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Federal Water Pollution Control Act

Also known as the Clean Water Act, this is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution, aiming to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters.

Safe Drinking Water Act

The main federal law that protects public drinking water supplies throughout the nation, setting standards for drinking water quality and overseeing the states, localities, and water suppliers who implement those standards.

Reauthorize

To formally approve a program, law, or agency for another period of time, allowing it to continue receiving funding or operate under existing legal authority.

Resilience

The ability of a system, like water infrastructure, to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform, and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions.

Sustainability

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, often in relation to environmental, social, and economic factors, such as efficient use of resources and long-term viability.

Infrastructure

The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, power supplies, water systems) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.