本条鼓励水供应商根据其所受的环境法律法规，对其运营进行系统的合规性评估。合规审计着眼于公用事业运营中不符合或将来可能不符合法规的方面。审计的重点可能是SDWA，也可能包括适用于供应商的部分或全部其他州和联邦法律。本文首先概述了合规审计流程，然后讨论了其潜在的好处。对审计程序进行了描述，以及如何对其进行调整，以满足各个水系统的需求。包括13个参考文献，表1。

This article encourages water suppliers to engage in a systematic compliance evaluation of their operations with respect to the host of environmental laws and regulations to which they are subject. A compliance audit looks at the aspects of utility operation that do not, or may not in the future, comply with regulations. The audit may focus on the SDWA or it may include some or all of the other state and federal laws applicable to suppliers. The article begins with an overview of the compliance auditing process and then discusses its potential benefits. A description is given of the auditing procedure and how it can be tailored to fit the needs of individual water systems. Includes 13 references, table.