INTERNET RESOURCES FOR COVERING WATER QUALITY

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American Water Works Association
http://www.awwa.org/
Non-profit association of water supply professionals, mostly represents treatment plant views.

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
http://www.asdwa.org/
Position papers and links to state contacts.

Clean Water Action
http://www.cleanwateraction.org/
Citizens group with state branches.

Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/issues/home.php?i=5
Environmental group archives reports on drinking water.

EPA Office of Water
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/
Government data, standards, information and state links on water supplies.

International Bottled Water Association
http://www.bottledwater.org/
Just as the name says: group represents bottled water industry.

Monitoring Water Quality
http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/
EPA page with links to data, reports and watershed information.

National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/ndwc/ndwc_homepage.html
Information about small and rural drinking water systems.

National Water Quality Assessment Program
http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/
US Geological Survey reports on status of ground and surface water.

Water Quality Association
http://www.wqa.org
Trade group representing treatment industry has links to state organizations, consumer information.

What's in the Water
http://www.waterqualityreports.org/
Non-profit group's guide to understanding "consumer confidence reports" on drinking water.