- Report to Congress 1996/1998 The National Water Quality Inventory Report to Congress (305(b) report) is the primary vehicle for informing Congress and the public about general water quality conditions in the United States.
Full 1994, 1996 and 1998 305 (b) reports
1998 Ground Water and Drinking Water Section:
- Ground Water Report to Congress
Section 1429 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to make grants to the States for the development and implementation of programs to ensure the coordinated and comprehensive protection of ground water resources. Under this authority, EPA is also required every three years to evaluate funded State programs and report to Congress on the status of ground water quality in the United States and the effectiveness of State programs for ground water protection.
- Wellhead Protection Program Biennial Report
April, 2000. Section 1428 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires States that have EPA-approved Wellhead Protection Programs to report their progress to EPA through biennial reports. The 1997 report covers three periods from 1991 through 1997. The 1999 report, due October 2000, covers the period 1997 through 1999. This page summarizes the report and has additional links to 1) read the full report 2) download the report and 3) access state-by-state summaries.
