                                          
                    UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460
                 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460
                                          
                                          
                 OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY
AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
              OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY
AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
                                          
                                          
        EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Antimicrobials Division (AD)
Meeting with Sodium Hypochlorite Stakeholders
May 16, 2017 
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST 
                              Potomac Yard South
                                 Arlington, VA
                                       
Attendees: 

External Stakeholders:					EPA:

Steve Via, American Water Works Association 	
Kevin Morley, American Water Works Association	Rose Kyprianou, Chief, RMB2, AD	
						Wanda Henson, Environ. Protection Specialist, RMB2, AD
						Jose Gayoso, Senior Regulatory Advisor, RMB2, AD
						Sandra O'Neill, Chemical Review Manager, RMB2, AD	
						Steve Weiss, Chief, RASSB, AD
     	                                                                         Jessica Bailey, Chemical Review Manager, RMB2, AD	
					               Laura Parsons, Associate Chief, RASSB, AD
						Tim Leighton, Senior Human Health Scientist, RASSB, AD
						Diana Hsieh, Chemist, RASSB, AD
                              Tim Dole, Industrial Hygienist, RASSB, AD
						Jimmy Chen, Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water
 						Ryan Albert, Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water

Meeting Discussion:

The agenda topics discussed at the May 16, 2017 meeting are presented below.

 Next steps in the hypochlorite registration review process
 Discuss path forward to minimize perchlorate and chlorate 
 Best management practices as label changes for registration review
 Residual chlorine at drinking water disinfection utilities 

EPA is reviewing the sodium and calcium hypochlorite chemicals in the registration review program. EPA Antimicrobials Division staff and industry representatives met to discuss factors impacting formation of two potential hypochlorite degradates - chlorate and perchlorate  -  and the label changes that could be helpful in keeping their formation down. EPA-OPP will be signing the preliminary interim decision (PID) for the hypochlorites by June 30, 2017. EPA will continue to refine BMP's for perchlorate formation minimization for the PID and will reach out to AWWA again with any questions or big changes. 

