The U.S. EPA has proposed a rule that would modernize Clean Water Act (CWA) reporting processes for hundreds of thousands of municipalities,...
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EPA Proposes Rule to Modernize Clean Water Act Reporting
The U.S. EPA has proposed a rule that would modernize Clean Water Act (CWA) reporting processes for hundreds of thousands of municipalities,...
Editorial
Mercury Rising?
Florida is beginning a campaign to monitor mercury because of its accumulation in the state’s surface waters. A community close to a...
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EPA Awards $560 Million in Funding to Storm-Damaged Wastewater and Drinking Water Facilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and...
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EPA Awards $560 Million in Funding to Storm-Damaged Wastewater and Drinking Water Facilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and...
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The Fire Chief Project: Cub Scouts visit a clean-water plant
Who better to invite for a clean-water plant tour than Cub Scouts? They’re part of the Boy Scouts of America, for whom...
Editorial
The Book on Biogas
Digester methane (biogas) is gaining huge favor as a renewable fuel — it has come to be seen as part...
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WEF makes the case for water infrastructure investment
Water and wastewater infrastructure is essential, and survey after survey shows that it needs substantial investment in maintenance and upgrades. It’s important...
Editorial
A Truly Bad Actor
The U.S. EPA is studying the effects of low concentrations of chromium (VI) — hexavalent chromium — in drinking water.
Because of the...
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EPA updates rule for pathogens in drinking water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has updated the rule for pathogens in drinking water, including setting a limit for the bacteria E....
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Petitioners seek EPA ban on biosolids land application
The Age of Autism website is asking people to use the Obama Administration’s “We the People” website to petition the U.S. EPA...
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EPA recommends new recreational water quality criteria to better protect public health
Pursuant to an order from a U.S. District Court and as required by the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of...
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Disinfection changeover at Missouri water plant
The Maryville (Mo.) Water Treatment Plant recently switched from free chlorine to chloramine disinfection to meet U.S. EPA Stage 2 Disinfectants and...
Editorial
Potent Against Parasites
The danger of parasites in water supplies came to the forefront with the outbreak of Cryptosporidium in Milwaukee in 1993....










