Partnership for Safe Water
An Effective Practice
Description
The Partnership is a voluntary cooperative effort between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Water Works Association (AWWA), and other safe drinking water organizations, with more than 200 surface water utilities throughout the United States. The Partnership's program includes (1) A commitment to continued compliance with the existing Surface Water Treatment Rule; (2) Baseline data collection and analysis of existing plant turbidity data; (3) Continuing annual submittal and analysis of turbidity data.
Goal / Mission
The goal of this common sense cooperation is to provide a new measure of safety to millions of Americans by implementing prevention programs where legislation or regulation does not exist. The preventative measures are based around optimizing treatment plant performance and thus increasing protection against microbial contamination in America's drinking water supply.
Results / Accomplishments
Participating in the Partnership program consistently results in a near-term impact in the quality of water produced by utilities. Partnership utilities report more than 50% performance improvement without major capital expenditures.
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
American Water Works Association
Primary Contact
Eric M. Bissonette
AWWA
6666 W. Quincy Ave.
Denver, CO 80235
(513) 569-7933
bissonette.eric@epa.gov
http://www.awwa.org/
AWWA
6666 W. Quincy Ave.
Denver, CO 80235
(513) 569-7933
bissonette.eric@epa.gov
http://www.awwa.org/
Topics
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Organization(s)
American Water Works Association
Source
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Date of publication
2006
Location
USA
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Additional Audience
Drinking Water Suppliers