PFAS in Focus: Show-Me Insights From Chris Wieberg, Missouri Department of Natural Resources - Reflections on Water Podcast
[Podcast] Catching Up on Canadian Environmental Regulation
PFAS: Increasing Regulations and Managing Legal Liability
EPA Plan Changes PFAS Outlook For Companies, Regulators
2BInformed: The Future of Fluoride in Drinking Water, the New TSCA Fees Rule, and the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
Forever Chemicals: What They are and What is being Done to Minimize Their Impact
What are PFAS and Why Should We Care?
The overturning of the “Chevron Doctrine” is already making waves. The US Air Force is refusing to comply with an EPA clean-up order, claiming federal regulators lack authority. In brief, here is the timeline of events: •...more
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (the “Regulation”) which established legally enforceable levels called Maximum Contaminant Levels...more
EPA Aims to Mitigate Risk of Cyberattack on Public Water Systems On March 3, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Memorandum Addressing Public Water System (PWS) Cybersecurity in Sanitary Surveys or...more
For the first time and after much anticipation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for key “forever chemicals.” The proposed rule would establish near-zero...more
On October 28, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) listed 1,4-dioxane on the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (“CCL 5”). This is an important step to EPA’s potential regulation of 1,4-dioxane under the Safe...more
On July 28, 2020, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change held an oversight hearing entitled “There's Something in the Water: Reforming Our Nation's Drinking Water Standards.” The hearing...more
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) submitted August 26th comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) on the agency’s proposed Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) regulation for...more
The United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, (“Court”) addressed in a July 19th opinion whether the Court of Federal Claims (“Lower Court”) has subject matter jurisdiction to address a takings claim involving water...more
The National Association of Water Companies issued a July 11th statement on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) review in which it will determine whether to set a Safe Drinking Water Act maximum...more
On December 18, the New York Drinking Water Quality Council recommended that the New York State Department of Health (DOH) adopt stringent new standards for the presence of three emerging contaminants in drinking water. The...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in an October 12th Federal Register notice the approval of alternative testing methods for use in: measuring the levels of contaminants in drinking water;...more
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrator’s (“ASDWA”) submitted March 8th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the Lead and Copper in Drinking Water Rule (“LCR”). The EPA is...more
Flint, Michigan’s problems with lead in its drinking water have been well documented, and this has prompted reports of similar problems detected in other communities, even though these are apparently not as extensive as the...more