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 Established
by the U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, the Drinking
Water Academy (DWA) is a long-term training initiative whose primary
goal is to expand EPA, State, and Tribal capabilities to implement
the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
In addition to providing classroom and Web-based training, the DWA
will act as a resource for training materials pertaining to SDWA
implementation. EPA formed the DWA to help EPA, States, and
Indian Tribes enhance program capability to meet the public health
protection objectives of the SDWA requirements. The 1996 SDWA
Amendments created a number of new programmatic challenges for theStates,Tribes,
and the water systems they regulate. The Amendments also provided
new funding opportunities to meet these growing needs. DWA
training will support EPA, State, and Tribal efforts to implement
these new regulations.
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Training
Spotlight
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| The DWA
is highlighting the importance of sanitary surveys in protecting
our nation’s drinking water. When conducted properly by qualified
personnel, sanitary surveys reduce the risk of waterborne disease;
provide an opportunity to educate system operators; identify
systems needing technical or capacity development assistance;
and identify candidates for enforcement action. The DWA provides
sanitary survey training and
other resources to upgrade and maintain the ability of inspectors
to conduct comprehensive, technically sound sanitary surveys
of small water systems. |
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