AWWA JAW39547

On November 29, 1995, the Senate passed S. 1316, the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) amendments, by a vote of 99 to 0. Details of the development of S. 1316, the Library of Congress' Congressional Research Service digest, a section-by-section summary, and the full text of the bill are available. Only the major provisions of the bill are summarized here: state revolving fund established; standard-setting process revised; DBPs, radon, arsenic and sulfate addressed; filtration and disinfection addressed; monitoring to be revised; small system variances modified; capacity development addressed; source water quality partnerships; research programs authorized; authorizations provided for program grants; federal agency compliance; and watershed demonstration project.

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Edition:

Vol. 88 - No. 3

Published:

03/01/1996

Number of Pages:

3

File Size:

1 file , 650 KB