What is the legal basis for a local cross connection control program?

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#2: What is the legal basis for a local cross connection control program?

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), as the enforcing arm of the (federal) EPA, issued a letter in 1983 to the public water systems in Georgia, requiring that these local water systems implement and maintain a structured cross connection control program, in accordance with the Georgia Rules for Safe Drinking Water, Chapter 391-3-5-13.