A Comment Template for the LONG TERM 2 ENHANCED SURFACE WATER TREATMENT RULE (LT2ESWTR

American Water Works Association of Metropolitan National Association of The National League of Association Water Agencies Water Companies Cities 1401 New York Avenue, 1620 I Street; NW 1725 K. Street, N.W. 1301 Pennsylvania N.W. Suite 640 Suite 500 Suite 1212 Avenue NW,Suite 550 Washington, D.C. 20005 Washington; DC 20006 Washington, D.C. 20006 Washington, DC 20004 Tel: (202) 628-8303 Tel: (202) 331-2820 Tel: (202) 833-8383 Tel: (202) 626-3000 Fax: (202) 628-2846 Fax: (202) 785-1845 Fax: (202) 331-7442 Fax: (202) 626-3043 January 9, 2004 Cynthia Dougherty Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 RE: Proposed Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (Docket No. OW–2002–0039) Dear Ms. Dougherty: American Water Works Association (AWWA), Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), National Association of Water Companies (NAWC), and The National League of Cities (NLC) appreciate the opportunity to review the Proposed Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2ESWTR). As signatories of the FACA Agreement, the commenting organizations affirm their support for the Agreement in principle reached by the Federal Advisory Committee and the basic components of that agreement as reflected in the proposed rule: As might be expected, there are a number of areas where we believe that EPA’s proposed implementation of the agreement could be ...