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SDWA Capacity Development Often Misunderstood
Author(s) -
Shanaghan Peter E.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1997.tb02082.x
Subject(s) - business , safe drinking water act , state (computer science) , environmental planning , environmental economics , environmental science , computer science , economics , water quality , ecology , algorithm , biology
The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments bring significant, positive change to the national drinking water program. Water system capacity development is one of the most interesting but misunderstood provisions of the amendments. This article discusses the two major components of the capacity development framework: a state program to ensure that new water systems demonstrate adequate technical, financial, and managerial capacity prior to commencing operations; and, a state capacity development strategy to assist existing systems in acquiring and maintaining technical, financial, and managerial capacity. The article also discusses the formation of a stakeholder working group by the USEPA for the purpose of ensuring effective implementation of the SDWA amendments.