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The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the principal federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. Pursuant to the act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards for drinking water quality and oversee all states, localities, and water suppliers who implement these standards.

757922United States CodeTitle 42, Chapter 6a, Subchapter XII. Safety of Public Water Systemsthe United States Government
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 6a — Public Health Service

Subchapter XII — Safety of Public Water Systems
Sec. Part A—Definitions
§ 300f Definitions
Part B—Public Water Systems
§ 300g Coverage
§ 300g-1 National drinking water regulations
§ 300g-2 State primary enforcement responsibility
§ 300g-3 Enforcement of drinking water regulations
§ 300g-4 Variances
§ 300g-5 Exemptions
§ 300g-6 Prohibition on use of lead pipes, solder, and flux
§ 300g-7 Monitoring of contaminants
§ 300g-8 Operator certification
§ 300g-9 Capacity development
Part C—Protection of Underground Sources of Drinking Water
§ 300h Regulations for State programs
§ 300h-1 State primary enforcement responsibility
§ 300h-2 Enforcement of program
§ 300h-3 Interim regulation of underground injections
§ 300h-4 Optional demonstration by States relating to oil or natural gas
§ 300h-5 Regulation of State programs
§ 300h-6 Sole source aquifer demonstration program
§ 300h-7 State programs to establish wellhead protection areas
§ 300h-8 State ground water protection grants
Part D—Emergency Powers
§ 300i Emergency powers
§ 300i-1 Tampering with public water systems
§ 300i-2 Terrorist and other intentional acts
§ 300i-3 Contaminant prevention, detection and response
§ 300i-4 Supply disruption prevention, detection and response
Part E—General Provisions
§ 300j Assurances of availability of adequate supplies of chemicals necessary for treatment of water
§ 300j-1 Research, technical assistance, information, training of personnel
§ 300j-2 Grants for State programs
§ 300j-3 Special project grants and guaranteed loans
§ 300j-3a Grants to public sector agencies
§ 300j-3b Contaminant standards or treatment technique guidelines
§ 300j-3c National assistance program for water infrastructure and watersheds
§ 300j-4 Records and inspections
§ 300j-5 National Drinking Water Advisory Council
§ 300j-6 Federal agencies
§ 300j-7 Judicial review
§ 300j-8 Citizen’s civil action
§ 300j-9 General provisions
§ 300j-10 Appointment of scientific, etc., personnel by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency for implementation of responsibilities; compensation
§ 300j-11 Indian Tribes
§ 300j-12 State revolving loan funds
§ 300j-13 Source water quality assessment
§ 300j-14 Source water petition program
§ 300j-15 Water conservation plan
§ 300j-16 Assistance to colonias
§ 300j-17 Estrogenic substances screening program
§ 300j-18 Drinking water studies
Part F—Additional Requirements To Regulate Safety of Drinking Water
§ 300j-21 Definitions
§ 300j-22 Recall of drinking water coolers with lead-lined tanks
§ 300j-23 Drinking water coolers containing lead
§ 300j-24 Lead contamination in school drinking water
§ 300j-25 Federal assistance for State programs regarding lead contamination in school drinking water
§ 300j-26 Certification of testing laboratories


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