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EPA Goal 2: Protecting America’s Waters |
Purpose
Current data indicates that millions of Americans still live without safe drinking water. Congress
has specifically authorized DOI’s Bureau of Reclamation to undertake the design and
construction of seven projects intended to deliver potable water supplies to specific
rural communities in the West.
Source(s) of Information
1. USBR: Rural Water Program
Related EPA Program(s)
Drinking Water Programs:
This program comprises the multiple-barrier approach to protecting public health from unsafe drinking water. Under this approach,
the Agency protects public health through: source water assessment and protection programs; promulgation of new or revised, scientifically
sound and risk-based National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs); training, technical assistance and financial
assistance programs to enhance systems’ capacity to comply with existing and new regulations; and the national implementation
of NPDWRs by state and tribal drinking water programs through regulatory, non-regulatory and voluntary programs and policies
to ensure safe drinking water.
Authorizing Legislation
• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
• Clean Water Act (CWA)
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