There has not been a single new standard set in 24 years for the Safe Drinking Water Act. There are regulatory problems, even knowing the health dangers of certain chemicals for decades.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has a Tap Water Database

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The Florida Department of Health has a list of Certified Labs

Data and water quality reports from your local water treatment plant can be found on the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Documents Management System (Click public OCULUS login to access): OCULUS

EPA's 1991 Lead and Copper Rule requires systems to monitor drinking water at customer taps. Suppose lead concentrations exceed an action level of 15 ppb or copper concentrations exceed an action level of 1.3 ppm in more than 10 percent of customer taps sampled. In that case, the system must undertake several additional actions to control corrosion and safeguard health. 

The most prevalent water quality problem is an excess of nutrients (mainly phosphorus and nitrogen) in a body of water. 

A 2016 study found that levels of polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and other health problems—exceed federally recommended safety levels in public drinking-water supplies for 6 million people in the United States. Pubs.acs.org ​

Coal-burning plants, in particular, discharge some of the most dangerous heavy metals on earth, including arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, and selenium.

Waste can introduce pathogens such as Shigella, Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Legionella, and coliform into drinking water, leading to diarrhea and gastrointestinal illness.

​View real-time water data from USGS, containing information about streamflow, groundwater, water quality, and tide telemetry.

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​National Secondary Drinking Water Regulation (NSDWRs) is a non-enforceable guideline regulating contaminants that may cause cosmetic effects or aesthetic effects in drinking water.

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Several studies have discussed the impact of phosphate mining on water quality. Most of the concerns are associated with acidic process water, radionuclides, phosphate runoff, and toxic fluoride and heavy metals in the runoff. Arsenic, chromium, lead, mercury, nickel, vanadium, and cadmium are frequently associated with phosphate rock. The dominant radioactivity detected in phosphate rocks is uranium and thorium.

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Watch the documentary Phosfate to learn more about the environmental effects the phosphate mining industry has on Florida's environment and human health: www.phosfatemovie.com

Hydrofluorsilisc Acid is put into driving water across America and is called "fluoride." ​

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Did you know that boiling kills most types of parasites, bacteria, and viruses, but it increases concentrations of other contaminants due to water evaporation? 

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Boiling water can concentrate chemicals like PFAS. Chemicals like PFAS in water cannot be broken down, and you can't "kill" chemicals like this. Rhode Island Department of Health says not to boil water for this reason. You can read more by visiting: 

Table of Regulated Drinking Water Contaminants

• Disinfectants

• Disinfection Byproducts

• Inorganic Chemicals

• Microorganisms

• Organic Chemicals

• Radionuclides

• Secondary Drinking water Standards

• volatile Organic Contaminants

Other Resources

• ​Approved EPA Testing Methods

• Concerned: Who Do I Contact

• Drinking Water Data Base

• EPA Legislation and regulations

• EWG's Tap Water Database

• Florida Water Data

• How Polluted is U.S. Drinking Water

• Priority Pollutants (Clean Water Act)

• Radium contamination in public water systems nationwide

• Summary of the Clean Water Act (CWA)

• Understand the Safe Drinking Water Act

• Water Pollution Explained

• Water Pollution is on The Rise Globally