1. ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS - COMMITTEES BOARDS, PANELS AND COUNCILS NATIONAL DRINKING WATER ADVISORY COUNCIL PURPOSE. This Charter is reissued for the National Drinking Water Advisory Council in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. (App. I) 9 (c). 2. AUTHORITY. The Council was created or December 16, 1974, under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, P.L. 93-523, 42 U.S.C. 3001-5 and the charter was renewed on December 23, 1976; December 1, 1978; November 7, 1980; November 29, 1982, December 7, 1984 and December 15, 1986. 3. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITY. The Council advises, consults with, and makes recommendations on a continuing basis to the Administrator, through the Assistant Administrator for water, on matters relating to activities, functions, and policies of the Agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 4. FUNCTIONS. The Council provides practical and independent advice to the Agency on matters and policies relating to drinking water quality and hygiene, and maintains an awareness of developing issues and problems in the drinking water area. It reviews and advises the Administrator on regulations and guidelines that are required by the Safe Drinking Water Act; makes recommendations concerning necessary special studies and research; recommends policies with respect to the promulgation of drinking water standards; assists in identifying emerging environmental or health problems related to potentially hazardous constituents in drinking water; and proposes actions to encourage cooperation and communication between the Acency and other governmental agencies, interested groups, the general public, and technical associations and organizations on drinking water quality. 5. COMPOSITION AND MEETINGS. The Council consists of fifteen members including a Chairperson, appointed by the Deputy Administrator after consultation with the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. Five members shall be appointed from the general public; five members shall be appointed from appropriate State and local agencies concerned with water hygiene and public water supply; and five members shall be appointed from representatives of private organizations or groups demonstrating an active interest in the field of water hygiene and public water supply. Except as provided in Section 1446 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, each member of the Council will hold office for a term of three years and will be eligible for reappointment. The Council is authorized to form subcommittees to consider specific matters and report back to the full Council. Meetings will be held as necessary and convened by the Assistant Administrator for Water. A full-time salaried officer or employee of EPA will be designated as the Executive Secretary. Each meeting will be conducted in accordance with an agenda approved in advance of the meeting by the designated Agency official. The Designated Federal Official will be present at all meetiras and is authorized to adjourn any meeting whenever it is determined to be in the public interest. The estimated annual operating cost of the Council is approximately $69,000, which includes .50 work-year of staff support. The Office of Water will provide the necessary staff and support for the Council. 6. DURATION. As provided in the Safe Drinking Water Act, "Section 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (relating to termination) shall not apply to the Council." However, the Charter is subject to the renewal process upon the expiration of each successive two-year period following the date of enactment of the Act establishing this Council. 7. SUPERSESSION. The former National Drinking Water Advisory Council charter filed on December 15, 1986 is hereby superseded. RECENT The National Drinking Water Advisory Council held seven meetings during 1988 and 1989. Three of these meetings were held by conference call, but were open to the general public. The Council reviewed, in various stages, the following regulatory packages: (1) Proposed Lead and Copper Primary Drinking Water Regulations; (2) Phase II - Proposed Synthetic Organic Chemicals and Inorganic Chemicals; (3) Proposed and Final versions of the Primacy Enforcement Responsibility under the Safe Drinking Water Act; and (4) Proposed and Final versions of the Surface Water Treatment Rule and the accompanying Coliform Rule. Also, the Council was asked to make recommendations on some other issues the Agency felt their input during the preliminary stages, would greatly enhance the final product. These issues included: (1) Draft Rulemaking for Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Radionuclides; (2) Draft Rulemaking package for Phase V-Synthetic Organic Chemicals and Inorganic Chemicals; (3) Draft options paper for the Proposed Lead and Copper Primary Drinking Water Regulations, including a Maximum Contaminant Level at the consumer's tap and mandatory lead pipe replacement; (4) A Guidance Manual for the Final Surface Water Treatment Rule; (5) Wellhead Protection Programs; (6) Ground Water Classification Guidelines; (7) Class V Shallow Wells Strategy under the Underground Injection Control Program; (8) Consolidated Monitoring for requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act; and (9) Draft Rulemaking for Disinfection/Disinfection By-Products. During the past two years, the Council visited sites that would enhance their understanding of implementation issues facing both the States and water supply systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act. First, while in Los Angeles, California for the March 1988 meeting, the Council toured the largest direct filtration and second largest ozone plant in the United States. This plant serves about 3.2 million people. This plant is state-of-the-art and financially capable of making necessary changes to meet the new requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act. In contrast, during the April 1989 meeting, the Council toured parts of rural Indiana to see firsthand the problems facing small community water systems. Without the technical training and funding necessary to meet the drinking water regulations, these systems are consistently in violation and in some cases, endangering the health of the consumers. The Council feels it is important that all aspects of a regulation be examined before recommendations are made to the Agency. What may seem prudent for large water supply systems, can quickly deteriorate the viability of a small community system. ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS COMMITTEES, BOARDS, PANELS, AND COUNCILS SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD 1. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. This Charter is reissued for the Science Advisory Board in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. (App.I) 9(c). The former Science Advisory Board, administratively established by the Administrator of EPA on January 11, 1974, was terminated in 1978 when the Congress created the statutorily mandated Science Advisory Board by the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA) of 1978, 42 U.S.C. 4365. The Science Advisory Board charter was renewed Cctober 31, 1979; November 19, 1981; November 3, 1983; October 25, 1985; and November 6, 1987. 2. SCOPE OF ACTIVITY. The activities of the Board will include analyzing problems, conducting meetings, presenting findings, making recommendations, and other activities necessary for the attainment of the Board's objectives. Ad hoc panels may be established to carry out these special activities in which consultants of special expertise may be used who are not members of the Board. 3. OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The objective of the Poard is to provide advice to EPA's Administrator on the scientific and technical aspects of environmental problems and issues. While the Board reports to the Administrator, it may also be requested to provide advice to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works or the U.S. House Committees on Science and Technology, Energy and Commerce, or Public Works and Transportation. The Board will review scientific issues, provide independent scientific and technical advice on EPA's major programs, and perform special assignments as requested by Agency officials and as required by the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977. Responsibilities include the following: Reviewing and advising on the adequacy and scientific and Liability Act, or any other authority of the Administrator; |