California enjoys some of the highest water quality in the world. Local water agencies are responsible for meeting many stringent federal and state water quality regulations to ensure the water they deliver is clean and safe.
The Safe Drinking Water Act is the main federal law that ensures the quality of Americans' drinking water. Under SDWA, EPA sets standards for drinking water quality and oversees the states, localities, and water suppliers who implement those standards.
SDWA was originally passed by Congress in 1974 to protect public health by regulating the nation's public drinking water supply. The law was amended in 1986 and 1996 and requires many actions to protect drinking water and its sources: rivers, lakes, reservoirs, springs, and ground water wells.
The U.S. Department of the Interior on May 16 announced the release of updated draft rules for hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian...
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Members of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee got an in-depth look at challenges facing the state’s drinking water State...
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Two Assembly committees heard testimony May 14 from public policy experts, state officials, and industry and environmental groups on how...
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The Senate Environmental Quality Committee will hold a special hearing on the state’s drinking water program May 15 at the State...
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ACWA and the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association (CA-NV AWWA) sent a letter to the California Department of...
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ACWA has released its 2013 Suggested Guidelines for use by public water systems in preparing Public Health Goal (PHG) reports to...
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ACWA submitted a comment letter Feb. 19 to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) on proposed draft changes to a statewide...
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ACWA has submitted the attached letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding draft Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)...
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ACWA has compiled a significant amount of information regarding chromium 6 compliance costs through our work with the...
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ACWA submitted comments in cooperation with WateReuse Association and the California Association of Sanitation Agencies.
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