EPA may still regulate perchlorate rocket fuel contamination

According to an article in the Seattle PI, the EPA is revisiting its decision to not regulate perchlorate contamination in drinking water.  The article states:

The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a second look at its decision not to limit the amount of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient allowed in drinking water.

Late last year, the agency proposed not setting a drinking water standard for perchlorate, which has been found in at least 395 sites in 35 states at levels high enough to interfere with thyroid function and pose developmental problems in humans.

We know that perchlorate contamination has been found at Nohili, Pohakuloa and Makua.  The military is claiming that the levels are not high enough to pose a public health threat and are not cleaning up the toxic chemical.