Sulfate is a naturally occurring constituent in water. Site presents information on research by the U.S. EPA Office of Drinking Water into health aspects of sulphate in water. www.epa.gov/safewater/sulfate.html
This Office at EPA works to ensure safe drinking water and to protect the quality of the Nation's Drinking Water Supply. The site features drinking water and health information, kid's pages, and drinking water publications and guidance documents. www.epa.gov/OGWDW
Water Quality Association (WQA) is the international trade association representing the household, commercial, and industrial water quality improvement industry. www.wqa.org
A Christian, non-profit organization helping rural poor (around the world) obtain safe drinking water. Lifewater Canada trains people to drill safe drinking water wells and build water pumps (handpumps). On-line resources include a 100-page water w www.lifewater.ca
Includes publications and position papers on a variety of technical and U.S. regulatory topics related to drinking water supply and its protection. www.asdwa.org
International nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. Represents treatment plant operators and managers, scientists, environmentalists, manufacturers, academicians, regulators, and ot www.awwa.org
Existing and proposed U.S. standards for drinking water quality, standards enforcement, and current initiatives to evaluate the safety of specific substances in public water supplies. www.epa.gov/ogwdw/standards.html
U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water information on drinking water and health, including the National Primary Drinking Water Standards, fact sheets on specific drinking water contaminants, and guidance regarding Cryptosporidium for people wi www.epa.gov/safewater/dwhealth.html
A consortium of investor-owned water utilities providing water utility services to customers throughout California. Site has information on drinking water standards, water treatment, and related topics. www.calwaterassn.com
A technical summary about where they get their drinking water in King County, who manages drinking water, and how it is managed. dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/watersup/waterweb.htm
Public education resources about water contaminants, their health effects, sources, management options, and how communities can protect their drinking water sources. www.unce.unr.edu/swp/default.html
Information primarily for and about small community drinking water systems. Includes fact sheets, educational materials, and information on water treatment technologies successfully used in small U.S. community water supply systems. www.nesc.wvu.edu/ndwc/ndwc_index.htm
NDWC offers technical assistance and information about drinking water treatment, management, distribution, infrastructure, Safe Drinking Water Act regulations, and ground, surface and water conservation for America's small, rural communities. www.ndwc.wvu.edu
International nonprofit organization sponsoring research on delivery of safe and affordable drinking water. Information on topics such as water treatment and distribution, groundwater management, monitoring, and cryptosporidium and other waterborne pathog www.awwarf.org
Information on common drinking water quality concerns, such as: bacteria, lead, toxic metals, giardia, coliform, MTBE, arsenic, organic chemical, rotten odors, taste problems, and iron bacteria. www.water-research.net/helpguide.htm
TEX*A*Syst helps rural residents take decisive actions to preserve the quality of their drinking water, prevent water pollution, and protect health. waterhome.brc.tamus.edu/texasyst
USGS applied environmental engineering research project which focuses on monitoring of pathogens in US water supplies. Site tells how environmental microbiology is done, and describes facilities, capabilities, collaborators. Some online articles. wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/bacteria
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