On Aug. 7, President Barack Obama signed the Drinking Water Protection Act, which directs the EPA to develop a risk management plan for cyanotoxins in public water systems.The bill was authored by Ohio Congressman Bob Latta in response to the 2014 Toledo water crisis, which left nearly 500,000 people without water for several days.The EPA is now required, among other things, to evaluate the risks of cyanotoxins in drinking water and provide treatment recommendations to public water systems. The EPA must provide Congress with a strategic Algal Toxin Risk Assessment and Management Plan within 90 days.Cyanotoxins are created by blue-green
