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.
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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.
2022 CA SAFER Accomplishments
Established in 2019, the Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) drinking water program was designed to ensure Californians who lack safe and affordable drinking water receive it as quickly as possible and that the water systems serving them establish sustainable solutions. The SAFER drinking water program is helping water systems achieve this goal through a set of tools, funding sources, regulatory authorities, and community outreach and education.
Water Demand Calculator Summit Nov 2022 (iapmolearn.org)
Join us for the virtual “2022 Water Demand Calculator Summit.” This one-day event will review some of the first steps taken over the last year in expanding the Water Demand Calculator from residential to commercial buildings, review some of the economic and sustainability benefits of the plumbing industry and owners in using the Calculator, and get a “view from space” of the Calculator from domestic and international colleagues. Join us as we learn together about the “Small Steps & Giant Leaps” that were made this past year!IAPMO CEU’s will be awarded.