In its 50 years, the Safe Drinking Water Act has improved public water supplies across the United States, but it has not advanced the right to safe drinking water in America to address water inequities and injustices.
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42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.; https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title42/html/USCODE-2023-title42-chap6A-subchapXII.htm
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI). Fed. Reg. 89, 86418 (30 October 2024); https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-30/pdf/2024-23549.pdf
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI). Fed. Reg. 89, 86419 (30 October 2024); https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-30/pdf/2024-23549.pdf
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI). Fed. Reg. 89, 86429 (30 October 2024); https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-30/pdf/2024-23549.pdf
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Hall, N.D. The Safe Drinking Water Act at 50 years. Nat Water 2, 1132–1133 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00356-w
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