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QuizMultiple Choice

Environmental Issues

Question 4 • NY-US History and Government Term 2 Hillcrest

The 1974 Congressional Safe Drinking Water Act

Answer
A
empowered Congress to protect groundwater in the United States.
B
empowered the EPA to protect groundwater in the United States.
C
gave Congress the authority to regulate water quality in navigable waterways.
D
gave the EPA the authority to regulate water quality in navigable waterways.

Explanation

The 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act gave the EPA authority to set and enforce standards to protect public drinking-water supplies, including groundwater sources. Regulation of water quality in navigable waterways is primarily associated with the Clean Water Act, so choices C and D do not describe this law.

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