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Perchlorate Proposed Rulemaking Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks public input on a range of options regarding the regulation of perchlorate in public drinking water systems.               The agency is seeking comment on a proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for perchlorate to establish a […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2019 View Online Gov. Wolf’s Restore Pennsylvania Can Help Clean Up Contaminated Drinking Water Horsham, PA — Governor Tom Wolf today joined local and state officials on a tour of a Horsham Water and Sewer Authority well equipped with a Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) filter to see what the township […]

ATTENTION COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLIERS: If you serve a population of more than 3,300, based on the state drinking water inventory and reported to EPA, then you are subject to the 2018 America’s Water Infrastructure Act. This Act requires risk and resilience assessments and updated emergency response plans every 5 years. Certification of completion of each […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2019 Department of Homeland Security Certifies Pennsylvania as REAL ID-Compliant Harrisburg, PA – Today, PennDOT announced that the department has been notified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that Pennsylvania is in full compliance with the federal REAL ID Act and regulation. “This DHS designation is the culmination of […]

May 15, 2019 (WASHINGTON, DC) – The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change about approaches to addressing PFAS in drinking water. Tracy Mehan, AWWA’s executive director of government affairs, spoke on behalf of the non-profit organization whose 51,000 members represent water professionals throughout […]