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Drinking Water
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Agreement With Major Airlines
to Protect Drinking Water
EPA announced commitments from 12 major U.S. passenger airlines to implement
new aircraft water testing and disinfection protocols. The action follows
testing that found water quality problems on 12.6 percent of domestic
and international passenger aircraft tested at U.S. airports. EPA also
announced a new round of airline water testing.
Regional Drinking Water Program Highlights
Safe
drinking water is a shared responsibility, involving water suppliers,
local, state, tribal and federal governments and other stakeholders. In
EPA Region 2, we work with our partners to ensure that the water supplied
by public water systems meets health-based standards.
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was passed in 1974 to ensure the safety of public drinking water supplies. In 1986, amendments to the Act were passed to further strengthen the drinking water program by establishing a timetable for EPA to develop additional drinking water regulations.
The 1996 Amendments to the SDWA contain a significant number of new provisions for EPA, the States, water suppliers, and the public. The 1996 Amendments emphasize sound science and risk-based standard setting, small water supply system flexibility and technical assistance, community-empowered source water protection, consumer awareness/right-to-know, and water system infrastructure assistance through a multi-billion-dollar Drinking Water State Revolving Fund(DWSRF).