Drinking Water News
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Water Coalition Against PFAS Statement On Final EPA CERCLA Rule And Enforcement Memo
4/19/2024
Today, the Water Coalition Against PFAS, a coalition of drinking water and wastewater sector organizations, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule to classify PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
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NAWC Says EPA Superfund Designation For PFAS Shifts Liability From Polluters To Water Consumers
4/19/2024
The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) said the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) designation today of certain PFAS as hazardous under the nation’s Superfund law will push liability from polluters to communities.
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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule To Clean Up PFAS Contamination To Protect Public Health
4/19/2024
Today, April 19, 2024, the U.S. EPA is taking another step in its efforts to protect people from the health risks posed by exposure to “forever chemicals” in communities across the country. Exposure to PFAS has been linked to cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developmental damage to infants and children. This final rule will designate two widely used PFAS chemicals, PFOA and PFOS, as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund, and will help ensure that polluters pay to clean up their contamination.
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Jacobs To Support Design, Construction And Operations For Seawater Desalination Plant
4/19/2024
Jacobs (NYSE: J) was selected by Water Corporation, the largest water utility in Western Australia, to design, build, operate and maintain the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant in Perth, Australia.
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Tritium Level In Fifth Batch Of ALPS Treated Water Far Below Japan's Operational Limit, IAEA Confirms
4/19/2024
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have confirmed that the tritium concentration in the fifth batch of diluted ALPS treated water, which Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) started discharging today, is far below the country’s operational limit.
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Breaking Down Pollution: Texas A&M AgriLife Research Seeks Solution To ‘Forever Chemicals’
4/19/2024
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are looking for a better way to remove or degrade stubborn pollutants, also called forever chemicals, from waste before they impact human and animal health.
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Secretary Haaland Announces Up To $95 Million Through The President’s Investing in America Agenda For Water Resources And Ecosystem Health
4/18/2024
During remarks at the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in Albuquerque today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the availability of up to $95 million through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for projects to bolster water resources, advance ecosystem health and support resilience in communities facing drought and other climate change impacts.
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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Strategy To Guide Balanced Management, Conservation Of Public Lands
4/18/2024
The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule to help guide the balanced management of America’s public lands.
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WVU Researcher Studying Worst Western US Megadrought In 1,200 Years
4/17/2024
Drylands in the western United States are currently in the grips of a 23-year “megadrought,” and one West Virginia University researcher is working to gain a better understanding of this extreme climate event.
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Water Sector Organizations Applaud New Water Affordability Legislation
4/17/2024
Today, a coalition of drinking water and wastewater sector organizations offered its strong support for H.R. 8032, the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act, bipartisan legislation that would permanently establish low-income water assistance for families struggling to access affordable drinking water and wastewater services.