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Clean Water/Safe Drinking Water Acts

Information from the EPA and Other U.S. Government Agencies

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

   • Summary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
       Originally passed by Congress in 1974. The law was amended in 1986 and 1996.
        •• Sections include Laws & Statutes and Fact Sheets
   • More information on the Safe Drinking Water Act
   • Introduction to the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996 | Printable Version (PDF) from EPA's Watershed Academy

     

   • Summary of the Clean Water Act / Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
        •• Sections include Summary and history
        •• Introduction to the Clean Water Act | Printable Version (PDF) from EPA's Watershed Academy