Safe Drinking Water Act signed into law 50 years ago. How’s Minnesota’s water?

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Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50 • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Dec. 16 marked the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, which regulates drinking water quality across the United States. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The state Environmental Protection Commission focused on Iowa drinking water at its December meeting with a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and presentation on the state’s plan to manage nonpoint source pollution. Dec. 16 marked…

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The purpose of the NITRA-SEGURA Action Strategy is to compile the criteria for action of the Segura Hydrographic Demarcation to advance in the control of nitrate pollution of the waters of the masses of this hydrographic demarcation, due to strict application of the current regulations.

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50th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Why Isn’t Drinking Water Safer?

The law has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades and we've made progress, but the battle for safe water continues, with many water utilities fighting against better health protections.

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The Top 5 Threats to Our Water as the Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50

One of the most significant environmental laws of the 20th century is the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which passed 50 years ago today. This law, for the first time, established a national framework that seeks to ensure the safety of our public drinking water. It vested in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to regulate the drinking water quality of public water systems across the country.  Since that day in 1974 when Pres…

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Safe Drinking Water Act signed into law 50 years ago. How’s Minnesota’s water?

Fifty years after the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed in the U.S., Minnesota is expanding testing of drinking water sources as concerns about led, nitrates, and PFAS persist.

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50 years of safe drinking water

A lot can change in 50 years, but the need for clean drinking water hasn’t. This month, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act – a formative piece of federal legislation that transformed operations for drinking water utilities across the country in the name of public health.  Public drinking water systems in the U.S. started serving customers as far back as the late 1700s when Americans realized the impo…