FACTS ON
                              U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION FIVE
                            Wacker Dr. Chicago, Illinois 60606 312-353-5800
                           Water Supply Section


      The Water Supply Section, a part of the Program Support Branch pro-
vides technical assistance at the State and Federal government level.

      Federal program support activities include water supply development,
water resources planning, water resources development, environmental impact
statements, and interstate carrier water supply programs.

      The water supply development segment of operations involves working
with other Federal programs in water research development directed "by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Farmers Home Administration,
and the Economic Development Admininstration, all of which are in charge of
grant monies for construction of water supplies.

      In water resource planning, the section concentrates on health aspects
and municipal water supply systems.

      In regard to water resource development, the section provides input
whenever the Soil Conservation Service or the Corps of Engineers constructs a
reservoir that would affect water supply.

      The interstate water supply programs aspect of Federal program support
involves the certification of water supplies provided for use on interstate
carriers.

      The state program support duties of the section include providing help
by means of training assistance to state programs, conducting program eval-
uations and making recommendations for improvement, making special studies
concerning water supplies, and finally,  collecting and disseminating data and
information.

      The section made a study of fluoridation practices in Wisconsin which
was published in a recent edition of the Journal of_ the American Water Works
Association.
     EPA 905-F-73-023

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