Drinking Water Regulation and Health

FREDERICK W. PONTIUS is the President of Pontius Water Consultants, Inc., and provides drinking water - related professional engineering services to water utilities, consultants, industry, businesses, and regulatory agencies. He has over twenty years of experience in public water supply, has authored the Safe Drinking Water Act Advisor treatise on drinking water rules, and is a frequent speaker on drinking water regulation, compliance, and health.

Preface. Acknowledgments. Contributors. List of Tables. List of Figures. Acronyms. PART I: THE SDWA AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Drinking Water and Public Health Protection (D. Okun). Improving Waterborne Disease Surveillance (F. Frost, et al.). Waterborne Outbreaks in the United States, 1971--2000 (G. Craun, R. Calderon & Mary Craun). History of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (F. Pontius). SDWA Reauthorization: Looking to the Future (D. vanDe Hei & T. Schaeffer). PART II: REGULATION DEVELOPMENT. Toxicological Basis for Drinking Water Risk Assessment (J. Donohue & J. Orme--Zavaleta). Epidemiologic Concepts for Interpreting Findings in Studies of Drinking water Exposures (G. Craun, et al.). Application of Risk Assessments in Crafting Drinking Water Regulations (B. Macler). "Sound" Science and Drinking Water Regulation (F. Pontius). Benefit--Cost Analysis and Drinking Water Regulation (R. Raucher). Public Involvement in Regulation Development (F. Pontius). PART III: CONTAMINANT REGULATION AND TREATMENT. Control of Drinking Water Pathogens and Disinfection By--Products (S. Regli, et al.). Regulating Radionuclides in Drinking Water (D. Huber). Risk--Based Framework for Selecting Contaminants for Future Regulation (M. Gibson & M. Osinsiki). Selection of Treatment Technology for SDWA Compliance (F. Pontius). SDWA Compliance Using Point--of--Use (POU) and Point--of--Entry (POE) Treatment (F. Pontius, et al.). PART IV: COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES. Death of the Silent Services: Meeting Consumer Expectations (E. Speranza). Achieving the Capacity to Comply (P. Shanaghan & J. Jacobs). Achieving Sustainable Water Systems (J. Beecher). Protecting Sensitive Subpopulations (J. Griffiths). Environmental Justice and Drinking Water Regulation (F. Pontius). What Water Suppliers Need to Know About Toxic Tort Litigation (K. Rubin). Intellectual Property Laws and Water Technology (L. Hansen). Water System Security (F. Pontius). Appendices. Index.