Public Water System Supervision Program Revision Approvals for the States of Indiana and Illinois
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Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the State of Indiana's revisions to its Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) for revisions to four National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs): the Ground Water Rule (GWR), Lead and Copper Rule--Short Term Revisions (LCR-STR), Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2 ESWTR), and the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 D/DBPR). The EPA has determined that the State of Indiana's PWSS program regulations and the revisions thereto are no less stringent than the above corresponding federal regulations and thus give the Indiana Department of Environmental Management primary enforcement responsibility for the GWR, LCR-STR, LT2 ESWTR, and Stage 2 D/DBPR. Notice is also hereby given that the EPA has approved the State of Illinois' revisions to its PWSS program under SDWA for adoption of the Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (FBRR). The EPA has determined that the State of Illinois' PWSS Program regulations and the revisions thereto are no less stringent than the NPDWR and thus give the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency primary enforcement responsibility for the FBRR. These determinations on the Indiana and Illinois requests for approval of such primacy enforcement responsibility shall take effect in accordance with procedures described below, subject to timely substantial requests for public hearing. This approval action does not extend to public water systems in Indian Country. By approving this revision, the EPA does not intend to affect the rights of federally recognized Indian Tribes in either Indiana or Illinois, nor does it intend to limit existing rights of either the State of Indiana or the State of Illinois.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50831-50832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15998]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-13359-01-Region 5]
Public Water System Supervision Program Revision Approvals for
the States of Indiana and Illinois
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of tentative.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has approved the State of Indiana's revisions to its
Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program under the federal Safe
Drinking Water Act (SDWA) for revisions to four National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs): the Ground Water Rule (GWR), Lead
and Copper Rule--Short Term Revisions (LCR-STR), Long-Term 2 Enhanced
Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2 ESWTR), and the Stage 2 Disinfectants
and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 D/DBPR). The EPA has
determined that the State of Indiana's PWSS program regulations and the
revisions thereto are no less stringent than the above corresponding
federal regulations and thus give the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management primary enforcement responsibility for the
GWR, LCR-STR, LT2 ESWTR, and Stage 2 D/DBPR.
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Notice is also hereby given that the EPA has approved the State of
Illinois' revisions to its PWSS program under SDWA for adoption of the
Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (FBRR). The EPA has determined that the
State of Illinois' PWSS Program regulations and the revisions thereto
are no less stringent than the NPDWR and thus give the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency primary enforcement responsibility for
the FBRR.
These determinations on the Indiana and Illinois requests for
approval of such primacy enforcement responsibility shall take effect
in accordance with procedures described below, subject to timely
substantial requests for public hearing. This approval action does not
extend to public water systems in Indian Country. By approving this
revision, the EPA does not intend to affect the rights of federally
recognized Indian Tribes in either Indiana or Illinois, nor does it
intend to limit existing rights of either the State of Indiana or the
State of Illinois.
DATES: Any interested party may request a public hearing on this
determination. A request for a public hearing must be submitted by
September 8, 2026. The EPA Region 5 Regional Administrator may deny
frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing. If a substantial
request for a public hearing is made by September 8, 2026, EPA Region 5
will hold a public hearing, and a notice of such hearing will be
published in the Federal Register and a newspaper of general
circulation. Any request for a public hearing shall include the
following information: the name, address, and telephone number of the
individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; a brief
statement of the requesting person's interest in the Regional
Administrator's determination; a brief statement of the information
that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and the
signature of the individual making the request, or, if the request is
made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a
responsible official of the organization or other entity.
If EPA Region 5 does not receive a timely and appropriate request
for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a
hearing upon her own motion, this determination shall become final and
effective on September 8, 2026 and no further public notice will be
issued.
ADDRESSES: To receive copies of documents related to this
determination, please contact Stacy Meyers at email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1578706c7067663b666174766c557065743b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="305d55495542431e4344515349705540511e575f46">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone number: (312) 886-0880.
Documents relating to the determination regarding Indiana are
available for inspection at the following locations during normal
business hours and when the offices are open: Indiana Department of
Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch, 100 N. Senate Avenue,
Indianapolis, IN 46204; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 5, Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch (WG-15J), 77 W Jackson
Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.
Documents relating to the determination regarding Illinois are
available for inspection at the following locations during normal
business hours and when the offices are open: Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency, Division of Legal Counsel, 2520 W Iles Ave.
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276; and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region 5, Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch (WG-15J), 77 W.
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacy Meyers, EPA Region 5, Ground
Water and Drinking Water Branch, at the address given above, by
telephone at (312) 886-0880, or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f525a465a4d4c114c4b5e5c467f5a4f5e11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f19c9488948382df8285909288b1948190df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.
300g-2, and the federal regulations implementing Section 1413 of the
Act set forth at 40 CFR part 142.
Dated: July 27, 2026.
Anne Vogel,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2026-15998 Filed 8-5-26; 8:45 am]
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