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Source Water Protection Under the Amended SDWA
Author(s) -
Pontius Frederick W.
Publication year - 1996
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.1551-8833.1996.tb06643.x
Subject(s) - safe drinking water act , water source , agency (philosophy) , environmental protection , business , environmental science , environmental planning , water quality , water resource management , ecology , biology , philosophy , epistemology
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) amendments of 1996 contain several important provisions intended to better protect source water from contamination. Three new programs are created, and the existing programs administered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) related to source water protection are reauthorized. The amended SDWA provisions are summarized.