Links to Partners
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regional offices and an office
in Washington DC. EPA works with the states and many other partner
organizations to ensure that Americans enjoy safe drinking water.
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States ~ Federal agencies
~ Drinking water organizations
Environmental & public health organizations
~ Trade associations
International organizations
State and Territorial Drinking Water Protection Programs
Other State Environmental Agencies -
The Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators
maintains an index of links
to State environmental agencies.
Related Federal Agencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease,
injury, and disability.
U.S.Department of Agriculture
- Rural Utilities Service provides loans, grants and loan guarantees
for drinking water, sanitary sewer, solid waste and storm drainage facilities
in rural areas and cities and towns of 10,000 or less.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
regulates food (including bottled water), cosmetics, medicines, and other
products.
U.S. Geological Survey provides
the nation with reliable, impartial information to describe and understand
the earth.
Drinking Water Protection Organizations
American Water Resources
Association promotes understanding of water resources and related
issues by providing a multidisciplinary forum for education, professional
development and information exchange.
American Water Works
Association is an international non-profit scientific and educational
society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply.
American Water Works
Research Foundation sponsors practical, applied, and future-need based
research for the drinking water community.
Association of Boards of Certification
helps environmental certifying authorities do a better job by sharing
information, know-how, and resources.
Association of Metropolitan
Water Agencies is made up of the directors, commissioners, and managers
of the nation's largest municipal and publicly-owned water systems.
Association of State and Interstate
Water Pollution Control Administrators is an independent, nonpartisan
organization of state water program managers.
Association of State
Drinking Water Administrators is the professional association that
represents the collective interests of the nation's state drinking water
programs.
Clean
Water Action is a national citizens' organization working for clean,
safe and affordable water, prevention of health-threatening pollution,
creation of environmentally- safe jobs and businesses, and empowerment
of people to make democracy work.
Council of Infrastructure Financing
Authorities is a national organization of state, regional, and local
financing authorities, and is a principal advocate for needed infrastructure
funding from all levels of government.
Foundation
for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research offers training
courses and training tools to assist those involved in cross-connection
control.
The Groundwater
Foundation is dedicated to informing the public about one of our greatest
hidden resources, groundwater.
Ground Water Protection
Council is a national, not-for-profit organization whose members are
interested in the protection of the nation's ground water supplies.
National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners serve the consumer interest by seeking to improve the
quality and effectiveness of public regulation in America.
National Association of Water Companies
is the trade association that represents the private and investor-owned
water utility industry.
National Drinking
Water Clearinghouse assists small communities by collecting, developing
and providing timely information relevant to drinking water issues.
National Ground Water
Association enhances the skills and credibility of all ground water
professionals, develop and exchange industry knowledge, and promote the
ground water industry and understanding of ground water resources.
National Rural Water Association
is a nonprofit, grassroots organization representing the vast majority
of water systems in the country, governed by a volunteers from each state.
NSF International
develops standards, provides education, and provides third-party conformity
assessment services while representing the interest of all stakeholders.
National
Watershed Network is a coordinated national effort to encourage the
formation of local, voluntary watershed partnerships and help assure that
these partnerships successfully attain their goals.
Partnership for Safe
Water encourages and assists U.S. water suppliers to voluntarily enhance
their water systems performance for greater control of Cryptosporidium,
Giardia and other microbial contaminants.
Rural Community Assistance
Program helps rural people to improve the quality of life in their
communities.
WaterWiser
is a clearinghouse of water conservation and efficiency information.
Environmental and Public Health Organizations
American Ground Water
Trust protects America's ground water, promotes public awareness of
the environmental and economic importance of ground water, and provides
accurate information to assist public participation in water resources
decisions.
American Public Health
Association is the oldest and largest organization of public health
professionals in the world.
American Society for
Microbiology is the oldest and largest single life science membership
organization in the world.
American Society for Testing and Materials
is the developer and provider of voluntary consensus standards, related
technical information, and services having internationally recognized
quality and applicability that promote public health and safety.
Association of State
and Territorial Health Officials is a non-profit public health organization
that represents the leaders of State and Territorial health agencies.
Consumer
Federation of America works with public officials to promote beneficial
policies, to oppose harmful policies, and to ensure a balanced debate
on important issues in which consumers have a stake.
Environmental Council
of States is the national non-profit, non-partisan association of
state and territorial environmental commissioners.
Environmental News Network
host a global online network for the environmental community by providing
valuable content, communications and commerce opportunities.
Environmental Working
Group is a leading content provider for public interest groups and
concerned citizens who are campaigning to protect the environment.
League of Women
Voters Education Fund provides local and state Leagues, as well as
the wider public, with information and educational services on elections
and on current public policy issues.
National Environmental
Education and Training Foundation helps America meet critical national
challenges through environmental learning.
National Environmental Health Association
works to advance the environmental health and protection professional
for the purpose of providing a healthful environment for all.
Natural Resources
Defense Council uses law, science, and the support of more than 400,000
members nationwide to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and
to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
Sierra
Club promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources.
Public
Interest Research Group are state-based advocates for the public interest.
Related Trade Associations
American Petroleum
Institute represents the Nation's Oil and Natural Gas Industry.
International Bottled Water Association
is the trade association representing the bottled water industry.
Water Quality Association
represents manufacturers and distributors of household, commercial, industrial
and small system water treatment systems.
International Organizations
Water For People is a nonprofit,
charitable organization in the United States and Canada that helps people
in developing countries obtain safe drinking water.
WaterPartners International is a
non-governmental organization that links donors to high quality partner
organizations that help communities design and construct their own sustainable
water supply systems.
World
Health Organization's objective is the attainment by all peoples of
the highest possible level of health.
World Water Council
is a nonprofit organization devoted to long-term global water policy.
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