This article discusses the current status of the 1996 amendments to the SafeDrinking Water Act. The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has completed all actions required of it to date; however, many new regulations have been issued or are in development. This article lists the new regulations, with special emphasis on improving source water protection; difficult decisions that the arsenic regulation poses; finalization of the radon rule; the successful funding assistance of the State Revolving Fund; infrastructure funding gaps; tort litigation concerns; and, how capacity development will take center stage.
| Edition : | Vol. 92 - No. 9 |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Published : | 09/01/2000 |
