Who Enforces the SDWA?
In virtually all states, including Florida, the EPA has given up enforcement of the SDWA and now serves only to supervise the state programs approved to take its place. The 1986 amendments to the SDWA, however, gave the EPA increased authority to step in and enforce the SDWA if the state takes no action within 30 days of receiving notice from the EPA that water quality standards of the SDWA have been violated. The states must also adopt all new and revised national regulations in order to continue to retain primary enforcement powers.
