https://www.circleofblue.org/2022/world/is-agrochemical-contamination-killing-nebraskas-children/ Continue reading Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children? – Circle of Blue
https://orionmagazine.org/article/voices-from-the-aquifer/ ON DECEMBER 10, the Hawai‘i Department of Health found that a United States Navy water well contained gasoline and diesel hydrocarbons at levels up to 350 times what is considered safe for drinking water. Continue reading Orion Magazine – Voices from the Aquifer
https://www.hcn.org/articles/water-utah-has-a-water-dilemma Continue reading Utah has a water dilemma — High Country News – Know the West
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/statement/2021/12/congressional-defense-bill-tackles-forever-chemicals-funding-boost Continue reading Congressional defense bill tackles ‘forever chemicals’ with funding boost, policy reforms – EWG
November 12, 2021In This Issue:President to sign massive infrastructure billWe want to hear from youEPA announces three more WIFIA loansSAB PFAS Review Panel virtual meetings announcedEPA seeks NDWAC advice on M/DBPs rule revisionsFinal LCR Revisions action at OMB for review Water Services Insider – 11-12-21 (contentsharing.net) Continue reading AWWA Water Services Insider
Infrastructure Bill Passes House; Water & Wastewater Funding Breakdown | WWD (wwdmag.com) Of the $550 billion in new spending, $55 billion is allocated to drinking water, wastewater, and storm water infrastructure funding. Continue reading INFRASTRUCTURE BILL PASSES HOUSE; WATER & WASTEWATER FUNDING BREAKDOWN
Washington StateDepartment of Health Office of Drinking Water PFAS Update: We are excited to announce that after four years of hard work and coordination with utilities, communities, and other state and federal partners the Washington State Board of Health approved updates to Drinking Water Regulations for Group A Water Systems Chapter 246-290 WAC. These updates helped clarify processes by which the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) addresses unregulated contaminants in public water systems. It also establishes PFAS state action levels (SALs) that require water systems to test for PFAS compounds and report to the state and their customers if … Continue reading ODW Updates: PFAS and Staffing
https://www.circleofblue.org/2021/world/2021-election-preview-new-york-considers-right-to-clean-water/ Continue reading 2021 Election Preview: New York Considers Right to Clean Water – Circle of Blue
See where PFAS pollution has been confirmed in the West (‘Forever chemicals’) — High Country News – Know the West (hcn.org) Continue reading See where PFAS pollution has been confirmed in the West
Washington StateDepartment of Health Office of Drinking Water Hello Drinking Water Partners: I hope this message finds you, your families, and utilities well. This summer flew by and as we move into fall, I want to update you on the Office of Drinking Water’s recent hiring. We have recruited for the five open leadership positions in the office since this summer. Four of these positions have filled, and new faces will be starting in the office soon. We are still in the midst of the Field Operation Manager recruitment and hope to have someone on board in that position permanently … Continue reading Welcome New Leadership! (from DOH Office of Drinking Water)
PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021-2024 | US EPA On October 18, 2021, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the agency’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap—laying out a whole-of-agency approach to addressing PFAS. The roadmap sets timelines by which EPA plans to take specific actions and commits to bolder new policies to safeguard public health, protect the environment, and hold polluters accountable. The actions described in the PFAS Roadmap each represent important and meaningful steps to safeguard communities from PFAS contamination. Cumulatively, these actions will build upon one another and lead to more enduring and protective solutions. Read an overview … Continue reading PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021-2024
Washington StateDepartment of Health Office of Drinking Water Hello Drinking Water Partners: We all know that water is essential, reliable, and invaluable. Without water our communities would not thrive. Most of your customers don’t think about what happens behind the scenes when they turn on the tap. You do. You know that the infrastructure you’re in charge of is vulnerable to aging, vandalism, and natural disasters. October 21 is national Imagine A Day Without Water. We encourage you to participate through social media posts, a news release article, or any other way you can think of. We have free graphics and bill stuffers … Continue reading Imagine a day without water