[PART
II.]  STATE INTERIM ACTION LEVELS



FOR
CONTAMINANTS IN WATER



 



[§340E-21]  Definitions.  As used in
this part, unless the context requires otherwise:



“EPA risk assessment guidelines” means
guidelines developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for
the assessment of health risks from environmental pollutants and includes, but
is not limited to, Guidelines for Estimating Exposures, Guidelines for
Mutagenicity Risk Assessment, Guidelines for the Health Assessment of Suspect
Developmental Toxicants, and Guidelines for the Health Risk Assessment of
Chemical Mixtures.



“Federal drinking water guidelines” means a
proposed maximum contamination level, health advisory, or other guidance
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to assist a
state agency in responding to a contaminant in drinking water for which no
maximum contamination level (MCL) is established.



“Interim action level” means a level
established by the director of health for a contaminant in a public drinking
water supply for which a maximum contamination level is not established by the
EPA.



“Reliable analytical data” means information
approved by the director as indicating the presence of a contaminant in a water
sample at or above the limit of detection and developed according to generally
recognized standards of good field practices and good laboratory practices for
sampling and analysis of contaminants in water. [L 1987, c 297, pt of §2(2)]