National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
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The National Primary Drinking Water Regulations are U.S. federal standards that set legally enforceable limits on contaminants in public drinking water systems to protect human health.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal regulation
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drinking water standard → |
| appliesTo |
community water systems
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groundwater systems → non-transient non-community water systems → public water systems → surface water systems → |
| authorityFrom |
Safe Drinking Water Act
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| basis |
feasibility of treatment technologies
→
health risk assessment → |
| country |
United States
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| covers |
disinfectants
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disinfection byproducts → inorganic chemicals → microbial contaminants → organic chemicals → radionuclides → |
| distinguishedFrom |
National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations
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| doesNotApplyTo |
private household wells
→
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| enforcedBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
→
state drinking water programs → |
| environmentalDomain |
public health protection
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| establishes |
analytical methods for contaminant measurement
→
compliance criteria for water systems → monitoring schedules for contaminants → |
| goal |
reduce risk of acute health effects from drinking water
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reduce risk of chronic health effects from drinking water → |
| includes |
Maximum Contaminant Level Goals
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Maximum Contaminant Levels → treatment techniques → |
| legalFramework |
Safe Drinking Water Act regulatory program
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| legalStatus |
legally enforceable
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| primaryPurpose |
protection of human health
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| regulatingAgency |
EPA
→
United States Environmental Protection Agency → |
| relatedTo |
National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations
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| requires |
consumer confidence reporting through annual water quality reports
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monitoring of contaminants → periodic review and revision of standards → public notification of certain violations → recordkeeping by public water systems → reporting of violations → |
| scope |
national
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| sector |
drinking water
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| sets |
maximum contaminant levels
→
treatment technique requirements → |
| typeOfLimit |
health-based contaminant limits
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Safe Drinking Water Act
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establishes |
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Consumer Confidence Reports
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relatedTo |