Drinking Water Headlines

Environmental Groups Call for EPA Investigation into Lead-Sheathed Telecom and Power Cables

Environmental Groups Call for EPA Investigation into Lead-Sheathed Telecom and Power Cables

On July 17, 2023, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Below the Blue, and Clean Water Action sent a letter to EPA,...

EPA’s Cybersecurity Approach on Pause Following Court Order

EPA’s Cybersecurity Approach on Pause Following Court Order

Yesterday, July 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted a request from the American Water Works...

ASDWA Provides Recommendations to EPA on Revised BABA Waiver for SRF Projects

ASDWA Provides Recommendations to EPA on Revised BABA Waiver for SRF Projects

On July 7, ASDWA submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to the Agency’s proposed amendment to the...

USGS Releases New Study on PFAS in US Tapwater

USGS Releases New Study on PFAS in US Tapwater

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently released the results of a five-year study that sampled for per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

EPA Announces Framework for Addressing New PFAS and New Uses of PFAS

EPA Announces Framework for Addressing New PFAS and New Uses of PFAS

On June 29, EPA announced its framework for addressing new and new uses of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The...

EPA Publishes TSCA Draft Supplemental Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane

EPA Publishes TSCA Draft Supplemental Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane

EPA is requesting public comment on the analysis presented in the new, “Draft Supplement to the Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane,”...

July 25 EPA Webinar on Wildfire Impacts on Drinking Water

July 25 EPA Webinar on Wildfire Impacts on Drinking Water

On July 25, 2023, from 2:00 – 3:30 pm (eastern time), EPA will hold a webinar on “Wildfire Impacts to...

EPA Memo Provides Recommended Criteria for 2023 State Capacity Development Program Reports to the Governor

EPA Memo Provides Recommended Criteria for 2023 State Capacity Development Program Reports to the Governor

On May 11, Marietta Echeverria of EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water sent a memorandum to the EPA...

EPA Releases New Version of FITS Source Water Protection Funding Tool

EPA Releases New Version of FITS Source Water Protection Funding Tool

EPA has announced a new updated version of the Funding Integration Tool for Source Water (FITS). FITS is a one-stop-shop,...

EPA Provides More than $50 Million for Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities to Access Safe Drinking Water

EPA Provides More than $50 Million for Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities to Access Safe Drinking Water

On June 26, EPA announced $50.4 million in annual funding to states and territories for communities to support projects and...

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