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Public Water Is Controlled By Regulations
By Imogen T Stubbs
Not knowing about the quality of your public water should be
a crime that you never commit. Do you know where your source water
is located and how you receive your water? It is important to
know how your water is kept safe.
There may be a discrepancy between what your water company tells
you and what they do not want you to know about their testing
standards. It is your responsibility to do a little bit of digging
and research to discover how your local water company is held
to certain standards set by the government.
Environmental Protection Agency Governs Drinking Water Standards
Drinking water standards from the bottled water industry, on
down to the water systems used by the public are governed by a
branch of the government. This office is the EPA which stands
for Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA has guidelines on how pure or impure the water source
can be before they consider water contamination to be present.
City water treatment plants have to review their options and operate
under their jurisdiction and codes if they want to avoid fines
and risking public health. Each year the EPA publishes statistics
on the cleanest and the best drinking water to be found in the
United States.
The Safe Drinking Water Act
According to the Safe Drinking Water Act, all public water systems
must ensure that their water is safe to drink. They have two different
categories. The first is the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation.
This regulation states the exact specifications that water sources
must meet for our consumption.
The second category is the National Secondary Drinking Water
Act Regulation. This is the regulation that tells and monitors
taste, color and texture. The water must be clean but doesn’t
have to look or taste great.
Regulations Ensure Water Sources Remain Pure And Clean
Public water systems do a great deal for this country. They ensure
that everyone can have the life giving water that they need and
deserve. The EPA enforce the regulations to ensure water sources
remain pure and clean. They also make sure that the special cleaning
processes are performed according to their specifications.
The Environmental Protection Agency is our friend and comrade
in this battle. Think about how clean your water is the very next
time you go in and turn on the faucet for some cool refreshing
water. At least you will know who to contact if you suspect a
possible water contamination.
About the Author:
Imogen T Stubbs has written a number of articles on water, kitchen ideas, holiday feasts, food and cooking including
Hot Water,
Refrigerator Water Filter,
Water Filtering System,
Whole House Water,
First Thanksgiving,
Thanksgiving Feast.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
Is well water safe?
Well water can be just as safe as bottled
water or tap water. It will have a different taste though because
all of the impurities such as lime that are found naturally occurring
in water. Some people actually prefer the taste of well water to that
of tap or bottled because of that "hard" water taste.
Unfortunately hard water is really rough on sinks, toilets, bathtubs,
showers and hot water heaters with the lime scale buildup. The
solution is to buy a water purification system and softening system
to remove the impurities.
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