The Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (OGWDW),
together with states, tribes, and its many partners,
protects public health by ensuring safe drinking water
and protecting ground water. OGWDW, along with EPA's ten
regional drinking water programs, oversees
implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, which is
the national law safeguarding tap water in
America.
Final Drinking Water
Rules reduce risks to human health -On December 15, 2005, EPA
finalized two related drinking water protection
rules – one that reduces the risk of
disease-causing microorganisms from entering water
supplies and another that requires water systems
to limit the amount of potentially harmful
“disinfection byproducts” that end up in our
drinking water.
New Arsenic Tools
- EPA has released
a set of user-friendly multimedia products to help
small drinking-water utilities meet revised
regulations to control arsenic. The tools will
provide owners and operators with information to
guide them in making treatment decisions.
EPA HURRICANE KATRINA
RESPONSE -
Hurricane Katrina has caused flooding in parts of
the south. What should you do to protect your
drinking water? Here are helpful
links:
Lead
In Drinking Water 
Final Drinking Water
Rules reduce risks to human health
New Arsenic Tools
EPA HURRICANE KATRINA
RESPONSE 
