事实上，水利设施运营的每个方面都受到一项或多项联邦环境法或相关法律的直接监管或影响。美国环境保护局（USEPA）负责管理国会通过的14项主要法律，以保护环境。美国内政部（DOI）、美国陆军工程兵团（COE）和其他联邦机构管理这些法律或其他法律中与环境法规相关的部分，以影响供水设施。下面列出了对供水设施及其主要影响影响最大的联邦环境和相关法律。每项法律都有一个或多个相应的监管计划，由一个或多个联邦机构管理。本文概述了这些法律的范围以及合规审计的重要性。 包括9个参考文献，表1。

Virtually every aspect of water utility operation is directly regulated or influenced by one or more federal environmental or related laws. The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) administers 14 major laws passed by Congress to protect the environment. The US Department of the Interior (DOI), US Army Corps of Engineers (COE), and other federal agencies administer portions of these same laws or other laws that interrelate with environmental statues to affect water utilities. Those federal environmental and related laws that most affect water utilities as well as their primary impact are listed. Each law has one or more corresponding regulatory program administered by one or more federal agencies. This article provides an overview of the scope of these laws and the importance of compliance auditing. Includes 9 references, table.