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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...

Successful ASDWA Member Meeting Held This Week

Successful ASDWA Member Meeting Held This Week

Thanks to all our members and their staff, EPA colleagues, and partners who came to the ASDWA Member Meeting this...

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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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ASDWA’s Summer Book Club – Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink by Seth M. Siegel

Original Broadcast: June 23, 2020

ASDWA is excited to host a Summer Book Club for our members – focusing on important literature impacting the drinking water universe. Our first book is Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink by New York Times bestselling author Seth M. Siegel. In the book, Seth explores chemical sources of contamination in the nation’s drinking water, how they came to be, the public health impacts, and what we can do to make our water safer.

For those who wish to continue the conversation, please visit Seth’s website at www.sethmsiegel.com or follow him on Twitter @SethMSiegel

From the Author: Seth M. Siegel
Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink: https://www.amazon.com/Troubled-Water-Whats-Wrong-Drink-dp-1250132541/dp/1250132541/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=

Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World: https://www.amazon.com/Let-There-Be-Water-Water-Starved/dp/1250073952/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

About the Author: Recognized for his thought leadership and advocacy on water scarcity and quality concerns, Seth is a campaigner for change in water policy in the US and around the world. Seth is also the author of the award-winning, international bestseller Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World. He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Water Policy and his commentary has appeared in many leading publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. He has spoken at the United Nations, Congress, the World Bank, and before audiences in nearly 70 US cities.