Drinking Water Regulations News Features

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. 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.

36. New Jersey Adopts Stricter PFAS Limits For Drinking Water 6/9/2020

    One of the most highly populated states in the country will be adopting stricter standards to limit the presence of a particularly pervasive class of drinking water contaminant.

37. EPA Decides Perchlorate Regulation Isn't Necessary 5/27/2020

    The U.S. EPA has opted not to impose regulations on perchlorate, a toxic chemical that has been found to contaminate drinking water, has been linked to adverse health effects in infants, and had appeared close to receiving regulatory limits.

38. White House Steps In To Weaken EPA PFAS Regulation 5/5/2020

    The White House has reportedly taken steps to diminish a rule proposed by the U.S. EPA to curb the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), one of the country’s most prevalent and contentious drinking water contaminants.

39. NJDEP Approves Much Stronger PFAS Limits Than EPA 4/15/2020

    In a move that may set new precedent for water treatment operations around the country, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has pushed to step up regulation around one of the country’s most insidious contaminants.

40. Critics Argue New York's New Water Regulations Would Threaten Consumer Health 2/18/2020

    New York State is dealing with its fair share of drinking water quality issues, including ongoing 1,4-dioxane contamination, problems with lead-based infrastructure, and concerns over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). So, state officials are working to put new rules in place that will keep chemicals out of the public drinking water supply.