1996年的《安全饮用水法案》（SDWA）修正案大大扩大了美国环境保护局（USEPA）确保美国饮用水安全的职责。修正案几乎将SDWA的文本增加了一倍，创建了几个新项目，并对美国环境保护局以及其他联邦和州机构规定了大量的截止日期。本文总结了1996年SDWA修正案中的关键实施期限清单。包括11篇参考文献。

The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) amendments significantly expanded the responsibilities of the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to ensure safe drinking water in the United States. The amendments nearly doubled the text of the SDWA, created several new programs, and imposed a multitude of deadlines on the USEPA, and other federal and state agencies. A list of the key implementation deadlines in the 1996 SDWA amendments are summarized in this article. Includes 11 references.