Drinking Water Issues and How to Address Them

Citations and References

1. U.S. EPA, Point-of-Use or Point-of Entry Treatment Options for Small Drinking Water Systems (Apr. 2006), https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-09/documents/guide_smallsystems_pou-poe_june6-2006.pdf (The SDWA strictly prohibits EPA from listing the use of POU devices as a compliance technology for any MCL or treatment technique requirement for a microbial contaminant or indicator of a microbial contaminant).

2.  State Water Resources Control Board, Typical Equipment Life Expectancy, Sept. 2003. https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/drinkingwater/documents/tmfplanningandreports/Typical_life.pdf (25-35 year lifetime).

3. Cal. Gov. Code § 56133.