25 Years of the Safe Drinking Water Act

Download or read book 25 Years of the Safe Drinking Water Act written by Barry Leonard and published by . This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapters: drinking water prior to 1974; overview of the SDWA & the National Drinking Water Program; the Original SDWA; the 1986 & 1996 SDWA Amendments; improving public access to info. & increasing opportunities for public participation; history of drinking water treatment; protecting drinking water sources; compliance trends for community water systems; waterborne disease outbreaks; cost of safe drinking water; issues facing small systems; success & challenges ahead; contaminants regulated under the 1962 PHS Standards; commonly used drinking water treatment technologies; legislation related to the SDWA; & types of underground injection wells.