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Enforcing Drinking Water Regulations The mission of the Department of Health Office of Drinking Water is to protect the health of the people of Washington State by assuring safe and reliable drinking water. Formal Enforcement A critical step in meeting this mission is the department's efforts to ensure water systems comply with state and federal drinking water regulations that protect public health. In general, regulations are enforced in a step-by-step manner. In order of severity, the steps are:
To support these formal enforcement efforts, the office also uses less punitive methods of compelling water systems to meet requirements. One of the most powerful of these tools is the operating permit program, which requires all Group A water systems in the state to obtain an annual operating permit. The color-coded operating permit system provides an easy method for water consumers to understand the status of the system providing their drinking water:
Annual Violation Reports to the federal Environmental Protection Agency Operating Permits for Drinking Water Systems fact sheet
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