The states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa have filed a legal petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...
Entries Tagged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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EPA Proposes Strict National Limits for PFAS
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new plan to limit the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water...
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Virtual Listening Sessions Announced for EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a series of upcoming virtual listening sessions on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. Continuing through late...
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News Briefs: Tampa Leaders Oppose Water Reuse Proposal
The Tampa (Florida) City Council wants to permanently stop a proposal to turn treated wastewater into tap water. The council has repeatedly told city...
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News Briefs: California to Begin Testing Drinking Water for Microplastics
Entry 242024In a first for the world, the California State Water Resources Control Board recently approved requirements for testing drinking water for...
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EPA Submits Cybersecurity Support Plan for Public Water Systems to Congress
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently submitted its water infrastructure cybersecurity plan to Congress, which was mandated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....
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News Briefs: Jackson Is Without Reliable Water Indefinitely After Treatment Plant Failure
Entry 242033In what Time magazine is calling a “crisis decades in the making,” 180,000 residents in Jackson, Mississippi lack access to reliable...
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News Briefs: Detroit Residents Must Boil Water for Weeks Following Main Break
Entry 242073A boil water advisory in Detroit has been extended to three weeks after a break was discovered in a 120-inch main...
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News Briefs: Residents Evacuated After Chlorine Leak at Virginia WWTP
Entry 242082A hazmat situation in Farmville, Virginia, recently caused the state’s Department of Emergency Management and members of the local fire department...
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News Briefs: EPA Officials Tour Pure Water San Diego Project
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials recently toured the ongoing Pure Water San Diego project, which will expand the North City Water Reclamation...
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EPA Releases Stringent Health Advisories for PFAS in Drinking Water
On June 15 the U.S. EPA issued updated health advisories for four perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water that are significantly lower...
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Winners Announced for Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the winners of its 10th annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a national competition that engages...
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We Are Family
In 2020 when the North Woodstock Wastewater Treatment Plant won a U.S. EPA Regional Excellence Award, it was a career cap of sorts...
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COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Trials Yield Key Insights
Recent trial programs looking at the efficacy of testing wastewater to detect COVID-19 outbreaks have yielded important insights about how this method...











