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More Regulation, More Responsibility
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1988.tb02973.x
Subject(s) - trihalomethane , enforcement , safe drinking water act , business , clean water act , environmental science , state (computer science) , environmental planning , environmental protection , water treatment , waste management , environmental engineering , water quality , law , engineering , political science , computer science , ecology , algorithm , biology
This discussion addresses the effects of the 1986 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act on utilities. Topics covered include the surface water treatment rule, the coliform rule, state and federal enforcement responsibilities, regulatory demands on small water systems, the proposed maximum contaminant level (MCL) for lead, disinfection by‐products and the trihalomethane (THM) standard.