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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act | 1 |
| SDWA | 1 |
| Safe Drinking Water Act (in Alaska) | 1 |
| Safe Drinking Water Act regulatory program | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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environmental law ⓘ public health law ⓘ |
| 1986AmendmentsEmphasized |
filtration and disinfection requirements
ⓘ
regulation of additional contaminants ⓘ |
| 1996AmendmentsEmphasized |
consumer right-to-know provisions
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
1996 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | public water systems ⓘ |
| authorizes |
enforcement of drinking water standards
ⓘ
national drinking water standards ⓘ regulation of contaminants in drinking water ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
SDWA
this entity surface form:
Safe Drinking Water Act (in Alaska)
this entity surface form:
Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act
this entity surface form:
Safe Drinking Water Act regulatory program