Port Royal Tour Highlights Partnerships and Persistence
On Monday, July 23rd, ASDWA and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and Dewberry hosted a site visit for EPA...
EPA Announces Third PFAS Community Engagement Meeting in Colorado Springs
On Friday, July 20th, EPA announced its third PFAS Community Engagement meeting in Colorado Springs, CO, on August 7th and...
New EPA Inspector General Report on Oversight of State Drinking Water Programs
Yesterday (7/19), EPA’s Inspector General released a report on management and oversight issues with state drinking water programs post-Flint. This report has gotten some press,...
New Blog Posts on Lead and New GAO Report on Lead Testing in Schools
Lead has been back in the news again with three new items of interest on lead. On Monday (7/16), the...
Multitude of Public Comments at EPA Hearing on Proposed Transparency in Science Rule
On Tuesday, July 17th, EPA held a public hearing on its proposed rule – “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science”. There...
Transition Challenges Remain after ASDWA/EPA Data Management Users Conference
Today (7/12) marked the conclusion of another successful ASDWA/EPA Data Management Users Conference (DMUC) in Salt Lake City and the...
USA Today Story on Legionnaires’ Standard Dispute
On Monday, July 9th, USA Today published a story on a dispute on a Legionnaires’ standard being developed by NSF...
EPA Extends Comment Period for Benefit-Cost Proposal Until August 13th
On Tuesday, July 3rd, EPA published the extension to the comment period (until August 13th) for its June 13th advanced...
CA Publishes Maps and Protocols for Algal Blooms in Recreational Waters
The state of California has moved into mapping water quality issues in a big way (see an earlier blog post...
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Resigns
Earlier today (July 5th), EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced his resignation. Effective Monday, July 9th, Deputy Administrator Andrew Wheeler will...
