drinking water News
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Bill boosting oversight of chemical tanks advances
A Senate panel has cleared a bill that would boost state oversight of chemical storage facilities, following the West Virginia chemical spill. The Environment and Public Works committee in a bipartisan voice vote Thursday advanced the measure. The bill would require states to inspect chemical storage facilities regularly and to identify tanks near drinking water supplies. Companies would also ...
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$214,000 Grant to Mason City, Iowa, for Drinking Water Improvements
EPA has awarded $214,000 to Mason City, Iowa, for drinking water improvements. The project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2012. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “Enhancing the safety of drinking water systems is an important step in providing safe drinking water to the residents of Mason City. This grant will partially fund the construction project which is ...
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Public comment sought on US drinking water contaminants
The US EPA is asking for public comment on a list of 104 possible drinking water contaminants that may need to be regulated in the future to ensure the continued protection of drinking water. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA includes on the draft Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) currently unregulated contaminants that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems and which may ...
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Water Quality Association offers PFAS resources
The Water Quality Association (WQA) provides resources to help consumers understand the impact of PFAS in drinking water and how to successfully treat for these contaminants at the home or in a building. A report released today by the Environmental Working Group indicates that many more Americans than previously estimated might be exposed to PFAS from contaminated drinking water. WQA has not ...
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Celebrate Drinking Water Week
Missouri American Water joins the Missouri Department of Natural Resources in recognizing May 6 – 12 as National Drinking Water Week -- a time to recognize the vital role that drinking water plays in our daily lives. A few simple steps at home can help protect the rivers and wells that are the source of our water. Watershed protection is the common thread that ...
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EPA Puts GWA on Notice for Drinking Water System Deficiencies
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a letter and inspection report to the Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) identifying numerous deficiencies in the utility’s drinking water supply systems uncovered in a May 2012 inspection and sanitary survey conducted by EPA. While the systems’ deficiencies do not pose an immediate health threat, EPA’s inspection revealed a pattern ...
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EPA to develop regulation for perchlorate and toxic chemicals in drinking water (HQ, AZ, AR, CA, NV)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today announced the agency’s decision to move forward with the development of a regulation for perchlorate to protect Americans from any potential health impacts, while also continuing to take steps to ensure the quality of the water they drink. The decision to undertake a first-ever national standard for perchlorate ...
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EPA to develop regulation for perchlorate and toxic chemicals in drinking water (DC)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today announced the agency’s decision to move forward with the development of a regulation for perchlorate to protect Americans from any potential health impacts, while also continuing to take steps to ensure the quality of the water they drink. The decision to undertake a first-ever national standard for perchlorate ...
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WHO calls for more research into microplastics and a crackdown on plastic pollution
Two Cranfield University academics are authors on the latest World Health Organization (WHO) report on microplastics in drinking water. The WHO calls for a further assessment of microplastics in the environment and their potential impacts on human health, following the release of an analysis of current research related to microplastics in drinking water. The organisation also calls for a ...
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Certifiers NSF International, CSA Group, NSF International, IAPMO R&T, UL and Water Quality Association to Harmonize Chemical Risk Assessment Process
To further protect public health, reduce duplicative costs, increase efficiency and promote transparency of human health risk assessment action levels, CSA Group, NSF International, IAPMO R&T, UL, and the Water Quality Association will now use harmonized procedures to develop action levels for unregulated chemical contaminants originating from products in contact with drinking water. The ...
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EPA subpoenas Halliburton for data on chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) subpoenaed Halliburton Co. on November 10, 2010, for hydraulic fracturing data citing, among others, authority under Section 11(c) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In response to a request from Congress to study hydraulic fracturing's potential impact on drinking water, human health, and the environment, on September 9, 2010, EPA issued ...
By Acta Group
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EPA Subpoenas Halliburton for Data on Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) subpoenaed Halliburton Co. on November 10, 2010, for hydraulic fracturing data citing, among others, authority under Section 11(c) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In response to a request from Congress to study hydraulic fracturing's potential impact on drinking water, human health, and the environment, on September 9, 2010, EPA issued ...
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EPA Subpoenas Halliburton for Data on Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) subpoenaed Halliburton Co. on November 10, 2010, for hydraulic fracturing data citing, among others, authority under Section 11(c) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In response to a request from Congress to study hydraulic fracturing's potential impact on drinking water, human health, and the environment, on September 9, 2010, EPA issued ...
By Acta Group
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BRIDGE provides thresholds for EU Water Framework Directive
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) defines chemical status objectives for groundwater and related monitoring obligations but does not yet provide criteria to assess chemical status compliance. Now researchers from EU project BRIDGE (Background Criteria for the Identification of Groundwater Thresholds) have investigated 14 representative bodies of groundwater and developed thresholds that can ...
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AWWA, WEF members attend 10th fly-in in DC
Leading water associations join forces to bring key issues to Congress Utility leaders to approach Congress in more than 400 meetings during first American Water Works Association, Water Environment Federation Water Matters! Fly In (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The two largest water associations in North America today combined forces for the first time to push for smart approaches to water ...
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PFAS Regulation Moves Forward at State, Federal Levels
States are increasing scrutiny of the widespread, long-lived chemicals, which often are found in tap water and the human bloodstream PFAS is the acronym for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, a class of more than 4,000 chemicals used in the manufacture of a wide range of consumer goods, including Teflon coating and food packaging. But because of their resistance to breaking down, they have ...
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EPA releases results of Pavillion, Wyo. water well testing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the latest data from sampling conducted at Pavillion-area water wells yesterday at a public meeting at the Pavillion Recreation Center. Sample results indicate that the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons and other chemical compounds in groundwater represents a drinking water concern. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ ...
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West Virginia Chemical Spill Spotlights Weak Safeguards for Nation’s Water Systems
The massive Elk River contamination in West Virginia last month highlighted a serious public health threat that requires systematic new safeguards in order to prevent similar accidents around the country, Erik Olson, senior strategic director for health & food at the Natural Resources Defense Council, told a congressional subcommittee today. The January incident, which tainted the drinking ...
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Court holds California must list dangerous chemicals to protect consumers
The Alameda Superior Court has ruled that California’s landmark “right-to-know” and safe drinking water protection law, Proposition 65, must be extended to toxic chemicals known to cause cancer and reproductive harm identified under worker protection standards. The ruling finds in favor of labor and environmental groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, United Steelworkers and ...
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Missouri American Water Missouri River 340 Race Launches October 11, 2011
About 150 paddlers will compete in the Missouri American Water Missouri River 340 (MR340) – a three to four-day canoe/kayak race from Kansas City, Ks. to St. Charles, Mo. The racers will cover 340 miles across the state – celebrating the importance of the longest river in the U.S. to Missouri’s history, environmental diversity and as a source of ...
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