Safe Drinking Water Act: Progress and Future Challenges in Implementing the 1996 Amendments

RCED-99-31 Published: Jan 14, 1999. Publicly Released: Jan 22, 1999.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the: (1) status of efforts and progress made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states in addressing the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996; and (2) future challenges facing EPA and the states in their efforts to do so.

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