ASDWA, ACWA, and ECOS Submit Joint Comments to EPA on Adding PFAS to TRI-EPCRA
On February 3rd, ASDWA, the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) submitted...
EPA Webinar on State Assistance Grants for Small and Disadvantaged Communities
On Thursday, March 12, 2020 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm (eastern), EPA will hold a webinar to discuss state workplan...
EPA Adds PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory
EPA has now added 160 PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) as per the new requirements in Section 7321...
EPA and Army Announce New Clean Water Act WOTUS Rule
EPA and the Army have announced the new “Navigable Waters Protection Rule,” that revises the definition for Waters of the...
EWG Releases New PFAS Drinking Water Sampling Results Showing More Prevalent Contamination in U.S. Cities
On January 22, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released new PFAS drinking water sampling results from dozens of cities across...
AWWA Publishes Report on Bromide Impacts to Drinking Water from Coal-Fired Power Plants
AWWA has published a report entitled, “Methods to Assess Anthropogenic Bromide Loads from Coal-fired Power Plants and Their Potential Effect...
Senate EPW Hearing on Nonpoint Source Pollution
On January 8, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing entitled, “The Nonpoint Source Management Program Under the...
Drinking Water System Partnerships Case Study Map Tool Available on EPA’s Website
EPA developed an interactive website for water system partnerships that includes the Drinking Water System Partnerships Case Study Map Tool...
EPA Issues PFAS Groundwater Guidance for Federal Cleanup Programs
On December 19, 2019, EPA issued its “Interim Recommendations for Addressing Groundwater Contaminated with PFOA and PFOS,” which provides cleanup...
EPA Announces New Method 533 for PFAS in Drinking Water
On December 18th, EPA announced the new validated Method 533 for testing additional short chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...
