LAC 51:XII.901. Federal Regulations Adopted by Reference [formerly the preamble paragraph opening Appendix C]

A. The State of Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Health (LDH)-Office of Public Health (OPH) adopts the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) federal Total Coliform Regulations as published in the Federal Register, Volume 54, Number 124 Thursday, June 29, 1989. Pursuant to the definition of national primary drinking water regulations and the provisions of §377 of this Part, LDH-OPH adopts by reference the USEPA federal Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) as published in the Federal Register dated February 13, 2013 (Volume 78, Number 30, pages 10346-10363). In addition, under §377 of this Part, LDH-OPH also adopts by reference certain USEPA minor corrections to the federal RTCR as published in the Federal Register dated February 26, 2014 (Volume 79, Number 38, pages 10668-10670). In order to clarify the state's discretionary decisions allowed by the federal requirements, the following is offered.