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USGS Drinking-Water Activities

USGS National/Regional Drinking Water Programs

• USGS Human Health Home Page
• USGS Water Resources Home Page
• USGS Water Data - National Water Information System
• USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA)
  • Arsenic Studies Group
  • NAWQA Data Warehouse
  • Source Water Quality Assessment Study, USGS Internal Use Only Web Site; Contact: Gregory Delzer
  • Human Health Effects of MTBE: A Literature Summary
• USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
• USGS Ohio District Microbiology Program and Lab
• USGS NAWQA TANC Home Page

USGS Drinking-Water Projects Database & Bibliographies

• Occurrence and Distribution of Contaminants: Projects Database | Bibliography
• Sources of Waters Used for Public Supply: Projects Database | Bibliography
• Vulnerability of Drinking Water Supplies: Projects Database|Bibliography
• Resource Planning and Management: Projects Database | Bibliography

External Links

• American Water Works Association
• Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
• Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
• AWWA Research Foundation
• Canadian Water Network
• Clean Water Action
• Ground Water Protection Council
• The Groundwater Foundation
• League of Women Voters
• National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
• National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities
• National Rural Water Association
• National Sanitation Foundation
• Safedrinkingwater.com (newsletter)>
• Source Water Collaborative
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Tables of Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories (2004)
  • Drinking Water Contaminants and Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs)
  • Substance Registry System (Useful for finding synonyms for names of chemical compounds)
  • Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
  • Anaerobic Biodegradation Rates of Organics in Groundwater (1999 draft)
  • Envirofacts
  • A Review of Contaminant Occurrence in Public Water Systems (November 1999)
  • Glossary of Environmental Terms