Safe Drinking Water Act
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Total Pages | : 21 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:186954325 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Much progress has been made in assuring the quality of public water supplies since the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was first enacted in 1974. Public water systems must meet extensive regulations, and public water system management has become a much more complex and professional endeavor. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated some 91 drinking water contaminants, and more regulations are pending. In 2005, EPA reported that the number of systems reporting no violations of drinking water standards reached a new high of 94% in 2003. Despite such progress, however, an array of issues and challenges remain.