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Summary of SDWA | Laws, Regulations, Guidance & Dockets | US EPA Page 1 of 1 http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/sdwa.html Last updated on Thursday, July 30th, 2009. Laws, Regulations, Guidance and Dockets You are here: EPA Home Laws. Regulations. Guidance & Dockets Laws that We Administer Summary of SDWA Summary of the Safe Prinking Water Act How do I...? 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq. (1974) Find regulatory info : The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was established to protect the quality of drinking water in the U.S. This law focuses on all waters actually or potentially designed for drinking use, whether from above ground or underground sources. The Act authorizes EPA to establish minimum standards to protect tap water and requires all owners or operators of public water systems to comply with these primary (health-related) standards. The 1996 amendments to SDWA require that EPA consider a detailed risk and cost assessment, and best available peer-reviewed science, when developing these standards. State governments, which can be approved to implement these rules for EPA, also encourage attainment of secondary standards (nuisance-related). Under the Act, EPA also establishes minimum standards for state programs to protect underground sources of drinking water from endangerment by underground injection of fluids. by date by topic by business sector Comment Comply with a rule Get updates Search state-specific laws/rules Quick Links How EPA Writes Regulations Regulations and Proposed Rules Federal Register Environmental Documents Federal Register Database Regulations.gov EPA Dockets See also: Regulatory Agendas & Plans PDF of SDWA. from U.S. Senate (124 pp, 312K, About PDF') EPA's SDWA Home Page Back to the "Laws that EPA Administers" page. Codified Regulations Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) CFR Title 40: Protection of the Environment Laws Major Environmental Laws THOMAS U.S. House Committees U.S. Senate Committees Significant Guidance Documents http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/sdwa.html 10/5/2009