Water Utilities Benefit from Amendments to EPCRA EPA Newsletter article EPCRA Jan 2020 Water utilities will receive notifications from the state primacy agency about spills and have the right to request information about what is stored upstream. This article covers the details of the changes which came about in October 2018 with the passage […]
READ MORE »Emergency Response Plans EPA Newsletter article ERPs Jan 2020 An Emergency Response Plan (ERP) describes your utility’s strategies, resources, plans and procedures to prepare for and respond to an incident, natural or man-made, that threatens life, property, or the environment. Each community water system must prepare or revise, where necessary, an emergency response plan […]
READ MORE »OUTREACH NEEDED – Senate Environmental Committee Puts Spotlight On Funding Needed To Implement PA Clean Water Plan At Chesapeake Bay Briefing See article below about today’s hearing – The Chesapeake Bay Commission continues to push for water use fees (see Ann Swanson testimony below) to pay for the bay cleanup. Any such funding proposal will […]
READ MORE »LCR Comment Period Extension EPA is extending the proposed LCR public comment period to February 12, 2020. This announcement will appear in the Federal Register soon. We look forward to your comments on the proposed rule. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions SUMMARY: On November 13, 2019, the U.S. Environmental […]
READ MORE »EQB adopts Proposed Rulemaking – Water Quality Standards for Manganese and Implementation The EQB met this morning and adopted the Proposed Rulemaking – Water Quality Standards for Manganese and Implementation – by a vote of 14 to 5. Senator Yaw (R-Lycoming) made a Motion, seconded by Rep. Metcalfe (R-Butler) to Table the proposal and have […]
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