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Safe Drinking Water Act 30th Anniversary
The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 has helped our citizens enjoy one of the safest and cleanest water supplies in the world. The important advances in water treatment over the last century and since the Act’s passage constitute some of the major achievements in modern American public health. In the last 30 years, we have significantly increased the number of individuals and communities receiving water that meets public health standards.
More than 273 million people receive water from 53,000 community water systems. There has been a three-fold increase in the number of contaminants regulated under the Act since it was passed in 1974. Close to 92 percent of the nation’s water systems provide drinking water that meets all public health standards, and state and federal regulators are working to ensure that all systems meet standards. Using funds provided by the federal government, states have provided more than $8 billion to local water systems since 1996 to help them make infrastructure improvements needed to maintain public health protection.
Articles
Fact Sheets - The following fact sheets were
created in commemoration of the anniversary.
- The Undergound Injection Control Program: 30 Years Protecting Ground Water Through the Safe Drinking Water Act (439 K PDF FILE, 1 pg)
- Understanding the Safe Drinking Water Act EPA 816-F-04-030 June 2004
- Drinking Water Costs & Federal Funding EPA 816-F-04-038 June 2004
- Drinking Water Standards & Health Effects EPA 816-F-04-037 June 2004
- Drinking Water Treatment EPA 816-F-04-034 June 2004
- Drinking Water Monitoring, Compliance, and Enforcement EPA 816-F-04-031 June 2004
- Protecting Drinking Water Sources EPA 816-F-04-032 June 2004
- U.S. EPA's Program to Regulate the Placement of Waste Water and other Fluids Underground EPA 816-F-04-040 June 2004
- Public Access to Information & Public Involvement EPA 816-F-04-039 June 2004
- Water Facts EPA 816-F-04-036 June 2004
- Glossary EPA 816-F-04-035 June 2004
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