Weinmeyer Richard, Norling Annalise, Kawarski Margaret, Higgins Estelle
A senior research associate for the American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs in Chicago.
An intern at the American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs.
AMA J Ethics. 2017 Oct 1;19(10):1018-1026. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.hlaw1-1710.
In 1974, President Gerald Ford signed into law the Safe Drinking Water Act, the first piece of legislation of its kind to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework for overseeing the nation's drinking water supply. The law has proven instrumental in setting standards for ensuring that the US population can access drinking water that is safe. However, the law delegates much of its monitoring requirements to states, creating, at times, a confusing and complicated system of standards that must be adhered to and enforced. Although it has proven valuable in the safety standards it specifies, the law's administration and enforcement poses tremendous challenges.
1974年，杰拉尔德·福特总统签署了《安全饮用水法》，这是同类立法中的第一部，为监督美国的饮用水供应提供了全面的监管框架。事实证明，该法律对于制定标准以确保美国民众能够获得安全的饮用水起到了重要作用。然而，该法律将其大部分监测要求委托给各州，这有时会造成一个必须遵守和执行的混乱且复杂的标准体系。尽管该法律在其所规定的安全标准方面已被证明具有价值，但其管理和执行带来了巨大挑战。
