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Eight percent of the Community Water Systems—large municipal water systems—provide water to 82 percent of the US population. [4] The SDWA authorized the EPA to promulgate regulations regarding water supply. The major regulations are in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations: 40 CFR Parts 141, 142, and 143. Parts 141, 142, and 143 ...
Water quality laws govern the protection of water resources for human health and the environment. Water quality laws are legal standards or requirements governing water quality, that is, the concentrations of water pollutants in some regulated volume of water. Such standards are generally expressed as levels of a specific water pollutants ...
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the primary federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. [3] Pursuant to the act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards for drinking water quality and oversee all states, localities, and water suppliers that implement the standards.
William R. MacKenzie, M.D., a Centers for Disease Control epidemiologist who served as the Epidemic Intelligence Officer on the Milwaukee case, stated, "Standards for water treatment facilities were about to be implemented throughout the nation; but even those would not have stopped the Milwaukee outbreak." [2]
Regulation No. 736 – "Regulations Regarding a Permit for the Use of Water Resources"; 23 December 2003; Regulation No. 779 – adopted 19 September 2006; "Procedures for the Extraction of Mineral Resources" Regulation No. 857 – "Regulations regarding Procedures for Ascertaining of Groundwater Resources and Criteria of Quality" 19 October 2004
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
EPA poster explaining public water systems and Consumer Confidence Reports. The SDWA requires EPA to issue federal regulations for public water systems. [16] [17] There are no federal regulations covering private drinking water wells, although some state and local governments have issued rules for these wells.
EPA illustration of lead sources in residential buildings Infographic about lead in drinking water. The Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is a United States federal regulation that limits the concentration of lead and copper allowed in public drinking water at the consumer's tap, as well as limiting the permissible amount of pipe corrosion occurring due to the water itself. [1]