Water pressure: rewriting the safe Drinking Water Act.

The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 and Its Role in Providing Access to Safe Drinking Water in the United States.

In 1974, President Gerald Ford signed into law the Safe Drinking Water Act, the first piece of legislation of its kind to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for overseeing the nation's drinking water supply. The law has proven instrumental in setting standards for ensuring that the US population can access drinking water that is safe. However, the law delegates much of its monitoring ...

Little Rock Municipal Water Works February 1996 Evaluation of Water Treatment Performance Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Assessment Pilot Plant Start-Up and Operations Based on Studies Conducted at LRMWW

Early Implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974*

Evaluation of drinking water supply, sanitation services and personal hygiene: a survey in villages of Savadkouh, Mazandaran

Background and Objective: One of the most important factors affecting communities’ health is safe drinking water. The UN general assembly considers “ensure availability and sustainable water and sanitation for all “as one of the 17 goals of SDGs for the 2030 development agenda.  Target 6.1 of SDGs aims to provide universal and equitable access to affordable drinking water and to provide safe dr...

Can you still drink the water?

What began as a straightforward (and long overdue) move to reauthorize the Safe Drinking Water Act has become an intriguing political drama that may be much more complex considering the possible risks, potential costs, and intended benefits to consumers and taxpayers. The process began on 8 September 1993, when EPA Administrator Carol Browner, on behalf of the Clinton administration, set forth ...