EPA's Region 6 Office
Serving: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and 66 Tribal Nations
Safe Drinking Water Act
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The EPA Region 6 Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Enforcement Team performs technical, scientific and administrative review and evaluation necessary for the enforcement of the Public Water Supply (PWS) and Underground Injection Control (UIC) programs under the SDWA. The team assures the adequacy and validity of economic, technical and scientific data and findings in developing and issuing administrative orders, administrative penalty orders, and in initiating and developing enforcement litigation referrals. The team coordinates PWS and UIC enforcement actions with State actions and performs oversight functions of the States.
The Water Quality Protection Division maintains a Drinking Water web page that can be found at www.epa.gov/earth1r6/water/swp/drinkingwater/index.htm.
The EPA Headquarter's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water maintains a lot of useful information on the Safe Drinking Water Act.
The EPA Headquarter's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance also maintains a Water Enforcement Division web page.
The following is the Water Enforcement Branch's address, contact names and phone numbers.
EPA Region 6
Compliance Assurance and Enforcement Division
Water Enforcement Branch (6EN-W)
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733
Main Branch Phone: (214)665-6468
24 Hour Hotline: (214)665-6595
Fax: (214)665-2168
The Associate Director is Jerry Saunders and his phone number is (214)665-2722