Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List - Draft; Notice of Availability

Cherise Petker, founder of Circular Solar LLC, supports the EPA's efforts to address microplastics and PFAS but emphasizes the need for remediation solutions that do not disrupt critical technologies. She proposes the use of her company's integrated remediation systems and workforce development programs to manage pollution and mitigate environmental impacts.

The Public Health Law Center argues that nicotine and microplastics from e-cigarettes and other tobacco products should be added to the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List. They provide extensive evidence regarding the environmental hazards, human health risks, and the need for federal regulatory action to manage these waste streams.

The North Carolina Plastic Waste Coalition, a group of organizations and individuals, supports the inclusion of microplastics on the EPA's Contaminant Candidate List. They argue that the EPA should go further by including microplastics in the next Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) to facilitate better data collection and public health protection.

Truth Initiative is advocating for the inclusion of nicotine on the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6). They argue that the widespread disposal of cigarette butts, e-cigarettes, and nicotine pouches creates a significant pathway for nicotine and other toxins to leach into aquatic environments and drinking water sources.

A taxpayer is requesting that the EPA include chemicals and metabolites from abortion pills on the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List. The commenter argues that the EPA should use its authority to monitor these substances to protect public health and wildlife from potential environmental impacts.

An individual is requesting that the EPA add mifepristone and its active metabolites to the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 6. The commenter argues that these substances could contribute to sewer system issues and pose potential health risks due to a lack of comprehensive studies on chronic low-dose exposure.

The commenter argues against including abortion medication and birth control on the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List. They contend that these are FDA-approved medications present only in trace amounts from human use and that the EPA should instead focus on industrial chemicals and heavy metals.