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Title XIV of The Public Health Service Act: Safety of Public Water Systems (Safe Drinking Water Act)

The full text of the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Title XIV of The Public Health Service Act: Safety of Public Water Systems (Safe Drinking Water Act) (PDF)(145 pp, 399 K, Enacted December , As Amended Through P.L. 116–92)