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 – 8 pages] 2009.
Improving Detection, Investigation, and Reporting of Waterborne Disease Outbreaks. [PDF – 5 pages] 2006.
Expanding Foodborne and Waterborne Outbreak Reporting to Include Other Enteric Disease Outbreaks. [PDF – 3 pages] 2006.

Page last reviewed: June 30, 2022

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)