How is this rule related to recent Clinton/Gore Administration drinking water announcements?
Since most Americans drink from public water systems at some point, whether in their home, at school, or at a restaurant, these three rules together will protect almost all Americans from waterborne diseases. In December 1998, President Clinton announced a major rule to control Cryptosporidium in large drinking water systems (those serving at least 10,000 people each). In March, 2000, Vice President Gore announced a new rule that extended those protections to persons served by small water systems (those serving fewer than 10,000 people). Today’s rule proposes the first ever requirements that water systems which use ground water also protect against disease-causing microbial contaminants, including viruses and bacteria.
