National Drinking Water Alliance
- Mar 27, 2017
Towards a Much-needed Health-based Benchmark for Lead in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is engaged in a process to derive a new, health-based benchmark for lead in drinking water. ...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Oct 31, 2016
Safe Drinking Water: Part of a Blueprint for a Healthier America 2016
Making safe drinking water “readily available to all students, regardless of family income or school location” is one of several...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Sep 22, 2016
Lead & Drinking Water: What You Should Know
Exposure to lead from drinking water is not common, but as demonstrated in Flint, MI, it occasionally can have serious health...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Jul 22, 2016
USDA memo issued to schools regarding tap water safety
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has issued a memorandum calling on all its regional offices and all state agencies to ensure that...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Jun 16, 2016
American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Policy Statement on the Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicit
In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that "State and local governments should take steps to...
National Drinking Water Alliance
- Apr 19, 2016
Avoiding the Next Flint: Testing School Water (POLITICO)
Politico’s Helena Bottemiller Evich highlighted shortcomings in safe tap water around the nation in recent columns for Morning Ag and...