1986年对《安全饮用水法》的修正案要求制定新的饮用水质量和处理条例。为了履行这项任务，美国环境保护署正在制定、提议和颁布饮用水质量法规，这些法规将极大地改变水处理实践和水设施运营。关于挥发性有机化学品、氟化物、地表水处理和大肠菌群总数的新规定已经颁布。已经提出了关于合成有机和无机化学品以及铅和铜的法规。有关放射性核素、其他合成有机和无机化学品、消毒剂和消毒副产品的法规正在制定中。审查新的或预期的监管行动的历史、内容、现状和时间表。包括45个参考文献、表格和图表。

The 1986 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act mandate the establishment of new drinking water quality and treatment regulations. In fulfilling this mandate, the US Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of developing, proposing, and promulgating drinking water quality regulations that will significantly change water treatment practice and water utility operations. New regulations for volatile organic chemicals, fluoride, surface water treatment, and total coliform bacteria have been promulgated. Regulations for synthetic organic and inorganic chemicals and lead and copper have been proposed. Regulations for radionuclides, additional synthetic organic and inorganic chemicals, and disinfectants and disinfection byproducts are under development. The history, content, current status, and schedule of new or anticipated regulatory actions are reviewed. Includes 45 references, tables, figure.