EPA History

EPA History: Safe Drinking Water Act

Press Releases and Articles

The unlinked material below is now in the EPA Archive.  To find the material, click on the Search EPA Archive button and copy the name of the release or article into the search box on the archive home page. To ensure the best search results, be sure to put quotes around the name of the release or article.

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  • EPA Voices Support for Safe Drinking Water Act
    [EPA press release - March 8, 1973]

  • Train Names 80 Cities for EPA Drinking Water Survey
    [EPA press release - December 18, 1974]

  • Protecting America's Drinking Water: Our Responsibilities Under the Safe Drinking Water Act
    by James L. Agee [EPA Journal - March 1975]

  • EPA Safe Drinking Water Standards Go into Effect Today
    [EPA press release - June 25, 1977]

  • President Signs Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments
    [EPA press release - June 20, 1986]

  • Lead Contamination Control and Asbestos Information Acts of 1988
    [EPA press release - November 1, 1988]

  • EPA Issues 23 Final Drinking Water Standards
    [EPA press release - May 19, 1992]

  • President Clinton Signs Legislation to Ensure Americans Safe Drinking Water
    [EPA press release - August 6, 1996]

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