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Disinfection Byproducts
Disinfection byproducts or DBPs, are chemicals that are formed when organic carbon reacts with chlorine, a chemical used to disinfect water against pathogenic organisms.
Answers to Questions about the Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Commonly requested information regarding the 2005 Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBP2) promulgated by EPA
Relative Risk to Public Water System Customers from Disinfection Byproducts
Explains the relative risk to Public Water System Customers from Disinfection Byproducts.
FileIs My Public Water System Affected by the DBP2 and LT2 Rules?
Use this list to find out whether TCEQ data have assigned your PWS to the correct group for implementation of the new Disinfection Byproduct Stage 2 and Long Term 2 rules.
FileDisinfection Byproduct (DBP) Information
General questions and answers.
FileInitial DBP2 Notification Letter
FileDBP Sampling Site Locations
FileStage 2 Disinfection Byproduct Rule Compliance Timetables
DBP2 and LT2 Training Opportunities
How to register for webcasts, teleconferences, and other events set up to provide training on the Stage 2 Disinfection Byproduct Rule (DBP2) and Long Term 2 Rule (LT2).
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