Category Archives: Federal/State Legislative News

CAPITAL REGION WATER BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTS EXPERIENCED PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AS CEO HARRISBURG (March 18, 2019): Capital Region Water’s Board of Directors announced today that Charlotte Katzenmoyer has been selected as Chief Executive Officer of Capital Region Water.   “Charlotte’s success leading the City of Lancaster’s Public Works including its water, wastewater, and stormwater […]

EPA HQ has offered to conduct a one-day training on our Flood Resiliency Guide.  This is a FREE course.   The training involves a combination of short lectures on each step of the 4-step assessment process found in the Flood Guide along with activities that attendees complete on their own or in small groups.  The […]

EPA Acting Administrator Announces First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan Historic plan outlines concrete steps the agency is taking to address PFAS and to protect public health PHILADELPHIA (February 14, 2019) — Today, at an event in Philadelphia, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced EPA’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action […]

https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2019/02/13/epa-to-unveil-long-awaited-action-plan-on-curbing-toxic-pfas-chemicals/ February 13, 2019 | 07:10 PM EPA to unveil long-awaited ‘Action Plan’ on curbing toxic PFAS chemicals Campaigners concerned the agency won’t immediately set enforceable health standards StateImpact Pennsylvania: Jon Hurdle The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce on Thursday a long-awaited plan for how to manage the toxic PFAS class of chemicals, which […]

  Governor Wolf’s PFAS Action Team Outlines Public Outreach Plans Action Team calls for expert presentations and public input on concerns FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/18/2018 CONTACT: Neil Shader, DEP 717-787-1323 Nate Wardle, DOH 717-787-1783 Harrisburg, PA – At an organizational meeting held today, Governor Wolf’s PFAS Action Team announced that it has opened a comment […]