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INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: U.S. EPA'S APPROACH TO SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY
Citation:
PATTERSON, C. L., C. T. NIETCH, J. J. Allen, R. HAUGHT, AND J. A. GOODRICH. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: U.S. EPA'S APPROACH TO SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY . In Proceedings, Safe Water for Community Health, National Symposium on Drinking Water and Community Health: Standards, Surveillance and Management, New Delhi, INDIA, February 10 - 11, 2006. National Academy of Sciences India, Allahabad, India, 85-89, (2008).
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Description:
For the past 35 years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been establishing health-based standards for more than 80 contaminants and developing water quality methods and tools to monitor, assess, and report on the health of America's water resources. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) currently protects over 160,000 public water supplies serving over 300 million people from harmful contaminants in drinking water. To protect source water, EPA is developing decision support methods for aquatic resource managers, watershed-level planners, and treatment plant operators. Distribution system research is underway to understand the physical, chemical, and biological activities that occur in drinking water distribution systems. Point-of-use and point-of-entry treatment devices for tap water are becoming more prevalent in the U.S. and provide safe drinking water to individual homes, businesses, apartment buildings, and even small towns. U.S. EPA’s Office of International Affairs continues to assist nations with drinking water source water, treatment, and distribution system problems to ensure adequate and safe water supplies.
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