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Water Quality 218 million Americans live within ten miles of a polluted lake, river, stream, or coastal area, and 40% of the nation's assessed waters are still unsafe for fishing, swimming, or supporting aquatic life. Read more about arsenic, water quality, and how to help. The Clean Water Act Turns Thirty Clean water that is safe for drinking, swimming and fishing is a right of all Americans. Over the past 30 years, the Clean Water Act has worked to improve and protect our nation’s waters and a great deal of progress has been made. Sadly, President Bush and his administration are taking steps to make the Clean Water Act less effective. Read more about Bush Administration's Record on the 30th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act (pdf). Complications of Aging Water Infrastructure Principles and Criteria for Water Infrastructure Funding Bill Sanitary Sewer Overflow How safe is your drinking water? Use the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Query Form to locate your drinking water supplier and view its violations and enforcement history since 1993. The site contains information that states must report to EPA as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act. Also see the EPA's water databases and contact your water supplier and ask to see their "Consumer Confidence Report" that is required by EPA to detail water quality problems. More on Water Quality About Face: EPA Accepts Stricter Standard for Arsenic Levels in Drinking Water Facts About Arsenic EPA and the Bush Administration Threaten to Undermine Clean Water Standards Clean Water and Wetlands News Water Quality Conditions in the U.S. - an EPA Report The Dead Zone Water Quality at Our Beaches, 2001 Update Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use