Drinking Water Headlines

Farm Bill Conferees Look to Early January Completion

Farm Bill Conferees Look to Early January Completion

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-MS), House Agriculture Chair Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Ranking...

EPA Posts Scientific Papers for their Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources

EPA Posts Scientific Papers for their Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources

EPA scientists are conducting research and publishing papers that will contribute to the draft report of potential impacts of hydraulic...

Budget Deal Proposes Limited Relief

Budget Deal Proposes Limited Relief

House and Senate negotiators reached agreement this week on a new two-year budget deal that would increase available funding for...

Senate Matches House on Hydrant Exemption

Senate Matches House on Hydrant Exemption

On December 9th, Senators Pat Toomy (R-PA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan...

NDWAC Meeting Held in DC This Week

NDWAC Meeting Held in DC This Week

The EPA’s National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) held its latest meeting on December 11 and 12, in Washington, DC. ...

CDC to feature Community Fluoridation in Webinar Next Week

CDC to feature Community Fluoridation in Webinar Next Week

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will feature community water fluoridation in their next “Grand Rounds” webcast which...

Oregon SDWIS Data Analyst Position Opening

Oregon SDWIS Data Analyst Position Opening

Oregon’s Drinking Water Services program would like to share the job announcement for its SDWIS Senior Data Analyst/Coordinator (Research Analyst...

House and Senate Budget Talks Continue

House and Senate Budget Talks Continue

Everyone is hopeful that “Friday the 13th” will not affect the outcome of the House-Senate budget discussions that are due...

House Passes Lead in Hydrants Relief Measure

House Passes Lead in Hydrants Relief Measure

On December 2nd, the House passed HR 3588, the Community Fire Safety Act.  The bill amends the 2011 Reduction of...

VA Tackles Legionella

VA Tackles Legionella

This week, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) held a “Legionella Disease Prevention in...

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