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The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 and Its Role in Providing Access to Safe Drinking Water in the United States

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Title
The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 and Its Role in Providing Access to Safe Drinking Water in the United States
Published in
The AMA Journal of Ethic, October 2017
DOI 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.hlaw1-1710
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Richard Weinmeyer, Annalise Norling, Margaret Kawarski, Estelle Higgins

Abstract

In 1974, President Gerald Ford signed into law the Safe Drinking Water Act, the first piece of legislation of its kind to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for overseeing the nation's drinking water supply. The law has proven instrumental in setting standards for ensuring that the US population can access drinking water that is safe. However, the law delegates much of its monitoring requirements to states, creating, at times, a confusing and complicated system of standards that must be adhered to and enforced. Although it has proven valuable in the safety standards it specifies, the law's administration and enforcement poses tremendous challenges.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 66 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 20%
Student > Master 11 17%
Student > Bachelor 8 12%
Researcher 5 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 3%
Other 4 6%
Unknown 23 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Engineering 7 11%
Social Sciences 6 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 8%
Environmental Science 5 8%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 6%
Other 15 23%
Unknown 24 36%