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  2. Drinking water quality legislation of the United States

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    Eight percent of the Community Water Systems—large municipal water systems—provide water to 82 percent of the US population. [4] The SDWA authorized the EPA to promulgate regulations regarding water supply. The major regulations are in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations: 40 CFR Parts 141, 142, and 143. Parts 141, 142, and 143 ...

  3. Maximum contaminant level - Wikipedia

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    Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) are standards that are set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water quality. [1] [2] An MCL is the legal threshold limit on the amount of a substance that is allowed in public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).

  4. Drinking water quality standards - Wikipedia

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    EPA has set standards for over 90 contaminants organized into six groups: microorganisms, disinfectants, disinfection byproducts, inorganic chemicals, organic chemicals and radionuclides. [12] States and territories must implement rules that are at least as stringent as EPA's to retain primary enforcement authority (primacy) over drinking water.

  5. Drinking water quality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Safe Drinking Water Act requires the US EPA to set standards for drinking water quality in public water systems (entities that provide water for human consumption to at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year). [3] Enforcement of the standards is mostly carried out by state health agencies. [4]

  6. Safe Drinking Water Act - Wikipedia

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    The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the primary federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. [3] Pursuant to the act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards for drinking water quality and oversee all states, localities, and water suppliers that implement the standards.

  7. Cleaner water expected with new EPA run-off protections ... - AOL

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    The expected outcome is better stormwater management for each municipality, as well as an improved water quality impact of stormwater run-off. Cleaner water expected with new EPA run-off ...

  8. Lead and Copper Rule - Wikipedia

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    EPA illustration of lead sources in residential buildings Infographic about lead in drinking water. The Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is a United States federal regulation that limits the concentration of lead and copper allowed in public drinking water at the consumer's tap, as well as limiting the permissible amount of pipe corrosion occurring due to the water itself. [1]

  9. US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and ...

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    Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water ...