Michael Regan: “We are laser focused on this, this has been a high priority for me since becoming administrator”

It is vitally important that every single person in this country has access to clean drinking water--clean, affordable drinking water.

It is vital for public health and for our economy. Our Nation's water infrastructure is crumbling, which will have an impact on our global competitiveness.

We are saving lives, and we are putting pragmatic, practical regulations in place so that we can provide many of our industries regulatory certainty.

The mission of the EPA is to protect public health and the environment, look at cost-effective technologies to do so, and ensure that this country can remain globally competitive.