Complying with future water regulations

• Published in: Journal - American Water Works Association Vol. 91; no. 3; pp. 46 - 58
• Main Author: Pontius, Frederick W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denver, CO American Water Works Association 01.03.1999
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Arsenic; Backwash; Chemical contaminants; Chemicals; Commercial regulation; Compliance; Consumer Confidence Reports; Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule; Disinfection & disinfectants; Drinking water; Drinking water and swimming-pool water. Desalination; Exact sciences and technology; Food law; Government regulation; Groundwater; Health benefits; Information Collection Rule; Laboratories; Lead and Copper Rule; Monitoring; Nickel; Planning; Pollution; Potable water; Radionuclides; Radon; Regulation; Regulations; Revisions; Safe Drinking Water Act; Stakeholders; Sulfates; Surface water; Surface Water Treatment Rule; Utilities; Water treatment and pollution; United States; North America; America; Drinking water treatment; Drinking water treatment plant; Maximum permissible concentration; Legislation
• ISSN: 0003-150X; 1551-8833
• DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1999.tb08599.x

To comply with future regulations, water utilities will need to anticipate and strategically plan for upcoming regulatory requirements. Existing regulations set by the US Environmental Protection Agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act have been previously reviewed. This article reviews current regulatory trends that water utilities should consider in strategic planning so that they can comply with new rules within the required time frames.