Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): A Summary of the Act and ...

safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements Mary Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy March 1, 2017 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 RL31243 safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements Congressional Research Service Summary This report summarizes the safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and its major programs and regulatory requirements. It reviews revisions to the act since its enactment in 1974, including the Drinking Water security provisions added to the SDWA by the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 ( 107-188) and lead reduction provisions as amended by 111-380 (including amendments made by 113-64 to explicitly exempt fire hydrants from coverage under the act s lead plumbing restrictions). It also reviews 114-45, enacted August 7, 2015, directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a strategic plan to assess and manage the risks associated with algal toxins in public Water supplies; 114-98, the Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act, enacted December 11, 2015; and 114-322, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, enacted December 16, 2016.

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Title XIV of the Public Health Service Act, is the key federal law for protecting public water supplies from harmful contaminants. First enacted in 1974

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