Perchlorate EPA Seeks Input on National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Contaminant Perchlorate
WASHINGTON (October 3, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit entities to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) providing advice and recommendations to a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel. This SBAR Panel will focus on the agency’s development of a rule that will regulate perchlorate in drinking… Read more
Drinking Water Educational Booklet Private Water Wells and Tapwater Know Your H20
Drinking Water Educational Booklet Know Your H20 (Water) – Part of the Healthy Home and Healthy Water Outreach Effort. The Booklet is a resource for private water well owners and customers of community and non-community water supply sources PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Rick Grant, 570-497-5850 B.F. Environmental Updates Popular Drinking Water Guide The… Read more
Waterdrop Drinking Water Treatment Systems Reverse Osmosis System Water Purifier
Waterdrop Water Filtration System Special Stainless Steel Filtration Systems Waterdrop was founded in 2015 with the wish to provide trustworthy water purification solutions. The brand is dedicated to providing people around the world with the high-quality products to truly purify their drinking water. The name Waterdrop comes from the desire to deliver clean, safe, and… Read more
Cordova, Illinois 3M Agrees to EPA Order to Sample and Provide Treatment for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water
3M Agrees to EPA Order to Sample and Provide Treatment for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water near Cordova, IL Facility EPA Enforcement Part of Agency Strategy to Characterize and Address PFAS Releases from Major Manufacturers WASHINGTON (November 3, 2022) – Today, the 3M Company agreed to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) order to sample and provide… Read more
CCL 5- Chemical Microbiological Contaminants EPA Issues Final List of Contaminants for Potential Regulatory Consideration in Drinking Water, Significantly Increases PFAS Chemicals for Review
November 2, 2022 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Final Fifth Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5), which will serve as the basis for EPA’s regulatory considerations over the next five-year cycle under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This update includes a substantial expansion… Read more
FracTracker Alliance Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship
Do you know an extraordinary individual working to confront the harms of fossil fuels and injustice in their community? We’ve extended the deadline to nominate environmental advocates and community activists for the Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship until November 4, 2022. FracTracker Alliance created the Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship to celebrate individuals… Read more
President signs water infrastructure legislation advancing NGWA key policy priorities
President signs water infrastructure legislation advancing NGWA key policy priorities President Donald J. Trump signed into law the America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) on October 23, a re-authorization of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) combined with legislation building on the Safe Drinking Water Act. Doing so provides support to several programs including flood control,… Read more
Private Well Water System Drinking Water Well Owner Homebuyer in Rural Pennsylvania
Welcome to Pennsylvania and Welcome to Managing Your Own Small Water Company In Pennsylvania, there are generally no specific construction standards for private wells and there is only some general guidance with respect to well placement and construction. Further, private well water is not regulated by the EPA or PADEP and therefore it is up… Read more
Pleasantville man Indicted Falsely Claiming to Plug a Well
Pleasantville man indicted in environmental case “By LISA THOMPSON, Erie Times-News lisa.thompson@timesnews.com A Pleasantville man was indicted Tuesday on charges he violated federal law by falsely claiming amid an injection-well-permitting process that he had plugged abandoned Elk County oil wells when he had not. The person, Mr. Wright (edit since is only charged and indicted), age 44,… Read more
The Potential for Waterborne Spread of MRSA
One Bad Bug By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD , Associate Professor at the University of Arizona College of Public Health The emergence and increased prevalence of the ‘superbug’ bacterium known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), has raised questions as to the routes of transmission related to disease. Reports of MRSA infections in the general… Read more
