Posts by Alan Roberson

12/16/19 – 45th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

12/16/19 – 45th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

Today (12/16) marks the 45th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and it makes sense to stop and...

EPA Releases Memo on Asset Management and Capacity Development

EPA Releases Memo on Asset Management and Capacity Development

On December 2nd, Jennifer McLain of EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water issued the memorandum below to the...

EPA and City of Newark Release New Lead Filter Information

EPA and City of Newark Release New Lead Filter Information

On November 22nd, EPA and the City of Newark released some new documents on ongoing work to study the effectiveness...

CBO Releases New Cost Estimate for Potential PFAS Legislation

CBO Releases New Cost Estimate for Potential PFAS Legislation

On November 25th, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a cost estimate for S. 1507, PFAS Release Disclosure and Protection...

NDWAC Meeting Covers a Broad Range of Issues

NDWAC Meeting Covers a Broad Range of Issues

On December 4 & 5, the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) met in Washington, D.C. and discussed a broad...

US Water Alliance Release Report on Closing the Water Access Gap

US Water Alliance Release Report on Closing the Water Access Gap

The US Water Alliance, in partnership with Dig Deep, has released a report: “Closing the Water Access Gap in the...

EPA Hosts Water Sector Joint Meeting

EPA Hosts Water Sector Joint Meeting

On Thursday, 11/14, EPA hosted a meeting a water sector joint meeting that was attended by representatives of federal agencies,...

Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Published in Federal Register

Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Published in Federal Register

The proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) were published in today’s (11/13) Federal Register. Comments are due to EPA by January 13,...

ASDWA Releases EPA OGWDW Regulatory Update

ASDWA Releases EPA OGWDW Regulatory Update

Given all of the actions at EPA, some might think that drinking water regulations would have slowed down to a...

EPA Invites 38 New Projects to Apply for WIFIA Loans

EPA Invites 38 New Projects to Apply for WIFIA Loans

On Tuesday, October 22nd, EPA Administrator Wheeler announced that 38 projects in 18 states have been invited to apply for...

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