ................  ................  3120 B..........  3120 B..........  ..............................
                                 Coupled Plasma.
Chloride......................  Silver Nitrate    ................  D 512-04 B, 12 B  4500-Cl- B......  4500-Cl- B......  ..............................
                                 Titration.
                                Ion               ................  D 4327-11.......  4110 B..........  4110 B..........  ..............................
                                 Chromatography.
                                Potentiometric    ................  ................  4500-Cl- D......  4500-Cl- D......  ..............................
                                 Titration.

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Iron..........................  Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ................  ..............................
                                 inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                 coupled plasma-
                                 atomic emission
                                 spectrometry
                                 (AVICP-AES).
                                Atomic            ................  ................  3111 B..........  3111 B..........  ..............................
                                 Absorption;
                                 Direct.
                                Atomic            ................  ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10.
                                 Absorption;
                                 Furnace.
                                Inductively       ................  ................  3120 B..........  3120 B..........  ..............................
                                 Coupled Plasma.
Manganese.....................  Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ................  ..............................
                                 inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                 coupled plasma-
                                 atomic emission
                                 spectrometry
                                 (AVICP-AES).
                                Atomic            ................  ................  3111 B..........  3111 B..........  ..............................
                                 Absorption;
                                 Direct.
                                Atomic            ................  ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10.
                                 Absorption;
                                 Furnace.
                                Inductively       ................  ................  3120 B..........  3120 B..........  ..............................
                                 Coupled Plasma.

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Silver........................  Axially viewed    200.5, Revision   ................  ................  ................  ..............................
                                 inductively       4.2 \2\.
                                 coupled plasma-
                                 atomic emission
                                 spectrometry
                                 (AVICP-AES).
                                Atomic            ................  ................  3111 B..........  3111 B..........  ..............................
                                 Absorption;
                                 Direct.
                                Atomic            ................  ................  3113 B..........  3113 B..........  3113 B-04, B-10.
                                 Absorption;
                                 Furnace.
                                Inductively       ................  ................  3120 B..........  3120 B..........  ..............................
                                 Coupled Plasma.
Sulfate.......................  Ion               ................  D 4327-11.......  4110 B..........  4110 B..........  ..............................
                                 Chromatography.
                                Gravimetric with  ................  ................  4500-SO4 2- C...  4500-SO4 2- C...  4500-SO4 2- C-97
                                 ignition of
                                 residue.

                                Gravimetric with  ................  ................  4500-SO4 2- D...  4500-SO4 2- D...  4500-SO4 2- D-97
                                 drying of
                                 residue.
                                Turbidimetric     ................  D 516-07, 11....  4500-SO4 2- E...  4500-SO4 2- E...  4500-SO4 2- E-97
                                 method.
                                Automated         ................  ................  4500-SO4 2- F...  4500-SO4 2- F...  4500-SO4 2- F-97
                                 methylthymol
                                 blue method.

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\3\ Standard Methods Online are available at http://www.standardmethods.org. The year in which each method was approved by the Standard Methods
  Committee is designated by the last two digits in the method number. The methods listed are the only online versions that may be used.
\4\ Available from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 or http://astm.org. The methods listed are the only
  alternative versions that may be used.
* * * * *
\6\ Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th edition (1998). Available from American Public Health Association, 800 I Street
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* * * * *
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  Leck Mitchell, Ph.D., PE, 656 Independence Valley Dr., Grand Junction, CO 81507.
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\17\ ChloroSense. ``Measurement of Free and Total Chlorine in Drinking Water by Palintest ChloroSense,'' August 2009. Available at https://www.nemi.gov
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  Concord Road, Billerica, MA 01821.
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  Coliform Bacteria and Escherichia coli in Finished Waters,'' November, 2000. Version 1.0. EMD Millipore (division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany),
  290 Concord Road, Billerica, MA 01821.
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  January 2011. 5600 Lindbergh Drive, P.O. Box 389, Loveland, Colorado 80539. (Available at http://www.hach.com.)
\23\ Hach Company. ``Hach Company TNTplus\TM\ 835/836 Nitrate Method 10206--Spectrophotometric Measurement of Nitrate in Water and Wastewater,'' January
  2011. 5600 Lindbergh Drive, P.O. Box 389, Loveland, Colorado 80539. (Available at http://www.hach.com.)
\24\ EPA Method 525.3. ``Determination of Semivolatile Organic Chemicals in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Capillary Column Gas
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