Registration is open for the 2023 WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference, set for September 19-21 in Lake Tahoe, CA. All water quality professionals are invited to join in shaping and advancing industry strategy, outreach and support as well as participating in activities benefiting the Water Quality Research Foundation.
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USDA to Help Build and Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure for People in Rural America
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…)
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.
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.