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Protect What You Love
Check out Clean Water's year-end campaign - Protect What You Love! Our goal is to raise $175,000 by the end of the year and we hope you will join us by making a special gift today.
The Safe Drinking Water Act at 50 – What Does the Future Hold?
As we celebrate the successes of the landmark drinking water law, we are also committed to pushing for continued progress in providing safe drinking water for everyone and elevating the imperative to keep dangerous pollution out of our water, our air, and our communities.
3 tips: Clean Water for the Holidays
Check out 3 options we hope will make your holiday shopping and gift-giving easier with some fresh ideas for your consideration.
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.