ABSTRACT
Regulations, and part upon a review of the potential for prob
lems arising from the provisions of the act. Thus, this
discussion in part is based on speculation.
The provisions of the act create a major jurisdictional
problem because the EPA has the responsibility for enacting
drinking water regulations and the state and local regulatory
agencies have the responsibility for enforcing those regula
tions. The developing controversy over the organics standards
stems partly from the strict charge which Congress has placed
upon the EPA, allowing the administrator only limited latitude
in setting the regulations. The House committee report on the
act (U.S. Congress, 1974a, p. 10), as indicating legislative
intent, is even more restrictive.
