EPA Drinking Water Strategy
Listening Session: Monday, August 16, 2010

Thank you for your interest in EPA's new Drinking Water Strategy. Registration is closed for the listening session on August 16, 2010. Materials from the listening session will be made available on the Drinking Water Strategy website: http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/dwstrategy/index.cfm.

On Monday, August 16, 2010, the Potomac River Basin Drinking Water Protection Partnership will host a listening session on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Drinking Water Strategy. EPA will provide an overview of the Drinking Water Strategy and solicit feedback from the public and stakeholders on their perspectives and ideas on possible approaches to implement the Drinking Water Strategy. The focus of the listening session will be on the first two principles of the Drinking Water Strategy:

1. Address contaminants as groups rather than one at a time so that enhancement of drinking water protection can be achieved cost-effectively.
2. Foster development of new drinking water technologies to address health risks posed by a broad array of contaminants.

The meeting will take place on August 16, 2010, from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (Training Center, Lobby Level), 777 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002. Due to limited parking, participants are strongly urged to use public transportation. For directions, visit http://www.mwcog.org/contact/directions/default.asp .

Due to room capacity limitations, no more than 100 participants can be accommodated. Seating will be available for registered participants on a first come, first serve basis. Meeting materials will be made available on the Drinking Water Strategy website shortly after the meeting.