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EPA Strengthens Lead in Drinking Water Rule
(Washington, D.C. - Sept. 26, 2007) EPA is helping to reduce lead in drinking water by issuing a final rule that will improve requirements in the areas of monitoring, customer awareness and lead service line replacement. Specifically, the agency will require water suppliers to provide consumers with information to help them make decisions about how to limit their exposure to lead in drinking ...
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Getting Lead Out of the Home
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is set aside to educate parents and children about the dangers of lead exposure, especially lead-paint hazards in housing. As part of the observance, many states and communities will offer free lead screening, and conduct education and awareness events. Lead exposure among young children has been drastically reduced over the last three decades due to ...
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R.I. Army National Guard installs corrosion control system to comply with EPA Order
This week the Rhode Island Army National Guard (RIARNG) has begun installation of a Corrosion Control Treatment System to comply with the requirements of the federal Lead and Copper Rule at its base located in Coventry, R.I. This past October the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with the RIARNG to resolve violations of the Safe Drinking ...
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ADEQ Announces Plans to Test for Lead in 7,000 School Buildings
Last month, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) announced the agency was coordinating with multiple state and local agencies, public water systems and public schools to proactively conduct a statewide screening program for the presence of lead in the drinking water of schools. ADEQ is funding this six-month, fast-track screening program in an effort to collect and test 14,000 ...
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EPA, New Jersey DEP and local school districts protect students from lead in school drinking water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, working with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and three New Jersey school districts, has successfully lowered lead in drinking water at elementary schools in Union City, Atlantic City and Weehawken, New Jersey to below EPA-recommended levels. Sampling by EPA initially found elevated lead levels in drinking water at 28 of the 343 ...
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Germany to replace all lead water pipes
Water containing lead not suitable for infants, toddlers, and pregnant mothers It has been known for years that lead is harmful to health, yet water pipes made of lead are still widespread in many older buildings. The result can be increased lead concentrations in drinking water, in some cases above the limit value of 10 microgrammes lead/litre of drinking water (µg/L) in effect as of 2013. ...
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IAPMO Research and Testing issued to Ion Enterprise LTD for Lead free water filtration product
IAPMO Research and testing Inc. is a product certification body which tests and inspects samples taken from the supplier's stock to verify compliance to the requirements of applicable codes and standards. This certificate is issued to Ion Enterprise LTD for Lead free water filtration product. Products are in compliance with the standard of the safe drinking water act the lead content ...
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Clean Water Action: The Revised Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is Inadequate
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced finalization of Revisions to the Safe Drinking Water Act Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund, had been engaged in this process during the fifteen years that it has been underway. Clean Water Action Campaigns Director, Lynn Thorp, released the following statement: "The Revised Lead and Copper Rule ...
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Clean Water, Happy Customers: Managing Iron and Manganese through Chemical Analysis
Iron and manganese typically fall into the category of secondary contaminants, but they can still cause problems for municipal and private drinking water treatment systems. While not a health risk, high concentrations of iron and manganese can create unpleasant color, taste and odor in drinking water, leading to complaints from customers and damaging the public’s trust in their water ...
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Will Baltimore’s Housing Authority Pay Lead Poisoning Judgments?
Last month, The Baltimore Sun reported that the chairman of the City Council committee has instructed Baltimore’s housing authority to start the process of paying former public housing occupants who have succumbed to lead poisoning. Another member of the committee has also asked the housing authority to pay the bulk of the almost $12 million in judgments against it for lead poisoning. ...
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Tailor Made with DelAgua
With the recent vast expansion of the DelAgua product catalogue, the UK based leading potable water testing company are offering a bespoke service to clients with a range of needs. “Everyone’s need can be very different,” says Geoff Douglas, Head of Sales, “and because different projects test different areas for a variety of physical, chemical and biological parameters ...
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Lead Hazards in the Home Exposed in New Public Outreach Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network released the 19th in a series of public outreach videos meant to educate families about important environmental and indoor air quality issues. The public outreach videos have all been produced in the past year covering everything from mold, asbestos, radon and Legionella, to the latest video about lead hazards in the home. Lead is a toxic metal that was used for ...
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AWWA: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule significant step forward for public health protection
AWWA is submitting comments today on the proposed Lead and Copper Rule revisions. While AWWA’s full comments touch on many sections of the proposal, CEO David LaFrance highlights some key areas below. The American Water Works Association (AWWA) believes the proposed Lead and Copper Rule represents a significant step forward for public health protection. AWWA calls on EPA to make a number ...
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House moves to block Obama coal rule
House Republicans on Tuesday approved a bill that would prevent the Obama administration from imposing a stream-protection rule for coal mining that government experts say would eliminate thousands of jobs. The administration rule is intended to replace Bush-era regulations that set up buffer zones around waterways and were aimed chiefly at mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia. The House ...
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AWWA: Revised Lead and Copper Rule should advance removal of lead pipes, corrosion control, transparency
The American Water Works Association today urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revise its regulation on lead in water to advance the removal of lead service lines while assuring that water systems adjust water chemistry to control corrosion and inform customers about lead risks. AWWA is the largest nonprofit organization of water professionals in the world, with more than 51,000 ...
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Baltimore Landlord Pleads Guilty to Violations of the Toxic Substances Act
Last month, The Baltimore Sun reported that an area landlord with a history of lead paint abatement law violations has agreed to plead guilty to several violations. The violations stem from the Toxic Substances Control Act and are connected with the landlord’s failure to notify tenants of possible lead hazards. The man owns and manages 175 apartments across Baltimore. According to ...
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Pre-fabricated UV Disinfection Skid Packages for Municipal Drinking Water Plants.
As AMP 6 sees the municipal water industry enter into full swing, the need for more efficient and innovative installation options is becoming a priority for both operators and M&E contractors throughout the UK. In response industry requirements for reducing the necessary time spent on site for installation, and a drive for greater efficiency and simplicity, atg UV Technology are offering a ...
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New Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan Will Impact Children, Families and Workers in Puerto Rico
Just two months after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in it had lowered the blood lead reference value (BLRV) for children, the Biden Administration released its Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan. The plan represents a significant effort to deploy resources from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law while leveraging tools across federal, state and local governments to ...
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Report examines impact of climate change on drinking water supplies
Warming of the earth's atmosphere will continue to put mounting pressure on America's drinking water sources, leading to diminishing supplies in some regions and flooding in others, according to an analysis released today by the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), a nonprofit organization of the largest publicly owned drinking water systems in the United States. AMWA's report, ...
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EPA Awards $1 Million for Environmental Justice Projects
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $1 million in grants across the country for improving the environment in low-income communities. In a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., today, EPA awarded $100,000 grants to 10 community-based organizations for projects aimed at addressing environmental and public health issues as childhood asthma, farm worker pesticide ...
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