Microbial Disinfection Byproducts Rules collection

Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Title: Microbial Disinfection Byproducts Rules collection
Date (inclusive): circa 1985-1999
Collection Number: WRCA 020
Extent: 19.0 linear feet (19 boxes)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of materials related to Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rules (MDBPs) published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which regulate drinking water exposure to disinfection byproducts.
Languages: The collection is in English.

Access

This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

Publication Rights

Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Microbial Disinfection Byproducts Rules collection (WRCA 020). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown.

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of materials related to Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rules (MDBPs) published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which regulate drinking water exposure to disinfection byproducts.
Part of the collection is related to multiple advisory groups and committees set up to advise the EPA on updating the regulations, and includes correspondence, research, meeting minutes, impact anal yses, and reports.
The remainder of the collection contains legal documents, research and correspondence related to two court cases, Baker v. Motorola Inc. and Lofgren v. Motorola Inc., that concerned allegations of byproducts causing contaminated drinking water in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Drinking water -- Standards -- United States
Environmental law
Water Quality -- California

Genres and Forms of Materials

Correspondence
Legal documents
Reports
Research notes