New USGS Study Finds Elevated Levels of Manganese in Private Wells
A new USGS study reports that about 7 percent of domestic (private) wells in the U.S. have concentrations of manganese at levels that present...
Report Raises Significant Concerns with Flat Federal Funding For Drinking Water
ASDWA has released a report, Beyond Tight Budgets, that raises significant concerns with flat federal funding for state and territorial drinking water...
National Drinking Water Advisory Council Meeting Provides a Few Interesting Tidbits
On December 6-7, EPA held its 2018 meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) in Washington, D.C. The...
The Water Research Foundation Names Peter Grevatt at its New Chief Executive Officer
Today, the Water Research Foundation (WRF) named Dr. Peter Grevatt as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). WRF’s announcement is copied below....
Congress Approves Two-Week Stopgap Funding Measure
On Thursday, December 6th, a two-week continuing resolution was passed by voice vote in the House and Senate that should...
New Mexico Issues Violation to Air Force for PFAS Contamination
New Mexico recently issued a violation to the Air Force for groundwater contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This...
ASDWA Submits Recommendations to EPA for the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL5)
On October 5, EPA published a Federal Register notice (83 FR 50364) seeking recommendations/nominations for the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL5). This...
Anniversary (Close Enough) of Start of EPA Operations in 1970
Sunday, December 2nd, marked the 48th anniversary of the start of EPA’s operations. When one steps back and look at the...
National Drinking Water Advisory Council Meeting Set for Dec. 6-7
EPA has scheduled a meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council on December 6-7 in Washington, D.C. This meeting...
EPA Releases Updated PFAS Analytical Method
EPA has updated its validated Method 537.1 to test for an additional four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water,...
