DOD Drinking Water Quality Assurance
The DOD operates drinking water distribution systems throughout the world. Within the Continental United States (CONUS), the principal law that addresses drinking water is the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The SDWA, enacted in 1974, authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish national drinking water regulations to ensure the safety of drinking water (https://www.epa.gov/sdwa
). DOD CONUS community drinking water systems and non-transient non-community drinking water systems follow the SDWA requirements to ensure good quality water is provided to consumers. For those enduring DOD installations outside the United States, the Overseas Environmental Baseline Governing Standards (OEBGD) identifies the requirements for installations to ensure the safety of drinking water supplied for human consumption.
DOD Drinking Water Assistance
DCPH-A provides drinking water consultative assistance to DOD installations worldwide on a range of topics such as water security, compliance monitoring, prevention of water quality degradation, best management practices, emerging contaminant issues and procedures for restoring high-quality water after a disruption. We enhance DoD readiness by providing subject matter expertise support to environmental health personnel responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating legacy, current, and emerging garrison drinking water, deployed water systems, and recreational water health threats. DCPH-A strives to provide the public health team and installation personnel charged with maintaining drinking water quality and supply relevant resources and a conduit for technical support. DCPH-A provides support to deployed soldiers, installations, and National Guard and Reserves locations worldwide.
Drinking Water Information Resources
DCPH-A provides useful and easy-to-read reference material that address various drinking water issues. Broad guidance documents such as Technical Manuals as well as more topic-specific fact sheets are available in the Resource Materials area of this site.
If you can't find it here, please contact us:
DCPH-A Drinking Water Branch:
Lead
PFAS
