Drinking Water Headlines

EPA Finalizes Amendments to RMP Rule to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

EPA Finalizes Amendments to RMP Rule to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

On March 1, EPA finalized amendments to the Risk Management Program (RMP) under the Clean Air Act to protect at-risk...

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to PFAS Contamination in Private Wells

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to PFAS Contamination in Private Wells

On Febraury 26, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced bipartisan legislation...

Congress Averts Partial Federal Shutdown Funding Government Agencies Until March 22

Congress Averts Partial Federal Shutdown Funding Government Agencies Until March 22

Late February 29, the House and Senate passed bills to avoid a partial federal shutdown that would have impacted appropriations...

California Senator Introduces Bill to Create Permanent National Water Assistance Program

California Senator Introduces Bill to Create Permanent National Water Assistance Program

On February 28, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act, legislation that would establish...

CISA, EPA, and FBI Release Updated Fact Sheet on Top Cyber Actions for Securing Water Systems

CISA, EPA, and FBI Release Updated Fact Sheet on Top Cyber Actions for Securing Water Systems

This week, CISA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) updated the joint fact sheet...

IRS Exempts Lead Service Line Replacement from Federal Taxes

IRS Exempts Lead Service Line Replacement from Federal Taxes

On February 23, 2024, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service announced a determination that a government subsidized project to replace the...

EPA Announces $5.8 Billion Investment for Water Infrastructure

EPA Announces $5.8 Billion Investment for Water Infrastructure

On February 20, EPA announced a $5.8 billion investment through the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRF)....

Reminder to Register for the ASDWA Member Meeting

Reminder to Register for the ASDWA Member Meeting

  Register here for ASDWA’s 2024 Member Meeting. As with previous years, the 2024 Member Meeting will be held at...

Judge Approves Settlement Requiring DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva to Pay $1.1 Billion in PFAS Contamination Suit

Judge Approves Settlement Requiring DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva to Pay $1.1 Billion in PFAS Contamination Suit

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina has approved a settlement requiring chemical manufacturers DuPont, Chemours,...

EPA Release Update to Equity Action Plan

EPA Release Update to Equity Action Plan

On February 14, EPA released an update to its 2022 Equity Action Plan. The original release of the Action Plan...

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