EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule to Better Protect Children and At-Risk Communities 10/10/2019 GREEN BAY, Wisc. (October 10, 2019) — As part of Children’s Health Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule that significantly improves the actions that water systems must take to reduce lead in the nation’s […]
READ MORE »CAPITAL REGION WATER’S 2019 Lead and copper test results Water Testing Finds Lead & Copper Levels Well Below Federal Limits HARRISBURG, PA (Oct. 10, 2019) — Capital Region Water recently completed its required Lead and Copper Rule sampling plan by testing 33 high risk residential homes throughout its service area this year. State and […]
READ MORE »https://waterfm.com/nacwa-senate-appropriations-bill-funds-key-clean-water-priorities/?oly_enc_id=0139H1741801C9U NACWA: U.S. Senate appropriations bill funds key clean water priorities The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee recently passed a fiscal year 2020 (FY20) Interior & Environment Appropriations bill, which funds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and key clean water programs. The full House previously passed its FY20 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill earlier this summer […]
READ MORE »MOU on Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities An MOU on Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities was recently signed by EPA and its numerous water industry partners including AWWA, NRWA, the states and others. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-10/documents/mou_reducing_lead_in_drinking_water_in_schools_final_october_3_2019.pdf The signatories agree to encourage schools and child care […]
READ MORE »Leading Environmental Groups Back Stephens’s Bill Addressing PFAS in Drinking Water Sep. 23, 2019 HARRISBURG– Leading environmental groups joined Gov. Tom Wolf in supporting Rep. Todd Stephens’s (R-Montgomery) House Bill 1410, to fund infrastructure changes needed to remove polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from drinking water. “I’m proud to have the support of Clean Water Action, Penn […]
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