Stage 1 and Stage 2 Compliance Help for Primacy Agencies
This Stage 1 and Stage 2 guidance will help EPA regions and states with implementation of rule provisions. These documents include:
- A summary of the rule
- Guidance for preparing state primary enforcement authority (primacy) revision applications
- Rule fact sheets
- A Quick Reference Guide
- Flowcharts illustrating rule requirements
The Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 DBPR) Implementation Guidance
- Implementation Guidance for the Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule (PDF)(108 pp, 310 K, About PDF) EPA 816-R-01-012, June 2001
- Appendices can be found on the Supporting Documents for Compliance Help for Primacy Agencies page.
- Primacy Agency Data Entry Instructions, with Examples, For Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (PDF)(150 pp, 3 MB, About PDF) EPA 816-R-02-012, January 2003
This document provides guidance to states regarding reporting requirements of the Stage 1 DBPR using typical PWS examples:
- PWS monitoring and reporting requirements
- Compliance and recordkeeping calculations
- PWS noncompliance information reporting responsibilities
- State reporting responsibilities to EPA’s database
- Safe Drinking Water Information System Federal (SDWIS/FED)
The Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 DBPR) Implementation Guidance
- Implementation Guidance for the Stage 2 Disinfectants/ Disinfection Byproducts Rule (PDF)(173 pp, 1 MB, About PDF) EPA 816-R-07-007, August 2007
Appendices can be found on the Supporting Documents for Compliance Help for Primacy Agencies page.
For more information, please see the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule page.