The
Safe Drinking Water Hotline provides the general public, regulators,
medical and water professionals, academia, and media, with information
about drinking water and ground water programs authorized under
the Safe Drinking Water Act. The Hotline is operated under contract
by Booz Allen Hamilton, Incorporated, and housed in its Crystal
City, Virginia, offices. The Hotline responds to factual questions
in the following program areas:
- Local drinking water quality
- Drinking water standards
- Public drinking water systems
- Source water protection
- Large capacity residential septic systems
- Commercial, and industrial septic systems
- Injection wells
- Drainage wells
Water Lines is the monthly Hotline activity report that includes
typical questions answered by the Hotline, call/e-mail statistics,
caller profiles, and other water facts. Read current and previous
issues of Water Lines online.
Contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline for detailed information.
By Phone: call toll free and speak with a specialist Monday through
Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm eastern time (except Federal holidays)
at 1-800-426-4791. Local calls or International calls at (703) 412-3330.
Bilingual Service is available. An introductory telephone message
tells Spanish callers to leave a detailed message. Bilingual information
specialists return these calls the same day.
By Recorded Message: The Safe Drinking Water Hotline telecommunications
systems can receive recorded messages in English and Spanish 24-hours
a day, seven days a week at 1-800-426-4791. Local calls at (703)
412-3330. International calls at (703) 412-3330.
By Mail: Write to The Safe Drinking Water Hotline, 4606M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. Comments? Questions?
Contact us online.
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