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 PUBLIC LAW 99-339—JUNE 19, 1986

100 STAT. 649

SEC. 104. VARIANCES.

Section 1415(a)(1)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended 42 USC 300g-4. as follows: (1) Strike the word "despite" and substitute a period and the following: "A variance may only be issued to a system after the system's. (2) Strike the word "generally" before the word "available" Science and ' and after "(taking costs into consideration)." insert the follow- technology, ing: "The Administrator shall propose and promulgate his finding of the best available technology, treatment techniques or other means available for each contaminant for purposes of this subsection at the time he proposes and promulgates a maximum contaminant level for each such contaminant. The Administrator's finding of best available technology, treatment techniques 'UHlfiiiJ^ or other means for purposes of this subsection may vary depending on the number of persons served by the system or for other physical conditions related to engineering feasibility and costs of compliance with maximum contaminant levels as considered appropriate by the Administrator.". (3) Strike the words "within one year of the date" and adding "at the time". (4) Add in clause (ii) after the words "water system of such" the word "additional". SEC. 105. EXEMPTIONS.

(a) SCHEDULES.—Section 1416 of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended as follows: (1) In subsection (b)(1) strike out the words "within one year of the date" and substitute "at the time". (2) In subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) strike the word "interim" and strike the words "not later than January 1, 1984" and substitute "not later than 12 months after enactment of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986". (3) In subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) strike "revised" and strike "not later than 7 years after the date such requirement takes effect" and substitute "other than a regulation referred to in section 1412(a), 12 months after the date of the issuance of the exemption". (4) Subsection (b)(2)(B) is amended to read as follows: "(B) The final date for compliance provided in any schedule in the case of any exemption may be extended by the State (in the case of a State which has primary enforcement responsibility) or by the Administrator (in any other case) for a period not to exceed 3 years after the date of the issuance of the exemption if the public water system establishes that— "(i) the system cannot meet the standard without capital improvements which cannot be completed within the period of such exemption; "(ii) in the case of a system which needs financial assistance for the necessary improvements, the system has entered into an agreement to obtain such financial assistance; or "(iii) the system has entered into an enforceable agreement to become a part of a regional public water system; and the system is taking all practicable steps to meet the standard. "(C) In the case of a system which does not serve more than 500 service connections and which needs financial assistance for the necessary improvements, an exemption granted under clause (i) or

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42 USC 300g-l. State and local governments.

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