这篇文章讨论了小型社区和非临时性非社区供水系统如何在美国环境保护署的两份新文件中找到希望和帮助，这些系统预计在2006年1月23日之前难以遵守经修订的联邦饮用水标准10 ug/L。在提交国会的一份报告和3月份发布的实施指南草案中，该机构制定了计划，帮助预计将面临合规挑战的大约3400个小型系统在1月23日之前找到满足或超过更严格的新最高污染物水平（MCL）所需的监管灵活性和财政及技术资源，2015年——颁布后14年。包括表、图。

This article discusses how small community and nontransient-noncommunity water systems, expecting to have difficulties complying with the revised federal drinking water standard of 10 ug/L by January 23, 2006, may find some hope and help in two new documents from the US Environmental Protection Agency. In both a report to Congress and draft implementation guidance released in March, the agency has laid out its plans to help roughly 3,400 small systems that are expected to face compliance challenges find the regulatory flexibility and financial and technical resources needed to meet or beat the tougher new maximum contaminant level (MCL) no later than January 23, 2015 - 14 years after promulgation. Includes table, figure.