Filter By:
Type
State
Priority
Posted On
Search Results
What Do You Think? Share Your Opinion. You can help raise $1 million for Clean Water!
Most Clean Water Action members we know – people like you who care about our water and want to see it protected – hold a wide range of opinions. Those opinions sometimes count for more than you might think – a lot more!
How Much is YOUR Opinion Worth?
Join with thousands of other clean water supporters and activists who. Together, we’ve raised more than $810,000 for Clean Water Fund – and counting. Our partners at SurveyMonkey Contribute make it easy. Can you help us make it to $1 million?
Sign up now. Find out. Make a real difference for Clean Water.
I first heard about this innovative
Background: Federal Regulation of Lead in Drinking Water
For our introduction to lead and drinking water, click here.
The Federal Government regulates lead in drinking water, primarily through the Lead and Copper Rule.
Lead and Copper Rule
Adopted as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1991 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)'s purpose is to protect public health by minimizing lead and copper exposure at the tap.
The LCR requires water systems to monitor the drinking water they provide and control for corrosion. Because lead can get into drinking water at various points throughout the system, as
Harmful Algal Outbreaks and Drinking Water
Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms happen most often where there are high levels of nutrients like nitrogen or phosphorus present in warm, still waters like lakes, ponds, or reservoirs. They can also occur in rivers, especially during summer months. Aquatic ecosystems need nutrients to thrive but fertilizer runoff from agriculture, sewage and industrial discharges, and urban stormwater have added an excessive of nutrients into many of our nation’s bays, lakes and rivers.
Clean Water Currents -- Spring 2019
In This Issue: The Water Polluter Loophole | Sacrificing Colorado's Groundwater | Reforming our Democracy | Court Rules to Protect Clean Water | The Forever Chemical | Rejecting the Dirty Water Rule