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Safe Drinking Water Act
Credit: 6 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: Mark Knarr, P.E., CDT, CEM, LEED AP BD+C, PMP, CCEA, GPCP
In Safe Drinking Water Act, you'll learn ...
- Maximum levels of contaminants and residual disinfectants allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water
- Specific EPA rules for arsenic, lead, copper, total coliforms, and radionuclides
- Survey, treatment and monitoring requirements for public water systems that use groundwater
- Minimum requirements for injection wells to protect underground sources of drinking water
Overview
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Credit: 6 PDH
Length: 74 pages
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was established to protect the quality of drinking water in the U.S. This law focuses on all waters actually or potentially designed for drinking use, whether from above ground or underground sources.
The SDWA authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish minimum standards to protect tap water and requires all owners or operators of public water systems to comply with these primary (health-related) standards. Originally, the SDWA of 1974 focused primarily on treatment as the means of providing safe drinking water at the tap. The 1996 amendments greatly enhanced the existing law by recognizing source water protection, operator training, funding for water system improvements, and public information as important components of safe drinking water. This approach ensures the quality of drinking water by protecting it from source to tap.
State governments, which can be approved to implement these rules for EPA, also encourage attainment of secondary standards (nuisance-related). Under the Act, EPA also establishes minimum standards for state programs to protect underground sources of drinking water from endangerment by underground injection of fluids.
This course is intended for civil or environmental engineers involved with construction, repair, maintenance, or operation of public water systems. The focal content will be the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40, which is the regulatory foundation for EPA and the States to enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the statutory and regulatory framework of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
- Distinguish between the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and the National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations.
- Explain contaminant goals, including Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLGs) and Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goals (MRDLGs).
- Identify contaminant limits, including Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) and Maximum Residual Disinfectant Levels (MRDLs).
- Describe contaminant rules for arsenic, radionuclides, lead and copper, total coliforms, disinfectants, and disinfection byproducts.
- Distinguish between triggered monitoring and compliance monitoring for groundwater systems.
- Compare unfiltered and filtered surface water systems.
- Explain the monitoring and reporting requirements for various drinking water systems.
- Describe the requirements for consumer confidence reports.
- Identify the public notification requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
- Explain the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program.
- Describe the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 45 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
| This course is applicable to professional engineers in: | ||
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 6 PDH
Length: 74 pages
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