Safe Drinking Water Act (North Dakota Century Code: Title 61 Waters; Chapter 61-28.1) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision North Dakota Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Potable water Public health Water supply Freshwater pollution Pollution control Water quality standards Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of the North Dakota Century Code is known as the Safe Drinking Water Act. It declares it to be the policy of this state that safe supplies of drinking water are essential to the maintenance of public health and welfare. Those persons supplied with water from public water systems must be able to rely with confidence upon the quality of water publicly used for human consumption. Those persons served by public water systems are entitled to regulation of those systems so that they may purchase healthful water, free of harmful contaminants. It is the intention of the legislative assembly that these policies will be fulfilled by the state in accordance with the terms of this chapter and consistent with the provisions of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. Full text English Website www.legis.nd.gov References - Legislation Implements Safe Drinking Water Act (U.S.C. 1400-1465). Legislation | United States of America | 1974 (2002) Keyword: Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Water supply, Institution, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Groundwater, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX