Policy & Recommendations

Water’s many uses for drinking, recreation, sanitation, hygiene, agriculture, industry, and medicine mean that it requires close regulation by policymakers. Below you will find links to various policy documents and related information.

Policy Documents

CSTE Healthy Water Position Statements

Public Health Reporting and National Notification for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks. pdf icon[PDF – 8 pages]external icon 2009.
Improving Detection, Investigation, and Reporting of Waterborne Disease Outbreaks. pdf icon[PDF – 5 pages]external icon 2006.
Expanding Foodborne and Waterborne Outbreak Reporting to Include Other Enteric Disease Outbreaks. pdf icon[PDF – 3 pages]external icon 2006.

Page last reviewed: December 3, 2020

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)