Safe Drinking Water Act: Background and Issues in the 109th Congress (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Jan. 10, 2007 |
| Report Number |
RL33549 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Mary Tiemann, Resources, Science, and Industry Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
In the 109th Congress, key drinking water issues involved water infrastructurefunding and problems caused by specific contaminants, such as the gasoline additivemethyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), perchlorate, and lead in drinking water.Congress last reauthorized the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1996, andalthough funding authority for most SDWA programs expired in FY2003, broadreauthorization bills were not proposed, as the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), states, and water systems remained focused on implementing therequirements of the 1996 amendments.
