Drinking Water and EPA’s Strategic Plan
On February 12, 2018, EPA released its FY 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. The Plan reflects EPA Administrator Pruitt’s core philosophies: Refocus...
Two Drinking Water Studies Published by National Academy of Sciences
Two drinking water studies were recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A study on national trends in...
ASDWA & EPA’s LCR Federalism Consultation
The comment period for EPA’s Federalism Consultation on the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) ends on March 8th. ASDWA’s Board...
New National Study Starts on Management of Legionella in Water Systems
On Thursday, February 8th, the first meeting (with a public session) was held by a new Committee of the Water...
Deregulatory Agenda Still in Flux
Since many heard (or read about) President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday (1/30), a few policy wonks...
T-Minus 11 Hours Until Potential Federal Government Shutdown
It’s Friday, January 19, at 1 PM EST in Washington, D.C., with the current Continuing Resolution (CR) scheduled to lapse...
EPA Requests Public Comment on Waiver Renewal for Stainless-Steel Nuts and Bolts
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comment on its American Iron and Steel (AIS) waiver for stainless steel...
ASDWA Asks for Timely Actions by EPA and CDC on PFAS
On Friday, January 12th, ASDWA sent a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and CDC Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald that...
EPA Releases Potable Reuse Compendium
Today (1/11), EPA released its 2017 Potable Reuse Compendium. This compendium supplements EPA’s 2012 Guidelines for Water Reuse by informing readers...
Recent Radium Report May Raise Unneeded Health Concerns
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a report today with the headline that 170 million Americans drink radioactive water based on...
