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EPA releases climate change plans for program offices
Newly released resources from the US Environmental Protection Agency include Climate Change Implementation Plans for each program office, including the Office of Water. These final versions of 17 implementation plans were revised from earlier drafts following public comment periods. They support the agency's overall Climate Change Adaptation Plan and articulate how each office will integrate ...
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Top US environment agency helps communities increase water system sustainability
EPA is providing tools and timely information to help communities improve sustainability of their water systems. Two new documents that describe how EPA is carrying out efforts to help are the 'National Capacity Development Strategic Plan' and 'Analysis on the Use of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Set-Asides: Promoting Capacity Development.' EPA works with a number of partners, including ...
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EPA Region 5 to Audit State of Michigan`s Drinking Water Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today announced that the agency will conduct an audit of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) drinking water program. Region 5 will examine MDEQ's implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act and related rules on lead and copper, total coliform, nitrates and ground water. “EPA is conducting this ...
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P&G`s give health launches `clean water blogivation` to empower female bloggers to be part of the clean water solution
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced a new social sustainability and social media campaign called the Give Health Clean Water Blogivation that will kick-off at the BlogHer 2010 Conference August 6-7. In partnership with Changents.com and P&G's Children's Safe Drinking Water program (CSDW), the Give Health Clean Water Blogivation will showcase the power of female ...
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P&G children`s safe drinking water program commits to `save a life every hour` at 2010 clinto global initiaitive
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced its intent to provide enough clean water to save a life every hour through the Children's Safe Drinking Water Program, a not-for-profit program founded by P&G that provides clean drinking water in the developing world. Unveiled at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York City, this CGI commitment will be made possible by the ...
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EPA Releases Online Mapping Tool to Help Protect Drinking Water Sources
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released DWMAPS – the Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters. This robust, online mapping tool provides the public, water system operators, state programs, and federal agencies with critical information to help them safeguard the sources of America’s drinking water. DWMAPS allows users to learn about their watershed ...
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EPA awards Over $470,000 to provide safe, reliable drinking water to Louisiana Residents
A new grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will help provide safe, reliable drinking water to the people of Louisiana. The grant for $474,382, given to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH), will be used to manage the state’s drinking water program. These activities include attaining and maintaining safe drinking water quality standards, supporting the ...
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NRDC: Budget Agreement Would Better Safeguard Our Environment, National Parks and Modernize Public Water Facilities
House and Senate budget leaders reached an important bipartisan agreement that deserves approval by Congress because it would alleviate some of the indiscriminate domestic spending cuts that already have curbed health and environmental protections, and safe drinking water programs Americans depend on. Following is a statement by Scott Slesinger, legislative director at the Natural Resources ...
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Procter & Gamble: Safe water through a powder
The signature program for P&G's Live, Learn and Thrive™ corporate cause - helps address this critical issue by the use of simple, household-level water treatment technology: PUR™ Purifier of Water. P&G has committed to long-term, not-for-profit provision of PUR in the developing world in an effort to reduce illness and death, particularly in children. The Children's Safe Drinking Water ...
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Pamela Crane of blood:water mission wins P&G`s GIVE HEALTH `clean water blogivation`
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced the winner of its GIVE HEALTH "Clean Water Blogivation" contest. Pamela Crane, Africa Field Manager for the non-profit Blood:Water Mission, received 5,585 votes for her blog post, "Fighting Alongside Africans for Clean Water." The inaugural P&G GIVE HEALTH Blogivation brought together nearly thirty-five influential bloggers whose ...
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EPA orders Douglas drinking water system to reduce arsenic
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered the Monte Vista Water Company to reduce arsenic levels in their drinking water system or face penalties of up to $37,500 per day for each violation. The EPA’s order requires the system, serving over 150 residents northwest of downtown, to develop and meet a schedule to comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act’s arsenic standard ...
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WRD`s Safe Drinking Water Program is Successfully Restoring Water Source in Maywood
LAKEWOOD, Calif. - Last week the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) Board of Directors unanimously approved additional funding to Maywood's Mutual Water Company No. 2 for manganese removal at its 52nd street well. In June 2009, the Board entered into an agreement with Maywood Mutual No. 2 to finance a wellhead treatment facility for the removal of manganese at its 52nd ...
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P&G CSDW program provides three billionth liter of clean drinking water
The Procter & Gamble (NYSE: P&G) Children's Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program has provided 3 billion liters of clean drinking water in the developing world through the distribution of 300 million PUR packets. With the help of global health organizations, World Vision and PSI, P&G was able to distribute the third billionth liter to a family in Rwanda, the latest country where the ...
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Cadmus Wins Contract to Support Development of National Drinking Water Regulations
The Cadmus Group, Inc., will continue to support the development and implementation of national drinking water regulations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under a recently awarded seven-year contract with the Standards and Risk Management Division (SRMD) in EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. The national drinking water regulations, and related drinking water ...
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Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Montana (MT)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 issued 3 administrative orders in Montana from October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010, against public drinking water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). EPA also issued 2 administrative orders and 2 emergency administrative orders in Indian country in Montana. Although the State of Montana is authorized to implement the drinking ...
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AWWA supports action on water loan, regulatory legislation
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today commended members of a U.S. House subcommittee for taking action on legislation to reauthorize the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan program and improve the Safe Drinking Water Act. Members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Environment concluded markup on the "Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017” on Thursday morning. The ...
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Water Groups urge house appropriations subcommittee on interior, environment, and related agencies to reject the proposed reductions to the CWSRF and DWSRF in the President’s FY14 Budget Request
The American Public Works Association, American Water Works Association, Association of Clean Water Administrators, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, Council on Infrastructure Financing Authorities, National Association of Clean Water Agencies, and Water Environment Federation submitted joint testimony on Thursday to the House ...
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U.S. Water Alliance Elects Three Nationally Recognized Leaders to Board
The U.S. Water Alliance added three new Directors to its Board in April. “These nationally- recognized leaders will boost all of our efforts on the value of water and business of sustainability,” explains President Ben Grumbles. Joining the Board of Directors are: T. David Chinn is the Director of the drinking water program and senior vice president for water in the Americas at ...
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EPA and Texas Collaborate to Supply Safe Drinking Water to Texans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Texas are improving public water systems with federal infrastructure improvement loan assistance to eligible entities. Texas Water Development Board will receive over $63 million to fund Safe Drinking Water Programs in Texas to emphasize comprehensive public health protection from the source to the tap, as well as establishing the ...
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P&G children`s safe drinking water program provides two billionth liter of clean water
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced today that it has provided its two billionth liter of clean drinking water through the P&G Children's Safe Drinking Water Program (P&G CSDW). With the help of World Vision, P&G was able to distribute the two billionth liter in the town of Dichato to Chilean earthquake survivors. The first billionth liter of clean water was provided ...
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