FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 03/16/2020 CONTACT: Neil Shader, DEP 717-787-1323 Public Hearings on Proposal to Add PFAS to Environmental Cleanup Regulations Canceled to Mitigate COVID-19 Spread Interested individuals invited to submit written comments Harrisburg, PA – To prevent the possible spread of COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has canceled three public hearings […]
READ MORE »Water treatment practices effective against COVID-19, WHO says The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a technical brief stating that current water treatment methods are expected to be effective against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The brief noted “[the] presence of the COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking-water supplies and based on current evidence the risk […]
READ MORE »PA-AWWA Operator Spotlight is on: Jesse LaVigne, Hatboro, Pennsylvania Jess LaVigne of Hatboro, Pennsylvania, designed games and animation while at the same time instructing students in game development. Now he is training to be a water treatment operator at Downington Municipal Water Authority and plans to use his One AWWA […]
READ MORE »Federal Register Notice-Preliminary Regulatory Determinations Today, a notice appeared in the Federal Register announcing EPA’s preliminary regulatory determinations. See: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-10/pdf/2020-04145.pdf The Agency is making preliminary determinations to regulate two contaminants (i.e., PFOS and PFOA) and to not regulate six contaminants (i.e., 1,1-dichloroethane, acetochlor, methyl bromide, metolachlor, nitrobenzene, and RDX). A preliminary regulatory determination […]
READ MORE »AWWA providing coronavirus resources, updates AWWA has created a resource page to assist water utilities in addressing the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. As the scope of the outbreak becomes clearer, utilities should be assessing workforce and supply chain contingency plans. Many have likely been doing so already in preparation for compliance with Section 2013 of America’s […]
READ MORE »
Click Here to Read » 
