Posted by Jessica Lee Reece (jreece@sgrlaw.com) The U.S. EPA has announced that it will switch its indicator standard for fecal contamination of public water systems from fecal coliform to e. coli. In a proposed rule entitled the “National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule,” EPA proposes to establish a maximum contaminant level of zero e. coli bacteria in drinking water.  EPA states that e. coli is a “more restricted group of coliform bacteria that almost always originate in the human or animal gut” and therefore is a better indicator of fecal contamination than fecal coliform. Drinking… Read more