Regulation Updates For Utility Managers

81. EPA Researchers Share Approaches To Identify Lead Service Lines 3/16/2022

    Lead is one of the most challenging contaminants affecting our drinking water. Lead can enter drinking water from a variety of plumbing materials installed prior to its ban. The most common sources of lead in drinking water are old lead service lines, lead-containing faucets, other lead-containing plumbing fixtures and leaded solder joints.

82. VOCs For Non-Scientists: Understanding, Detecting, Removing 3/14/2022

    This introduction to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) will discuss what qualifies a compound as a VOC, how to detect them, and how to treat and remove these chemicals from the water system.

83. Minimizing Disinfection Byproducts By Targeting Natural Organic Matter Precursors 3/4/2022

    Water treatment plants (WTPs) need to lean less on the disinfection process strategies (i.e., chloramination) and instead focus on more comprehensive DBP solutions such as removing TOC. Here's why.

84. How Cities Leverage Machine Learning To Expedite Lead Service Line Removal 2/10/2022

    An interview with Kristin Epstein, PE, Assistant Director of Department of Water and Sewer (Trenton Water Works), City of Trenton, New Jersey.

85. Refining GAC Solution Costs For PFAS And Other Contaminants 2/3/2022

    Whether a water treatment plant (WTP) is evaluating a new granular activated carbon (GAC) solution to deal with contamination problems such as PFAS, DBPs, and VOCs or looking to enhance existing GAC performance, it is important to assess treatment processes in the full context of source water quality. Here are some ideas to help decision-makers achieve the best outcomes at the lowest total lifecycle cost.

86. New Hampshire Puts $350 Million To Work From A Successful Lawsuit Over MTBE Contamination 1/25/2022

    From cleaner water to infrastructure upgrades, good stories are easy to find after the state of New Hampshire set out to hold polluters accountable for contaminating groundwater with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), a gasoline additive now banned or limited in several states. Through private well testing, watershed protection and new water facilities, the people of the Granite State are turning the tide on water contamination and restoring the safety and reliability of their drinking water supplies thanks to bold action to make sure polluters pay for damage.

87. Optimizing PFAS Removal In The Presence Of Other Contaminants 1/19/2022

    Here are some considerations that can help water treatment plant (WTP) supervisors, operators, and their consulting engineers achieve their PFAS removal goals more efficiently and cost effectively despite the added challenges.

88. Working Toward A More Sustainable Water Future For Tribal Nations 1/18/2022

    Dating back to colonial times, Native Tribes in North America have often watched wide-ranging access to the land and water of their forefathers diminish over time. Although various policies and settlements have attempted to restore some of those opportunities, the bottom line is that many of today’s tribal territories do not enjoy the same water quality as adjacent states or communities. A new U.S. EPA action plan is designed to narrow that gap.

89. A New Perspective On Funding Nonpoint-Source-Pollution Solutions 1/12/2022

    While municipal wastewater treatment facilities fight hard to keep waterways clean, other (“nonpoint”) sources contribute greatly to environmental pollution. But there is funding, and now guidance, available to help solve the problem.

90. State AG Enforcement As EPA Finds PFAS More Toxic Than Previously Thought 11/29/2021

    According to a new study conducted by the U.S. EPA, “forever chemicals” are far more harmful than previously believed.