The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is a law that protects the quality of drinking water in the United States. Passed by Congress in 1974 and amended in 1986 and 1996, ...

The aging 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act is at fault. Congress must reform the law to guarantee the public’s right-to-know the quality of their drinking water­ in advance, and foster the ...

“The Safe Drinking Water Act established, if you will, the rules of the road, the process by which we make a determination about whether to regulate, ...

On Dec. 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford signed the Safe Drinking Water Act into law, which created a standards playbook for all public water utilities set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Safe Drinking Water Act gave the EPA powers to regulate underground injections to prevent the contamination of drinking water sources. Yet, this loophole has prevented the federal oversight of ...

President Gerald R. Ford signed the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974. “It's great that we've had it for, like, 50 years now,” McNaughton said.

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), signed in 1974, has transformed U.S. water safety, reducing harmful contaminants and ensuring 93% of systems meet health standards.

A Toast to the Safe Drinking Water Act Its radical idea—tap water should be safe to drink—has been a huge, underappreciated success. By James Salzman. Dec 16, 2014 8:00 AM.

On Dec. 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford signed the Safe Drinking Water Act into law, which created a standards playbook for all public water utilities set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposal was published on March 14th. (See previous blog post.) See Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-0W-2022-0114. PFAS consists of a large group ...

Within the U.S., tap water sources are heavily regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. Because of this bill, the EPA is able to set ...

Minnesota leaders mark 50 years of clean drinking water in the state 01:52. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Exactly 50 years ago Monday, the Safe Drinking Water Act was signed into law. It was the first time ...