尽管迄今为止针对供水商的执法行动数量有限，但日益增多的监管意味着，公用事业更可能面临美国环境保护局（USEPA）根据《安全饮用水法》以及在一定程度上根据《清洁水法》实施的制裁。在这篇文章中，作者回顾了可能的刑事和民事诉讼——后者包括行政诉讼、法院诉讼和公民诉讼——并简要描述了八个案例，举例说明了过去几年采取的各种执法行动。美国环保局通常不会对供水商处以高额罚款，除非供水商故意做出虚假报告。相反，美国环保局通常会试图征收与违规者因不遵守规定而节省的金额相当的罚款。 去年秋天，美国环保局重组成立了执法和合规保证办公室，这表明该机构有意简化执法工作。包括19篇参考文献。

Although the number of enforcement actions against water suppliers to date has been limited, increasing regulation means that utilities are more likely to face US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) sanctions under the Safe Drinking Water Act and, to some extent, the Clean Water Act. In this article the author reviews possible criminal and civil actions--the latter consisting of administrative and court actions and citizens' suits--and briefly describes eight cases that exemplify various enforcement actions taken in the last few years. Large monetary penalties are not USEPA's usual goal in acting against a water supplier unless the supplier deliberately makes false reports. Instead, USEPA usually seeks to impose fines that match the amount a violator saved by not complying with regulations. Reorganization last fall at USEPA created the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, which indicates the agency's intention to streamline enforcement efforts. Includes 19 references.