United States of America (18 definitions)

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Action Level

The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Administrator

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Community Water System

A public water system serving 15+ service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serving 25+ year-round residents.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Contaminant

Any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Council

The National Drinking Water Advisory Council.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Indian Tribe

Any tribe with a federally recognized governing body exercising substantial governmental duties.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Maximum Contaminant Level

The maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water which is delivered to any user of a public water system.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Municipality

A city, town, or public body created by state law, or an Indian Tribe.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Noncommunity Water System

A public water system that is not a community water system.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Owner or Operator

Any person that owns or operates a public water system.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Person

An individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, state, municipality, or federal agency, including officers and employees.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Primary Drinking Water Regulation

A regulation applying to public water systems that specifies contaminants potentially affecting health, establishes maximum contaminant levels or treatment techniques, and includes quality control and testing procedures.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Public Water System

A system providing water for human consumption through pipes or constructed conveyances serving at least 15 service connections or 25+ individuals regularly, including treatment and distribution facilities.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Secondary Drinking Water Regulation

A regulation for public water systems specifying maximum contaminant levels which, in the judgment of the Administrator, are requisite to protect the public welfare, addressing aesthetic concerns or other public welfare impacts.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

State

The 50 states plus District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

Supplier of Water

Any person owning or operating a public water system.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]

System

A public water system.

  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 300f, (1974) [TIER 2]


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