Drinking Water Headlines

New Executive Order Halts Some IIJA and IRA Funding

New Executive Order Halts Some IIJA and IRA Funding

On Tuesday, January 21st, President Trump signed the executive order Unleashing American Energy on his first full day in office....

OMB Withdraws EPA’s PFAS Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards Proposed Rule

OMB Withdraws EPA’s PFAS Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards Proposed Rule

On January 21, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) withdrew EPA’s Proposed Rule on “Clean Water Act Effluent...

EPA Administrator Nomination of Lee Zeldin Moves Forward in the Senate

EPA Administrator Nomination of Lee Zeldin Moves Forward in the Senate

On Thursday, 1/23, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) advanced the nomination of Lee Zeldin to the...

EPA Transition Team Members In Place

EPA Transition Team Members In Place

Earlier this week, EPA announced several members of the incoming transition team for the Agency: Eric Amidon as Chief of...

EPA Releases Three New PFAS Rule Quick Reference Guides

EPA Releases Three New PFAS Rule Quick Reference Guides

EPA has released three new Quick Reference Guides to help primacy agencies, water systems, and other interested parties understand the...

USGS Releases National Water Availability Assessment 

USGS Releases National Water Availability Assessment 

USGS released a comprehensive analysis and compilation of scientific data and information about water availability in its Integrated Water Availability...

EPA Approves Alternative Methods for PFAS Rule Initial Monitoring and Chlorine Testing

EPA Approves Alternative Methods for PFAS Rule Initial Monitoring and Chlorine Testing

On January 16, 2025, EPA published a Federal Register (FR) Notice for an, “Expedited Approval of Alternative Test Procedures for...

EPA Signs MOU with USDA NRCS to Collaborate on Agriculture and Water Quality

EPA Signs MOU with USDA NRCS to Collaborate on Agriculture and Water Quality

On January 14, EPA’s Office of Water announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service...

EPA Watershed Financing Partnerships Webcast

EPA Watershed Financing Partnerships Webcast

On Wednesday, January 29, from 2:00-3:30 pm (eastern time), EPA will hold a Watershed Financing Partnerships webcast as part of...

EPA Releases Preliminary Determinations for Contaminants on the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List

EPA Releases Preliminary Determinations for Contaminants on the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List

On Tuesday, January 7th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its preliminary regulatory determinations for nine contaminants for the Fifth...

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