ASDWA’s August 2024 Drinking Water Regulatory Update
While 2024 has been a busy year for EPA’s regulatory development process for drinking water, more proposed regulations, final regulations,...
EPA Offering Cybersecurity Training on Wednesday, 9/4
EPA’s Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Divsion (WIRCD) is offering Cybersecurity Training 102 on Wednesday, September 4th, from 2:00 PM...
EPA Announces $26 Million in Grants to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Childcare Facilities
On Thursday, 8/22, EPA announced the release of $26 million in funding to protect children from lead in drinking water...
EPA Awards $25.5 Million in New Grants to Combat Impact of Climate Change on Drinking Water Infrastructure
On Tuesday, 8/20, EPA awarded $25.5 million in grants through a new program to support drinking water systems in underserved,...
EPA Releases an Update on the Canadian Rail Service Disruption & Potential Impacts on Suppliers of Water Treatment Chemicals
On Friday, August 16, EPA released an update on Canada’s two largest rail carriers, Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific...
EPA Releases Final IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium [Cr(VI)]
On August 1, EPA released the final Intergrated Risk and Information System (IRIS) toxicological review of hexavalent chromium (Cr-VI). Based...
EPA Seeks Input from Small Water Systems on Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rulemaking Revisions
On Friday, August 9, EPA released an invitation for small public water systems to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs)...
EPA Publishes Emergency Order Suspending the Registrations of All Pesticide Products Containing Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate (Dacthal)
On August 7, EPA published an Emergency Order suspending the registration of all pestcide products containing Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephtalate (DCPA or...
GAO Releases Report on Water Cybersecurity & Recommends EPA Develop a National Cybersecurity Strategy
On Thursday, August 1, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on cybersecurity for water and wastewater systems, and...
LIHWAP Webinar on August 26 to Celebrate Day 1 of World Water Week 2024
The Office of Community Services (OCS) within Health and Human Services (HHS) is recognizing World Water Week from August 26th to...
