Environmental Regulatory Overview
Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act
Two landmark pieces of federal legislation have had major impacts on improving the quality of our drinking water and our lakes and streams in the United States. This short course reviews key pieces of both the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) laws from a real-world perspective. The course presents a detailed overview of both regulations to provide you with a basic working knowledge of the history, drinking water standards, treatment techniques, the wastewater permitting process, stormwater, CWA Sections 316a and b, CWA Section 404, effluent guidelines, spill prevention legislation and much more.
Benefits and Learning Outcomes
- Learn the key pieces of both the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) laws
- Understand treatment techniques, permitting processes and spill prevention legislation
- Obtain a basic working knowledge of the history of drinking water and other regulatory standards
Dates and locations to be announced.
