Drinking Water Headlines

Register for the Upcoming EPA HABs Webinar and Introduction to SDWA Webinar Series

Register for the Upcoming EPA HABs Webinar and Introduction to SDWA Webinar Series

On March 26 at 2:00 pm (Eastern), EPA ORD is continuing its Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series with Harmful...

President Biden Unveils 2025 Budget Request Including an 8.4% Increase in Funding for EPA

President Biden Unveils 2025 Budget Request Including an 8.4% Increase in Funding for EPA

On March 11, President Biden released his $7.3 trillion budget request “detailing his vision to protect and build on the...

President Biden Signs Six Spending Bills Totaling $460 Billion – Including More than $9 Billion in Funding for EPA

President Biden Signs Six Spending Bills Totaling $460 Billion – Including More than $9 Billion in Funding for EPA

On March 9, President Biden signed six spending bills to fund many key federal agencies, averting a partial government shutdown....

EPA Requests Public Comment on Draft IRIS Toxicological Review for PFNA

EPA Requests Public Comment on Draft IRIS Toxicological Review for PFNA

On March 7, EPA announced the availability of the Agency’s Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA) and Related Salts...

OIG Releases Report on State Capacity to Manage IIJA Funding

OIG Releases Report on State Capacity to Manage IIJA Funding

On February 27, EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report evaluating Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) programs’...

EPA Finalizes Amendments to RMP Rule to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

EPA Finalizes Amendments to RMP Rule to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents

On March 1, EPA finalized amendments to the Risk Management Program (RMP) under the Clean Air Act to protect at-risk...

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to PFAS Contamination in Private Wells

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to PFAS Contamination in Private Wells

On Febraury 26, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced bipartisan legislation...

Congress Averts Partial Federal Shutdown Funding Government Agencies Until March 22

Congress Averts Partial Federal Shutdown Funding Government Agencies Until March 22

Late February 29, the House and Senate passed bills to avoid a partial federal shutdown that would have impacted appropriations...

California Senator Introduces Bill to Create Permanent National Water Assistance Program

California Senator Introduces Bill to Create Permanent National Water Assistance Program

On February 28, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act, legislation that would establish...

CISA, EPA, and FBI Release Updated Fact Sheet on Top Cyber Actions for Securing Water Systems

CISA, EPA, and FBI Release Updated Fact Sheet on Top Cyber Actions for Securing Water Systems

This week, CISA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) updated the joint fact sheet...

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