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- Title
The Safe Drinking Water/Food Law Nexus.
- Authors
POLLANS, MARGOT J.
- Abstract
An essay is presented on the control of agricultural water pollution under the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Topics discussed include increase in contamination of drinking water by agricultural pollutants due to climate changes, federal regulation related to agricultural waste and water pollution, high compliance costs of the acts due to nonpoint source pollution not being regulated, water being considered as food under the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, the need for regulating food systems and the need for preserving drinking water.
- Subjects
CLEAN Water Act of 1972 (U.S.); SAFE Drinking Water Act (U.S.); WATER pollution; AGRICULTURAL wastes; FOOD drug &; cosmetic law &; legislation; NONPOINT source pollution laws
- Publication
Pace Environmental Law Review, 2015, Vol 32, Issue 2, p501
- ISSN
0738-6206
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.58948/0738-6206.1770