Impact of the 1986 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act on the State of Mississippi. Technical completion report

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:6656623

Sherrard, J H; Gibson, P W

As a result of the U.S. Congress passing the 1986 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act, the number of regulated contaminants that must be monitored in public water systems has increased from 24 to 85. The economic impact of the new legislation is greater on small systems than large systems because of economies of scale. In addition, more highly trained water treatment plant operators will be needed to deal with the complex legislation and to ensure the continuous supply of safe drinking water to their communities. Because of the complexity and increased scope of the 1986 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act, a detailed discussion of the requirements that must be met by each public water supply is presented as background information. The objectives of the research were to: (1) determine the economic impacts of the 1986 Amendments on water systems throughout the State of Mississippi, (2) determine the number of systems that will need new and/or upgraded treatments technology to comply with the regulations, and (3) provide an assessment of the needs of the State DWS.

• Research Organization: Mississippi State Univ., MS (United States). Water Resources Research Inst.
• OSTI ID: 6656623
• Report Number(s): PB-93-150027/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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