EPA: WaterSense-labeled products helped save 1 trillion gallons in 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program was developed as a mechanism for consumers and businesses to help conserve water….
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NACWA applauds WIPPES Act passage
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act, the result…
EPA announces final rule to improve drinking water quality awareness
On May 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to make annual drinking water quality reports…
Commentary: The Utilities Industry Needs More Workers. To Attract Them, It Needs Modern Technology.
By Anita Peterson It’s no secret that the utilities industry, including water services, is going to have to grapple with…
House introduces bill to establish new cyber risk governing body
Legislation that supports a collaborative approach to to regulating cybersecurity in the water sector was introduced in the U.S. House…
Commentary: New Perspectives on Cybersecurity
By Andrew Ginter In 2023, 68 cyber attacks took down more than 500 sites worldwide, some of them water utilities….
House bill aims to shield water systems, ratepayers from PFAS costs
Bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide a statutory shield for water systems under…
Water Week 2024 to focus on legislative, regulatory water sector priorities
More than 350 water sector professionals and policy experts, representing associations and public water sector utilities from across the country,…
Where do utility legal settlements for PFAS stand?
By Ken Sansone & Mike DiGiannantonio With EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS now finalized, the recently announced…
EPA announces $5.8 billion for SRFs
As part of the fourth Investing in America tour, Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael…