Regulations and Legislation
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EPA Drinking Water Agenda: What’s On Tap?
5/16/2014
A U.S. EPA official gives insight into rulemaking decisions, contaminants of concern, and what regulations may be on the horizon.
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Top EPA Challenges In Wastewater And Stormwater
5/12/2014
One of the U.S. EPA’s leading voices shares the agency’s most important agenda items.
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Feds Take Steps To Regulate Water For Food
4/30/2014
Due to new rules proposed by the FDA, monitoring services and new pumps will likely be shopping-list items for food processors.
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The Great Graywater Debate
4/11/2014
Widespread nonpotable reuse of graywater could potentially lead to a significant reduction in water demand, and over 8 million people across the U.S. are already using graywater for landscape irrigation. Yet most of the graywater reuse currently taking place is illegal.
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New Indirect Potable Reuse Regulations — What To Expect
3/6/2014
In the upcoming months, the California Department of Public Health is expected to release regulations for groundwater replenishment of drinking water aquifers using recycled wastewater. These regulations are the first of their kind in California and unique in the U.S.
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Treatment Plant Discovers Fountain Of Youth, Long-Range Regulatory Compliance
2/18/2014
An old (but important) drinking water facility finds new life through treatment upgrades, enabling compliance with strict water-quality regulations well into the future.
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The Little-Known Cure For Disinfection Byproducts
1/30/2014
A timeless drinking water facility needed a timely solution to disinfection byproducts (DBPs). The treatment process selected was (and is) unique to the region, but the results suggest that it deserves more consideration.
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EPA Stormwater Ruling: How Will It Impact Utilities?
1/21/2014
A little-known provision within the Clean Water Act (CWA) could soon have a very big impact on how stormwater is regulated.
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Lead-Free 2014: Guidelines For Compliance
1/7/2014
It was a long buildup to the federal lead-free rule, characterized by some last-minute changes, but the moment has finally arrived.
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The Year In Water Regulations: What You Need To Know
12/9/2013
The steady march of water-related mandates was afoot in 2013, though a bit slow and meandering. The following is an overview of the EPA’s rulemaking progress over the past year.