815N05001A
Issue 8
Brenda Pams, Editor
O..R.I.S.E. Fellow
Technical Support Center
September 2005
The UCMR Update
With Wisdom Comes Change
Editor's Notes
Those of you who have an outstanding memory might
notice that as the seasons change, so have the interns.
Not only am I the newest person on the team, 1 am the
first female editor of The UCMR Update!
Some of you might be wondering, "Who is this lady, and what did she do with Cory
Wagner?" Cory is m DC if you want to look him up in the phone book, and I am an
Oak Ridge Interning Fellow with the Technical Support Center in Cincinnati. I
recently shifted from recycling (a.k.a. garbage or solid waste) to water. My family
seems to think that I am moving up in the world. Now my father can proudly say that
his daughter works with water instead of garbage.
Life in Cincinnati is great, and we are working night and day to bring you the next
cycle of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR). The UCMR 2
Rule was proposed on August 22, 2005. Do not worry; the next cycle is easier!
Believe me, my mentor made me read both UCMR 1 and 2, and UCMR 2 appears
simpler. The UCMR team has listened to comments, and improved many aspects for
UCMR 2. Thus, the changes they made were done to make your life easier.
Just in case you were wondering if you should read this, the main goals are to:
• Bring closure to UCMR 1 so we all can sleep at night.
• Introduce UCMR 2 so we can prepare for the next adventure.
Table of Contents
Editor's Notes 2
UCMR1 3
Changes Between UCMR 1 & 2 3
Proposed UCMR 2 5
Partnership Agreements for States 6
Lab Approval Program 6
Remember These Dates 6
Want to Know More? 7
Contact Information 7
UCMR Update Issue Number 8-
Issued by the Technical Support Center
(TSC) of the Office of Ground Water
and Drinking Water (OGWDW). Future
updates will be distributed as needed to
maintain the flow of Unregulated
Contaminant Monitoring Regulation
(UCMR) information.
After 210 Days from
final rule publication
Large PWSs must:
(1) Notify EPA of sampling location and inventory changes;
and
(2) Notify EPA if unable to sample according to established
schedule
Reporting Monitoring Results
Within 120 Days from
sample collection
Within 60 Days from
lab posting data
Labs must post monitoring results to EPA's electronic
reporting system
Large PWSs review and approve data
Want to Know More?
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation 2
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/ucmr/ucmr2/
Contact Information
Laboratories and PWSs: when contacting EPA about UCMR issues, please use your
U. S. EPA Lab ID or PWSID, respectively.
Drinking Water Hotline: General UCMR questions may be directed to:
1-800-426-4791
SDWARS Help Desk: SDWARS/UCMR registration and reporting system questions
may be directed to:
1-888-890-1995
TSC Correspondence: May be directed to:
UCMR Coordinator
Technical Support Center (MS-140)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
26 W. Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Fax: 513-569-7191
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September 2005
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