Benzo[a]pyrene in Drinking Water

The Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water (CDW) has assessed the available information on benzo[a]pyrene with the intent of updating its drinking water guideline. The purpose of this consultation is to solicit comments on: the proposed guideline and the approach used for its development; the potential economic costs of implementing it; the ability of accredited laboratories to reliably measure benzo[a]pyrene at or below the proposed maximum acceptable concentration; and to determine the availability of additional exposure data.

The CDW has requested that this document be made available to the public and open for comment. Comments are appreciated, with accompanying rationale, where required. Comments can be sent to the CDW Secretariat via email at water_eau@hc-sc.gc.ca. If this is not feasible, comments may be sent by mail to the CDW Secretariat, Water and Air Quality Bureau, Health Canada, 3rd Floor, 269 Laurier Avenue West, A.L. 4903D, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9. All comments must be received before May 6^th, 2015.

It should be noted that this Guideline Technical Document on Benzo[a]pyrene in Drinking Water will be revised following evaluation of comments received, and a drinking water guideline will be established, if required. This document should be considered as a draft for comment only.

How to Get Involved

Please select and read through the link below titled “consultation document”. Once read, please submit your comments via email or by mail. Please be sure to include the title of the consultation document on which you are commenting.

Guideline technical documents are developed in collaboration with provincial and territorial partners, through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water (CDW). As provinces and territories are responsible for drinking water quality in their respective jurisdictions, consultation comments will be shared with the appropriate CDW member, along with the name and affiliation of the author. Authors that do not want their name and affiliation shared with their CDW member should provide a statement to this effect along with their comments.

water_eau@hc-sc.gc.ca

CDW Secretariat
Water and Air Quality Bureau, Health Canada
3rd Floor, 269 Laurier Avenue West
Address Locator. 4903D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9.

Consultation Document

Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments and suggestions by May 6^th, 2015.

Reporting to Canadians

Following each consultation, the guideline technical document will be revised and posted on the Health Canada website. A summary of the comments received and how they have been addressed will be available upon request.

If you have any questions, contact us at water_eau@hc-sc.gc.ca