Posts by Alan Roberson

EPA Seeks Input from Small Water Systems on Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rulemaking Revisions

EPA Seeks Input from Small Water Systems on Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rulemaking Revisions

On Friday, August 9, EPA released an invitation for small public water systems to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs)...

EPA Publishes Emergency Order Suspending the Registrations of All Pesticide Products Containing Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate (Dacthal)

EPA Publishes Emergency Order Suspending the Registrations of All Pesticide Products Containing Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate (Dacthal)

On August 7, EPA published an Emergency Order suspending the registration of all pestcide products containing Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephtalate (DCPA or...

GAO Releases Report on Water Cybersecurity & Recommends EPA Develop a National Cybersecurity Strategy

GAO Releases Report on Water Cybersecurity & Recommends EPA Develop a National Cybersecurity Strategy

On Thursday, August 1, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on cybersecurity for water and wastewater systems, and...

LIHWAP Webinar on August 26 to Celebrate Day 1 of World Water Week 2024

LIHWAP Webinar on August 26 to Celebrate Day 1 of World Water Week 2024

The Office of Community Services (OCS) within Health and Human Services (HHS) is recognizing World Water Week from August 26th to...

AWWA Releases Updated National PFAS Cost Estimate

AWWA Releases Updated National PFAS Cost Estimate

In April 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new monitoring data for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from...

EPA Releases Fifth Round of Data from the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5)

EPA Releases Fifth Round of Data from the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5)

EPA has released the fifth round of of data from the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). While the UCMR5...

AWWA Releases Survey on Public Perceptions of Tap Water

AWWA Releases Survey on Public Perceptions of Tap Water

AWWA recently released a national survey of more than 2,000 consumers about their perceptions of tap water. Seventy percent of...

EPA Releases Templates for the Notification of Known or Potential Service Lines Containing Lead

EPA Releases Templates for the Notification of Known or Potential Service Lines Containing Lead

On Monday, July 29, EPA released a Word document with three templates, along with the required regulatory language for customer...

Schedule for OMB Review of Final LCRI Continues to Tighten

Schedule for OMB Review of Final LCRI Continues to Tighten

EPA plans to finalize the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) by October 16, 2024, to minimize implementation issues with...

Senate Releases 2025 Appropriations Bill for the State Revolving Funds (SRFs)

Senate Releases 2025 Appropriations Bill for the State Revolving Funds (SRFs)

On Thursday, July 25th, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 28 – 1 to advance the appropriations bill for the Interior,...

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