[§340E-22]  Establishment of interim action
levels.  (a)  The director, upon identifying a contaminant in a public
water system that may present an unacceptable health risk to the public, shall
establish as soon as practicable, interim action levels for those contaminants
for which maximum contamination levels have not been established by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency.  The director may utilize federal
drinking water guidelines as interim action levels when appropriate.



(b)  The director shall establish an interim
action level at a level below which risks have been determined by the director
to be acceptable.  EPA risk assessment guidelines may be utilized to determine
health risks from a chemical contaminant.  When establishing an interim action
level the director shall also consider water treatment or alternate remedial
actions.



(c)  The director shall distribute to
appropriate government and private institutions for review and comment a draft
risk assessment document describing the technical and scientific methods and
parameters utilized to determine an interim action level.  The director shall
consider all comments received relating to the risk assessment and revise an
interim action level if necessary.  The draft risk assessment and all comments
received by the director shall be made available to the public for review.



(d)  The director, upon designating an interim
action level for a contaminant, shall take such actions necessary to protect
the health of the public including, but not limited to:



(1)  Issuing guidance as may be necessary to protect
the health of persons (including travelers) who are or may be users of a
contaminated water supply system.



(2)  Notifying the public through the media of the
establishment of an interim action level. [L 1987, c 297, pt of §2(2)]