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The Safe Drinking Water Act requires water utilities to inform consumers about pollutants in our drinking water, where that water comes from, and potential sources of contamination. The U.S. EPA is supposed to create a national “contaminant occurrence database.” These right-to-know tools help people understand drinking water quality and protect drinking water sources.
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Making Sense of "Right to Know" Reports
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Water companies routinely test for contaminants and report results to the public with water utility bills. Companies are required to send these 'right-to-know' reports to their customers before July 1 each year. Learn how to judge the quality of your water and watershed by making sense of Drinking Water Right-to-Know Reports.
| Fact Sheet - October 1, 2002 |
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Public Access to 'Source Water Assessments'
As States release for the first time new “source water” information intended for public use, some utilities and states are denying the public and local governments meaningful access.
| Fact Sheet - November 25, 2003 |
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Our Right-to-Know: Drinking Water Nationwide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to create a ‘National Contaminant Occurrence Database’ that allows any person to learn about contaminants in their tap water, and the tap water of relatives or others across the country, all from a home computer. However, EPA is only slowly creating this valuable online “map” of the nation’s drinking water quality.
| Fact Sheet - September 23, 2003 |
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Our Right-to-Know: Bottled Water
Effective labeling requirements for bottled water would improve consumer choice, create incentives for safe industry practices, and provide a check on government safety regulations.
| Fact Sheet - October 7, 2003 |
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EPA Falters on Drinking Water Right-to-Know
EPA is proposing not to require water utilities to tell customers about certain reproductive and developmental hazards in drinking water contaminated with 'disinfection byproducts.' Read the Working Group on CRTK's formal comments to the EPA urging that public water systems notify customers.
| Public Comment - January 16, 2004 |
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