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EPA UNVEILS NEW PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON DRINKING WATER RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAM
Release Date: 07/19/99
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FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, JULY 19, 1999
EPA UNVEILS NEW PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
ON DRINKING WATER RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAM
ON DRINKING WATER RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAM
The EPA today unveiled public service announcements to let Americans know that they will soon receive important new information on the safety of their local drinking water. The new right-to-know information, called a "Consumer Confidence Report," is required by amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act, signed by President Clinton on August 6, l996.
"These new public service ads inform the public that they soon will receive important information on the quality of their drinking water," said EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner. "Getting key environmental information like facts about your drinking water into the hands of the public is a critical part of the Clinton Administration’s commitment to protect public health and the environment."
Between now and October, most Americans will receive notices from their drinking water suppliers, providing information on the quality of local drinking water supplies, any contaminants and the potential health effects of those contaminants exceeding public health standards , enforcement and compliance information, sources
of local drinking water, and where consumers can get additional information. Approximately 55,000 water systems serving 250 million Americans will provide the reports once a year, either in water bills or in a separate mailing. Many systems also
will provide this information on the Internet.
Under the new public information campaign, EPA is providing radio and print public service announcements to the media, the drinking water community, and other interested parties that will alert consumers to the availability of the drinking water reports. Three 30-second radio spots, two of them also available in Spanish, are being released. Two black and white print ads are available in three sizes, also in both English and Spanish. Posters are also available.
More specific information on the public service announcements is available
on the Internet: https://www.epa.gov/safewater/psa.html. The public can get general information on Consumer Confidence Reports at the same Web site. Reporters who want more information on Consumer Confidence Reports can call Robin Woods in EPA's Press Office at 202-260-4377.
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