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Clean water is the foundation for healthy & prosperous communities. While our nation has made significant progress since the 1970’s in cleaning up many of our rivers, bays and other vital water resources, significant water quality and quantity challenges and inequalities remain. We work to protect clean water from the watershed to the water tap.

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Putting Drinking Water First to Address Nutrient Pollution

Nutrient pollution from nitrogen and phosphorus runoff is one of the most pervasive water quality problems in the U.S. and there is increasing concern about their impact on drinking water.

Aquifer Exemptions: Sacrificing Groundwater for Oil and Gas Production

The Aquifer Exemption program in the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Underground Injection Control (UIC) program allows certain oil and gas and mining activity to occur in groundwater that would otherwise be protected as a drinking water source.

Clean Water Currents | Fall 2023

In This Issue: Congress Should Protect People, Not Polluters! As we go to press, the U.S. Congress is debating the federal government’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, environmental and health safeguards are at risk, and a government shutdown is possible. In the U.S. House of Representatives, the majority party has proposed budget bills that include severe cuts to programs that reduce water and air pollution and protect communities from toxic exposures.

Achieving Groundwater Access for All: Why Groundwater Sustainability Plans Are Failing Many Users

With increased droughts, the implementation of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and protection of vulnerable communities dependent on small water systems and domestic wells is urgent.
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