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, ...

Toxins are supposed to be managed under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the 1974 law that Congress passed after scientists discovered widespread contamination in American tap water.

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, ...

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.

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 ...

Today, the country still reaps the benefits. Most Americans are provided high-quality water from their taps. “At a time when the American public is skeptical of the government’s ability to take ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...