WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an important guidance document for state partners that are working to ensure public water systems are meeting drinking water standards. This action advances the Trump EPA’s Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative by encouraging proactive steps to strengthen drinking water systems while supporting the role of states as co-regulators under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
“Public Water Systems provide essential clean and safe drinking water that their residents, schools, hospitals, businesses, commercial centers, and industry rely on,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Jess Kramer. “EPA must work seamlessly with state co-regulators to ensure drinking water is meeting federal standards, and today we are helping our states assess water systems and protect drinking water with this new checklist. EPA’s easy-to-use guidance underscores the Trump Administration’s efforts to communicate in plain English while developing tools that are straight-forward, effective, and efficient.”