12/21/2024
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December 21, 2024 822 am EST
50 years of Safe Drinking Water Act
Safe Drinking Water Act
Fifty years ago, national legislation was passed to ensure a consistent quality of drinking water for the American people. The US Environmental Protection Agency has responsibility to manage and enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act, ensuring public safety and inspiring public confidence in the nation's municipal drinking water.
New York Department of Health oversees the 8205 licensed public drinking water facilities, working with county health departments to "regulate the operation, design and quality of public water supplies and commercial bottled water suppliers." With challenges posed by cyanobacteria, intermittent source water contamination, flooding and drought, the drinking water operators manage to daily meet or exceed SDWA standards. All federal, state and local drinking water facility personnel are to be commended for their service.
See how drinking water facility compliance compares in Ohio, New York, Georgia, Louisiana and California, here.
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