Safe Drinking Water Act
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The Safe Drinking Water Act is a U.S. federal law that protects public health by regulating the nation’s public drinking water supply and setting standards for water quality.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Safe Drinking Water Act Context triple: [United States Environmental Protection Agency, enforces, Safe Drinking Water Act]
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A.
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act is a landmark U.S. environmental law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s waters and sets water quality standards to protect human health and aquatic ecosystems.
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B.
Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories is a U.S. EPA reference document that provides health-based guidance and regulatory benchmarks for contaminants in drinking water to help protect public health.
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C.
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a binational accord between the United States and Canada that establishes shared commitments and coordinated actions to protect and restore the water quality and ecosystem health of the Great Lakes.
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D.
Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources to protect public health and the environment from air pollution.
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E.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the management, treatment, storage, and disposal of solid and hazardous waste to protect human health and the environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Safe Drinking Water Act Target entity description: The Safe Drinking Water Act is a U.S. federal law that protects public health by regulating the nation’s public drinking water supply and setting standards for water quality.
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A.
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act is a landmark U.S. environmental law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s waters and sets water quality standards to protect human health and aquatic ecosystems.
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B.
Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories
Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories is a U.S. EPA reference document that provides health-based guidance and regulatory benchmarks for contaminants in drinking water to help protect public health.
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C.
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a binational accord between the United States and Canada that establishes shared commitments and coordinated actions to protect and restore the water quality and ecosystem health of the Great Lakes.
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D.
Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources to protect public health and the environment from air pollution.
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E.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the management, treatment, storage, and disposal of solid and hazardous waste to protect human health and the environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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environmental law ⓘ public health law ⓘ |
| 1986AmendmentsEmphasized |
filtration and disinfection requirements
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regulation of additional contaminants ⓘ |
| 1996AmendmentsEmphasized |
consumer right-to-know provisions
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risk-based standard setting ⓘ source water protection ⓘ state revolving loan fund for drinking water infrastructure ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Safe Drinking Water Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SDWA
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| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| amendedIn |
1986
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1996 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | public water systems ⓘ |
| authorizes |
enforcement of drinking water standards
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national drinking water standards ⓘ regulation of contaminants in drinking water ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnacted | 1974-12-16 ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo | private wells ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
Consumer Confidence Reports
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National Primary Drinking Water Regulations ⓘ Source Water Assessment programs ⓘ Underground Injection Control program ⓘ maximum contaminant level goals ⓘ maximum contaminant levels ⓘ public notification requirements ⓘ state primacy programs for drinking water ⓘ treatment technique requirements ⓘ |
| focusesOn | finished drinking water quality ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq. ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
protect public health
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regulate public drinking water supply ⓘ set national drinking water quality standards ⓘ |
| regulates |
maximum contaminant levels
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monitoring of drinking water contaminants ⓘ public drinking water quality ⓘ reporting by public water systems ⓘ treatment techniques for drinking water ⓘ underground injection of fluids ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Clean Water Act ⓘ |
| requires |
EPA to set standards for drinking water contaminants
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certification of water system operators ⓘ monitoring of regulated contaminants ⓘ protection of underground sources of drinking water ⓘ public notification of water quality problems ⓘ reporting of violations to consumers ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide public drinking water supply in the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | Gerald Ford ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1974 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Safe Drinking Water Act Description of subject: The Safe Drinking Water Act is a U.S. federal law that protects public health by regulating the nation’s public drinking water supply and setting standards for water quality.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
SDWA
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Safe Drinking Water Act regulatory program
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Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act
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Safe Drinking Water Act (in Alaska)
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Safe Drinking Water Act (California implementation)
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Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
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Safe Drinking Water Act Public Water System Supervision Program
this entity surface form:
United States Safe Drinking Water Act
this entity surface form:
United States Safe Drinking Water Act
Detroit water system (Lake Huron via Detroit Water and Sewerage Department)
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Safe Drinking Water Act
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this entity surface form:
federal Safe Drinking Water Act (United States)
this entity surface form:
U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act
this entity surface form:
federal Safe Drinking Water Act