Why are Florida and the CDC tracking drinking water quality?
Clean drinking water is essential to life, and the United States provides some of the safest drinking water supplies in the world. It is important to maintain the quality of our drinking water by checking for chemicals which may threaten our water supplies or pose health problems to communities. The Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Network provides data on water quality of community water systems within Florida. You will find information about several regulatory contaminants sometimes found in drinking water: nitrate, arsenic, and disinfection by-products.These contaminants were selected by the CDC Tracking Network because they occur more frequently in drinking water at levels which may impact health. Also included is information on the number of people using community drinking water. Under the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, states are required to watch and report drinking water quality data from community water systems. In Florida, the Department of Health and
