Clear choices for clean drinking water: concerned about your water's safety? We'll help you check your tap water and tell you which of the 19 filtering systems we tested is best for you.(Water Filters Test)

Nearly 30 years after the passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the safety of the water we drink is still in the news and on consumers' minds. In March, the nation's water utilities will begin reporting to the federal government on their preparedness in the event of terrorist attack; water-system vulnerability assessments are required by an antibioterrorism bill passed by Congress last year.

This year, too, water companies will be required to tell consumers whether they measure up to new, more stringent standards for the poison arsenic. The standards were approved by the Bush Administration in 2001 after a 10-month delay rife with political controversy.

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