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Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 6A—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER XII—SAFETY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS > Part B—Public Water Systems

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due to compelling factors (which may include economic factors, including qualification of the public water system as a system serving a disadvantaged community pursuant to section 300j–12(d) of this title ), the public water system is unable to comply with such contaminant level or treatment technique requirement, or to implement measures to develop an alternative source of water supply,

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title XIV, § 1416, as added Pub. L. 93–523, § 2(a) , Dec. 16, 1974 , 88 Stat. 1672 ; amended Pub. L. 95–190, § 10(a) , Nov. 16, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1398 ; Pub. L. 96–502 , §§ 1, 4(b), Dec. 5, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2737 , 2738; Pub. L. 99–339, title I , §§ 101(c)(4), 105, June 19, 1986 , 100 Stat. 646 , 649; Pub. L. 104–182, title I, § 117(a) , Aug. 6, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1644 .)

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