Pennsylvania American Water Urges Customers Under Drought Watch to Use Water Wisely MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (Sept. 2, 2022) – Going into the Labor Day weekend, Pennsylvania American Water is urging its customers in 21 counties to voluntarily reduce their water consumption in support of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) drought watch declaration. While the company encourages […]
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US EPA Power Resilience Webinar Series (as always these are FREE) EPA is hosting three webinars this fall to help drinking water and wastewater utilities increase their resilience to power outages and prepare for a variety of threats. Register here. Preparing Your Water Utility for Hurricane Season and Power Outages, September 7, 1:00 – 2:00 PM […]
READ MORE »PA DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties, Asks for Voluntary Water Conservation Harrisburg, PA –The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the Commonwealth Drought Task Force has declared a drought watch for 36 counties and asks for voluntary water conservation in those counties. “A few counties have experienced very dry conditions over the […]
READ MORE »EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund to Protect People’s Health Designating PFOA and PFOS under CERCLA would improve transparency, accountability, and deliver on Administrator Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap *From US EPA Website August 26, 2022 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON (August 26, 2022) – Followingthrough on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment […]
READ MORE »DEP Invites Public Comment on Draft 2022 State Water Plan, Identifying Priorities for Management and Protection Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today released the draft 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan identifying regional and statewide water resources priorities and recommending statewide and legislative actions to address those priorities. Pennsylvanians are invited to review the […]
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