1996年8月6日，总统签署了《安全饮用水法》（SDWA）修正案，使之成为公法（PL）104-182。新的修正案对现有的SDWA进行了彻底的修改，创建了几个新的项目，包括从1997财年（FY）到2003财年为各种饮用水项目和活动总共授权120多亿美元的联邦资金。本文概述了修正案的规定。

On August 6, 1996, the President signed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) amendments into law as Public Law (PL) 104-182. The new amendments made sweeping changes to the existing SDWA, created several new programs, and included a total authorization of more than $12 billion in federal funds for various drinking water programs and activities from fiscal year (FY) 1997 through FY2003. An overview of the provisions of the amendments is presented.