OH SB143

Director of Environmental Protection shall adopt rules establishing a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for aluminum in drinking water of not more than 0.2 milligrams per liter

When adopting rules, the director must consider MCLs established by other states, studies and scientific evidence reviewed by other states, materials from the federal agency for toxic substances and disease registry, and recent independent and government peer-reviewed scientific studies

Rules established under this section must be not less stringent than any MCL or health advisory established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency

Director shall annually review adopted rules and adopt, amend, or rescind rules as necessary to account for the most recent peer-reviewed scientific studies addressing aluminum's effects on human health

Division (F) of section 121.95 of the Revised Code does not apply to rules adopted under this section