Entries Tagged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Entry 243285Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have long been used to make products like stain-resistant carpets and clothing, water-proofing textiles, grease- and...

Entry 243299During a late-July inspection of one of Garberville (California) Sanitary District’s drinking water tanks, workers discovered dead lizards in the bottom...

Aggressively addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to be an active and ongoing priority for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA...

Entry 243308Providing clean water to soldiers in the field and citizens around the world is essential, and yet remains one of the...

Entry 243327Two water treatment plant workers in Wrentham, Massachusetts, were transported by medical helicopter to a hospital for injuries sustained in a...

Entry 243333Residents in Parker, Colorado, were calling 911 after spotting a black cloud of smoke coming out of the city’s water treatment...

We can all agree water is critical to public health, safety and welfare. The recent passage of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act...

Entry 243344Local residents are reporting environmental impacts as a result of a 26 to 28 million gallon wastewater spill that occurred at...

Nine leading water associations recently urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use “sound science and robust analyses” as it evaluates drinking...

Entry 243381The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently took the next step to implement an important per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) requirement of...

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee has passed legislation that will make significant investments in water recycling programs and resources....

To ensure the protection of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond, the Water Environment Federation is convening a blue-ribbon panel...

The Water Quality Association’s Board of Directors recently heard from Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler in a conference call in which...

Entry 243463Researchers at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire, England, are working on a new test to detect COVID-19 in the wastewater of communities...