Drinking Water Regulations News Features
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Anchorage Mayor Temporarily Shuts Down Fluoridation Of Drinking Water As Rumors Swirl
12/29/2021
An elected official in Alaska’s largest city seemingly took it upon himself to stop a standard drinking water treatment practice, then offered a confusing response when pressed for an explanation.
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Biden Has Reversed 42 Trump-Era Environmental Actions, With Dozens More On The Radar
10/5/2021
It is not uncommon for new presidential administrations to reverse, revise, or undo much of their predecessors’ work. And ever since President Joe Biden took office, environmental policies established in the Donald Trump era have been targeted.
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U.S. House Sets Official Deadline For PFAS Limits In Drinking Water
8/2/2021
After years as one of the most prevalent drinking water contaminants in headlines and on the minds of treatment operations around the country, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are now closer than ever to receiving federal limits in effluent.
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Debate Over Fluoridation Rages In Florida
6/1/2021
A longstanding drinking water debate has drawn protests and policy changes in a Florida community, with healthcare workers taking a stand.
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California To Set Country's First Guidelines On Microplastics In Drinking Water
3/24/2021
Microplastics — pieces of debris that make their way into source water from clothing, household cosmetics, and industrial processes — are one of the most pervasive yet challenging drinking water contaminants affecting the U.S.
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Biden Pick For EPA Head Details Priorities
2/16/2021
Many in the drinking water and wastewater sector are watching closely to see how a change in administration at the U.S. EPA will influence the federal regulations that affect them. And now, the likely incoming head of the agency has offered some indication of the direction that these regulations will take.
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Michael Regan Selected To Lead Biden’s EPA
12/22/2020
Along with a new president of the United States, a new leader will take the mantle at the preeminent federal body responsible for drinking water and wastewater regulations.
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Under Biden, U.S. EPA Expected To Pass Limits On PFAS
11/24/2020
Though some lawsuits filed on behalf of the Trump administration contesting the results of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election remain unresolved at the time of this writing, drinking water treatment operations concerned with a particularly pervasive contaminant may have reason for optimism if and when likely successor Joe Biden takes office.
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National Water Associations Press EPA To Better Protect Drinking Water
8/19/2020
Two of the country’s largest representatives of water agencies are making a concerted effort to pressure the U.S. EPA to do more to protect drinking water quality.
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NY Approves First-Ever Limit For 1,4-Dioxane In Drinking Water
8/11/2020
New York has become the first state in the country to adopt a drinking water standard for the contaminant 1,4-dioxane, which has been found at high levels in some of its public supply wells. It also adopted stricter limits for some of the country’s most pernicious drinking water contaminants, meaning that treatment systems in the state will have a significantly larger burden in getting effluent up to snuff.