• Authorizes EPA to set enforceable health standards for contaminants in drinking water
• Requires public notification of water systems violations and annual reports (Consumer Confidence Reports) to customers on contaminants found in their drinking water
• Establishes a federal-state partnership for regulation enforcement
• Includes provisions specifically designed to protect underground sources of drinking water
• Requires disinfection of surface water supplies, except those with pristine, protected sources
• Establishes a multi-billion-dollar state revolving loan fund for water system upgrades
• Requires an assessment of the vulnerability of all drinking water sources to contamination

^{Source: U.S. EPA}