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New Jersey's major drinking water legislation is the "Safe Drinking Water Act." [17] [18] It authorizes the NJDEP to adopt a maximum contaminant level for various contaminants found in drinking water (e.g. lead and copper). These standards largely follow the standards established by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. However, the NJDEP's ...
The Safe Drinking Water Act is the principal federal law governing public water systems. [1] These systems provide drinking water through pipes or other constructed conveyances to at least 15 service connections, or serve an average of at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year. As of 2017 there are over 151,000 public water systems. [2]
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.
Ridgewood Water's efforts stretch back to 2017 when it adopted a permanent stage 2, two-day per week limit on lawn watering ordinance for the municipalities it serves, reducing its water use by 20 ...
New Jersey environmental officials are poised to issue new rules that could slow water use across the state, as drinking water supplies dwindle.
Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974, which regulates the country’s drinking water supply. The act requires public water systems to follow standards laid out by the EPA, including ...
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).
The 1977 passage of the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act coincided with the passage of additional amendments to the Clean Water Act. These 1977 amendments were the result of a lawsuit between the Natural Resources Defense Council and Russell E. Train, the administrator of the EPA (NRDC v. Train, 8 E.R.C. 2120 (D.D.C. 1976)). The lawsuit ...