What are drinking water standards and who regulates our water?
The EPA sets national drinking water standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act and regulates compliance with those standards. In New Mexico, drinking water quality is administered and enforced by the NMED Drinking Water Bureau. Together with the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (NMWQCC), NMED sets detailed water quality standards for rivers, streams and groundwater and enforces those standards with the federal EPA. Currently, water quality standards require testing for 95 contaminants, including microbial, disinfection by-products, inorganics, organics and radiochemical contaminants. BDD Project drinking water will be better than required by all applicable safe drinking water standards.
