ASDWA 50th SDWA Anniversary Video Features Ron Falco, ASDWA’s President from Colorado

Ron Falco, ASDWA’s President and Colorado’s Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, is featured in this new video in our continuing series. The series with Travis Loop from Waterloop, is being released over the course of the year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the 40th anniversary of ASDWA.

In this video, Ron Falco talks about naturally occurring radium and uranium in drinking water as one of Colorado’s biggest challenges, that led to a SDWA success story. He shares how the state successfully worked with the water system in the City of Sterling, and with EPA, to address a health-based violation for uranium. The collective team worked through the funding, technical, and communication aspects to gain public support for the long-term treatment and operation of the water system. This work also led to improving the quality and taste of the water, as well as satisfaction of the operators and the community.