Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water: Guideline Technical Document on Chlorine in Drinking Water for public comment.

Health Canada, as secretariat to the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water is posting the Guideline Technical Document on Chlorine in Drinking Water for a two month consultation process. This is a new technical document which does not propose a guideline for chlorine in drinking water. The document focuses on the health effects related to exposure to chlorine in drinking water supplies. It does not review the benefits or the processes of chlorination, nor does it assess the health risks related to exposure to by-products formed as a result of the chlorination process. Comments should be forwarded by email to water_eau@hc-sc.gc.ca. In order to seek clarification of your comments, and to be able to inform you of the results of the consultation, we ask that you include your name, affiliation, email address or telephone number. A reply acknowledging reception of comments will be sent. Following the consultation, a letter summarizing the comments received and the decision of the CDW will be sent to all participants and will be posted to the site along with the revised document.

How Can I Comment on this Document?

Comments are solicited from the public and other interested stakeholders. Because of the technical nature of this document, it may be of special interest to people in industry, academia, and municipal, federal, provincial or territorial governments.

Comments can be sent via e-mail to: water_eau@hc-sc.gc.ca

If this is not feasible, comments may be sent by mail to:

Public Consultation for Chlorine in Drinking Water
Water, Air and Climate Change Bureau
269 Laurier Ave. West, AL 4903D
Ottawa, Ontario,
K1A 0K9
Fax: (613) 952-2574

The following personal information provided in this form is protected under the Privacy Act. The information would allow us to contact you to seek clarification of your comments and/or inform you of the results of the consultation. If you chose to provide the personal information, it will not be shared with other parties and will not be used for any purpose other that the ones listed above. Please note that you can contact us at water_eau@hc-sc.gc.ca at any time to correct your personal information.

When Are Comments Due?

Please note that all comments must be received before December 18, 2007.

Where Can I Find the Draft Guidelines?

Help on accessing alternative formats, such as PDF, MP3 and WAV files, can be obtained in the alternate format help section.

Consultation Document 

How Can I Find the Results of the Consultations?

Health Canada will make the results of this consultation available on this Web site.