The Water Quality Association supports efforts toward a safer drinking water supply that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took Thursday in announcing proposed Lead and Copper Rule revisions. The proposal, the first major overhaul of the rule since 1991, seeks to improve how communities test for lead in drinking water and force quicker action when lead is detected.
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Hurricane Dorian gains strength and shifts toward the Carolinas
Video: 5 things to know about drinking water during a flood VIDEO AVAILABLE WQA Technical Affairs Director Eric Yeggy discusses five things to know about(more…)
CA Water Board Updates Guidelines for Testing and Reporting PFOA and PFOS
While the State Water Board continues to assess the scope of contamination based on initial data reporting from the statewide assessment, the response levels for PFOA and PFOS remain at 70 parts per trillion for the total combined concentration of both contaminants, consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s health advisory level. The response levels will be updated in the fall. POU and POE treatment solutions will be critical in providing fast and affordable protection to Californians.
California looking to require recycled material use for all single-use packaging
Specifically, the bills which are identical, would require manufacturers to make all single-use packaging and the ten most-littered single-use plastics and other materials out of recyclable or compostable materials by the year 2030.
Kildee Amendment Increasing Funds for PFAS Clean-up on Active Military Bases Included in House Appropriations Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Contact: Robyn Bryan, 202-256-6655, Robyn.Bryan@mail.house.gov Kildee Amendment Increasing Funds for PFAS Clean-up on Active Military Bases Included(more…)
May 2019 Government Affairs Update
May 2019 WQA News Report covers stories in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington and International and Federal (US) water quality news.