Not only is it #SafeDrinkingWaterWeek, but 2024 also marks the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)! The passing of the SDWA in 1974 directed all public water systems in the US to follow national health-based standards to protect the public from both naturally occurring and human-made contaminants that can be found in drinking water. However, drinking water protection in Minnesota goes back more than 150 years with the establishment of the Minnesota State Board of Health, now the Minnesota Department of Health! #MNwater