Safe Water for Community Health Update

The contamination of drinking water in private wells, especially near former military (National Research Council, 2009) and industrial sites (Worley et al., 2017), has become an issue of increasing concern to the public. Even as the media highlights these examples of contamination, some 34 million A...

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Published in:Journal of environmental health 2019-01, Vol.81 (6), p.32-34
Main Authors: McClenahan, Shannon, Hubbard, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arsenic
Chemical contaminants
Chemical contamination
Chemical pollution
Communities
Contaminants
Contamination
Control
Disease control
Disease prevention
Drinking water
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Floods
Groundwater
Groundwater pollution
Hazards
Health services
Industrial sites
Methods
Organic chemistry
Outreach programs
Public health
Quality control
Safety and security measures
Social networks
Uranium
Water pollution
Water quality
Water wells
Well water
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Summary:The contamination of drinking water in private wells, especially near former military (National Research Council, 2009) and industrial sites (Worley et al., 2017), has become an issue of increasing concern to the public. Even as the media highlights these examples of contamination, some 34 million Americas rely on well water possibly affected by common hazards (National Groundwater Association, 2016). Bacterial and chemical contamination and naturally occurring contaminants such as arsenic and uranium affect water quality in one of every five wells throughout the U.S. Since 2015, Safe WATCH has funded 14 state and 5 county health departments to use the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services (Essential Services) to improve services for community residents relying on federally unregulated drinking water. While some programs have activities spanning the full range of the Essential Services, other programs focus on only a few Essential Services at a time. The following examples highlight grantees who increased sampling, quantified risk, enhanced and enforced policies, and developed and improved educational and outreach programs.
ISSN:0022-0892