Court Sets Timetable For PFAS Litigation September 9, 2024 AMWA and AWWA’s litigation challenging EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS continues to inch forward in the courts. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals announced the briefing schedule that will govern the case timetable over the next six months. Under the order, AMWA…
Biden-Harris Administration Awards $25.5M In New Grants To Combat Impact Of Climate Change On Drinking Water Infrastructure August 20, 2024 Today, August 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $25.5M in grants through a new program to support drinking water systems in underserved, small, and disadvantaged communities while reducing impacts of climate change. This is…
Arrowhead water bottler ordered to stop operations in San Bernardino Mountains Aug 7, 2024 The federal government has backed up California state regulators in ordering the company that bottles Arrowhead water to stop drawing from the San Bernardino Mountains. Though BlueTriton Brands draws from springs in the mountains that have been used for bottled water…
New Study Documents Growing Dangers Of Climate Change And Emerging Opportunities For Building Resilience In Rural Communities Across The US August 7, 2024 The Pacific Institute, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network (LiKEN), and Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) today released new research outlining how climate change impacts are leading to devastating consequences for water and…
Federal watchdog urges EPA to develop comprehensive cyber strategy to protect water systems Aug. 6, 2024 The Biden administration has prioritized the drinking and wastewater treatment industries as a number of high-profile hacking incidents have raised concerns about the ability to secure the nation’s drinking water and water treatment sectors. The White House and EPA…
Coalition of public utilities file brief in Supreme Court Clean Water Act case July 29, 2024 Last week, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) filed an amicus brief in support of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court for regulatory certainty in the Clean Water Act National…
California to impose permanent water restrictions on cities and towns July 8, 2024 California will impose permanent water restrictions for the first time in history after the state’s Water Resources Control Board approved a long-debated policy. The policy, dubbed Making Conservation a California Way of Life, is intended to permanently decrease statewide water use so…
New Method To Degrade PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found Effective In The Lab June 24, 2024 Scientists at UNSW Sydney are developing catalysts able to break down PFAS chemicals that contaminate water. Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as ‘forever chemicals’ because they are notoriously resistant to degradation. Due to their stable chemical structure, PFAS –…
More than 30 Pa. schools detected toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in their drinking water that exceed EPA standard June 18, 2024 Chris Tomlinson said he and his wife were surprised and troubled to learn the drinking water at their daughter’s high school contained toxic PFAS chemicals. In March, the Central Bucks School District emailed parents and…
Atlanta to tap AI to detect water main breaks JUNE 10, 2024 he City of Atlanta plans to use artificial intelligence to address its aging water infrastructure, Mayor Andre Dickens announced in a press conference last Wednesday, less than a week after two water main breaks left businesses, medical facilities, concerts, sporting events, and residential…
Atlanta water woes extend into fourth day as city finally cuts off leak gushing into streets June 3, 2024 City officials said water was shut down in the immediate neighborhood as part of an effort to stanch the flow from a broken main that had been gushing a river into streets since Friday night. The…
Water and Sewer Rate Increases Look to be the Utility Commissions Solution to Money Issues May 22, 2024 The Monticello City Council met Tuesday night and heard a report from Robert Miller with the KY Rural Water Association regarding the recent rate analysis of the Monticello Utility Commission. Miller stated that he conducted three separate…
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