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Washington, D.C.-Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, together with Senators David Vitter (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Boozman (R-AR), Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Jim Risch (R-ID), yesterday introduced The Small System Safe Drinking Water Act of 2011 (S. 999)-a bill that helps small water systems comply with Federal drinking water standards by requiring that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) utilize all the affordability provisions provided under the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act amendments (SDWA), which are designed to help water systems in smaller communities come into compliance.
