EPA … what it does – safe Drinking Water –
The United States enjoys one of the world’s most reliable and safest 
supplies of drinking water. Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1974 to protect public health, including by regulating public water systems.
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires EPA to establish and enforce standards that public drinking water systems must follow. EPA delegates primary enforcement responsibility (also called primacy) for public water systems to states and Indian Tribes if they meet certain requirements.
Over 155,000 public water systems provide drinking water to most Americans. Customers that are served by a public water system can contact their local water supplier and ask for information on contaminants in their drinking water, and are encouraged to request a copy of their Consumer Confidence Report. This report lists the levels of contaminants that have been detected in the water, including those by EPA, and whether the system meets state and EPA drinking water standards.
About 10 percent of people in the United States rely on water from private wells. Private wells are not regulated under the SDWA. People who use private wells need to take precautions to ensure their drinking water is safe. Learn more about private wells
Learn more
- Read about EPA’s drinking water regulations
- Find drinking water data and reports
- Return to Ground Water and Drinking Water
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World Water Day …Did you know it was a thing? 3/22/2017
On March 22nd, World Water Day 2017, Pope Francis will inspire a global conversation. His address from the Vatican will help shift how the world values and understands its single most precious resource: water. Immediately following the Papal address, at 10:30 a.m. CET, 400 thought leaders from around the world will convene at WATERSHED. These policy makers and academics, together with students, artists, business leaders and men and women from the most at-risk populations will begin an unprecedented dialogue around the value and values of water.
The conference is co-hosted by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture and the Club of Rome.
Collaborating partners include Circle of Blue, with input from the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on the Environment.
Please look out for World Water Day in 2018 – Nativegrl77
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Sonny Perdue:The Agriculture Secretary Nominee to Put Healthy Food and Farms First
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FDA Approved? and Why – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
How can you know for sure what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates? FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by regulating human drugs and biologics, animal drugs, medical devices, tobacco products, food and animal feed, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
Here is a guide to how FDA regulates products —and what the agency does (and doesn’t) approve.
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