Midpoint City operates its own municipal public drinking water system for which the Environmental Protection Agency has set maximum levels of pollutants. The city does not use any equipment to meet these standards. With regard to any contamination of the water, under the Safe Drinking Water Act, this is most likely

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Question options:

a. a violation. b. not a violation because the city does not set the standards. c. not a violation because water is not a stationary source. d. not a violation because the city does not use any equipment.

Answer:

A. A violation

Explanation:

The safe drinking water act(SDWA)is a federal law that protects and guards the public against unsafe drinking water. It enforces this through the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) who are responsible for setting standards on quality of water and monitoring states and water suppliers in meeting these standards set. The state by not making use of any machine in trying to keep to these standards are clearly in violation of EPA standards and consequently SDWA