WASHINGTON, May 10, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today invited applications for partnerships to ensure rural(more…)
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2023 EPA Perchlorate Regulation Update
Perchlorate regulation has been a contentious issue since the first formal EPA decision in 2011. The scientific consensus now is that Perchlorates are of sufficient risk to necessitate being regulated as a Primary Contaminant.
Regulations reducing lead and copper contamination in drinking water generate $9 billion of health benefits per year
The Harvard study found that stronger rules to reduce lead in drinking water come with enormous benefits for individuals and the United States as a whole.
WQA can test to 1 ppt of PFAS
The Water Quality Association’s Laboratory is now accepting requests for reduction testing of PFOA, PFOS and other PFAS compounds with detection limits down to 1 ppt (parts per trillion).
2023 WQRF PFAS Symposium
The 2023 PFAS Symposium will bring together top scientific, technical and water treatment industry experts to share strategies and solutions to PFAS contamination in drinking water. The event is on April 17 at Caesars Forum, in Las Vegas, the day before the WQA Convention & Exposition begins in the same venue.
Pentair to close Brookfield and Pewaukee
Pentair will be permanently closing its manufacturing facility at 20580 Enterprise Ave., Brookfield, WI 53045
and distribution center at N25W23040 Paul Road, Pewaukee, WI 53072. The closure has been prompted by the
company’s decision to consolidate the manufacturing and distribution center to other Pentair sites