Description: The Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) is a list of contaminants that, at the time of publication, are not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water regulations, but are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems. Contaminants listed on the CCL may require future regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). EPA announced the second Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 2) on February 23, 2005. The CCL Chemical Candidate Lists are versioned iteratively and this description navigates between the various versions of the lists. The list of substances displayed below represents only the chemical CCL 2 contaminants. CCL 2 includes 39 individually listed chemicals and 3 chemical groups (Alachlor ESA and other acetanilide pesticide degradation products, organotins, and triazines and degradation products of triazines). For the versioned lists, please use the hyperlinked lists below.
CCL5 - November 2022
CCL4 - November 2016
CCL3 - October 2009
CCL2 - February 2005 This list
CCL1 - March 1998
Number of Chemicals: 42