2024 Regulatory Outlook: PFAS, Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
By Brian Redder & Erica Brown As 2024 commences, EPA is hard at work preparing to finalize two major rulemakings…
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EPA names new acting water chief
The US. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a new acting head of the Office of Water as the current…
Water sector issues joint statement to Congress on fully funding SRFs
On Feb. 15, a broad group of water sector organizations representing, utilities, public works departments, executives, manufacturers, research organizations and…
Biden EPA expands wastewater services pilot to assist underserved communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the expansion of its successful Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative…
Assistant Administrator for Water Fox to depart EPA
After serving three years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water Radhika Fox…
Tackling PFAS with Innovation: Orange County Water District’s Approach
| By Craig Butt & Prem Parmar For the past 90 years, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) has provided…
What’s next for WOTUS following Sackett ruling?
| By Susan Bodine On Jan. 18, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Corps of Engineers published…
Bureau of Reclamation invests in reuse, desal projects
The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced the selection of 31 planning projects to receive more than $28 million in appropriated…
House passes EPA spending bill that would reduce SRFs
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved an appropriations bill that would reduce total funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection…
Maine sewer district files lawsuit over PFAS-contaminated wastewater
Maine’s York Sewer District announced last week it has filed a lawsuit against 3M, DuPont and other manufacturers for the…