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ASDWA 50th SDWA Anniversary Video Series Featuring Sarah Pillsbury of New Hampshire

ASDWA 50th SDWA Anniversary Video Series Featuring Sarah Pillsbury of New Hampshire

ASDWA is excited to share the second video in our continuing series highlighting success stories from the past 50 years...

OMB Completes its Review of EPA’s Final PFAS NPDWR

OMB Completes its Review of EPA’s Final PFAS NPDWR

On March 28, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) updated its website to reflect that the Agency completed its...

US Appeals Court Vacates EPA TSCA Orders to Halt Use of PFAS in Certain Plastic Containers

US Appeals Court Vacates EPA TSCA Orders to Halt Use of PFAS in Certain Plastic Containers

On March 21, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated two EPA orders prohibiting the company Inhance Technologies from...

HHS Releases Survey Report on Federal Water Assistance Progra,

HHS Releases Survey Report on Federal Water Assistance Progra,

On March 21, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report on the Agency’s Low...

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ASDWA collects data, conducts analysis, and provides policy recommendations to educate decision-makers on the states’ perspective on drinking water issues that impact its members.

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Hidden Consequences: How Congressionally Directed Spending Impacts State Drinking Water ProgramsBeyond Tight Budgets (December 2018)Costs of States' Transactions Study [CoSTS] (April 2018)ASDWA-ACWA Report on Contaminants of Emerging Concern2019 Analysis of State Drinking Water Programs' Resources and Needs

The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) is the professional Association serving state drinking water programs. Formed in 1984 to address a growing need for state administrators to have national representation, ASDWA has become a respected voice for state primacy agents with Congress, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other professional organizations.


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DBP Webinar Series: DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting

Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019

Slide Decks and Supporting Materials:

Reducing Disinfection Byproducts through Optimization – Webinar Series

Series Objective: To share optimization-based tools and approaches for DBP control. Intended audience are states and water systems who are challenged with DBP compliance. Supporting information (special study protocols, spreadsheets) will also be provided.

DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
Provide an overview of the webinar series, the process for optimizing a system to reduce DBPs, and discuss diagnostic tools used to collect water quality information needed to direct optimization efforts (i.e., starting in the plant or distribution system.

Approaches to Prioritize Plant Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to prioritize plant-based DBP control strategies. It will build on the information presented in the first webinar.

Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts  [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET

This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to identify and prioritize distribution system strategies for reducing DBPs. It will build on the information presented in the first two webinars.

Implementation of DBP Control Strategies [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss selecting and implementing the appropriate plant-based and/or distribution system control strategies that water systems might utilize to improve DBP performance, building on the information presented in the first three webinars.