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EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

On April 19, EPA released its final rule on the “Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances.” The...

California Adopts MCL for Hexavalent Chromium

California Adopts MCL for Hexavalent Chromium

California has adopted a new hexavalent chromium (Chromium 6) maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) for...

Register for the Upcoming EPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar: PFAS Drinking Water Regulation and Treatment Methods

Register for the Upcoming EPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar: PFAS Drinking Water Regulation and Treatment Methods

On April 30 from 2:00-3:30 (Eastern), EPA will continue the Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series, hosting a free webinar...

ASDWA 50th SDWA Anniversary Video Series Featuring Mike Baker of Ohio EPA

ASDWA 50th SDWA Anniversary Video Series Featuring Mike Baker of Ohio EPA

ASDWA is thrilled to share the third installment of our continuing video series highlighting success stories from the past 50...

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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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Research Priorities to Help Reduce Drinking Water Violations

Original Broadcast: March 27, 2018

Slide Deck: Research Priorities to Help Reduce Drinking Water Violations

Webinar Presentations: 

Alan Roberson, ASDWA’s Executive Director, will summarize some of his past drinking water policy research when working at the American Water Works Association and will pose some water policy research questions that might help with the development of new regulations and/or reduce violations.

Dr. Maura Allaire, with the Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California at Irvine, will summarize her recent study on “National Trends in Drinking Water Violations” that evaluates spatial and temporal patterns in health-related violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act using a panel dataset of 17,900 community water systems over the period 1982–2015. The paper identifies vulnerability factors, increasing time trends, and violation hot spots, which can allow for public policies that target underperforming water systems and strategies for improving national drinking water quality.