Category: AWWA / National News
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PA-AWWA Members…Join our Keystone Kloggers team in the AWWA WE Walk!…Help Support the One AWWA Operator Scholarship and YP and Student Programs
Dear Friends of Water in PA, We invite you to join our Keystone Kloggers team in the AWWA WE Walk! We Walk is a Water Equation fundraiser that runs from April 1 through May 28 that benefits YP/Student leadership programs and water operator scholarships. Aside from raising money supporting the water industry, it’s a great…
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Pennsylvania American Water Revamps Workforce Readiness and Outreach with New “Career Stream” Program
Pennsylvania American Water Revamps Workforce Readiness and Outreach with New “Career Stream” Program Three-pronged approach offers summer internships, scholarships and career outreach to attract new and diverse talent to the water and wastewater industry Mechanicsburg, Pa., Mar. 24, 2022 – Like the convergence of three streams into one river, Pennsylvania American Water is taking…
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UPDATE: Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership
Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership You are receiving this email because you registered for the December 2021 Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership meeting or are on our Partnership email distribution list. The Partnership’s Steering Committee wants you to be informed about the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board’s proposal to establish drinking water Maximum Contaminant Levels for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).…
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Pennsylvania asks for input on PFAS rule
Pennsylvania asks for input on PFAS rule By Rachel McDevitt MARCH 16, 2022 | 8:17 AM The state is asking for feedback on a proposed rule to limit what are known as “forever chemicals” in drinking water. PFAS are a class of synthetic chemicals used to make water-, heat- and stain-resistant things like non-stick cookware…
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Pennsylvania American Water Helps Educate Homeowners During EPA’s Fix a Leak Week, March 14-22
Pennsylvania American Water Helps Educate Homeowners During EPA’s Fix a Leak Week, March 14-22 Mechanicsburg, Pa., Mar. 11, 2022– Pennsylvania American Water is leveraging the nationwide awareness campaign taking place during the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Fix a Leak Week to promote water conservation and help provide savings to homeowners, property owners and businesses. The annual Fix…
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PCOH is requesting proposals for Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) Equipment Grants
Community Water Fluoridation Equipment Grants PCOH is requesting proposals for Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) Equipment Grants. This grant seeks to issue funds to those public water systems wishing to initiate, update, or expand the practice of community water fluoridation. This funding round gives priority to community water systems that are initiating a fluoridation program. Systems may be at any…
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EPA Releases New Memo Outlining Strategy to Equitably Deliver Clean Water Through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
EPA Releases New Memo Outlining Strategy to Equitably Deliver Clean Water Through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law March 8, 2022 Contact Information EPA Press Office ([email protected]) WASHINGTON (March 8, 2022) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum to guide collaborative implementation with state, local, and Tribal partners of $43 billion in water infrastructure…
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Important News From Penn State: Civil and Environmental Master’s Degrees Merged at Penn State Harrisburg
Civil and Environmental Master’s Degrees Merged at Penn State Harrisburg The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State Harrisburg announces the merger of the Masters’ degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering into a single Master’s of Science in Civil Engineering with either a general or environmental focus area. This merged program builds on…
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Warning of Potential for Cyber Attacks Targeting the United States in the Event of a Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Warning of Potential for Cyber Attacks Targeting the United States in the Event of a Russian Invasion of Ukraine Important information for Water and Wastewater Utilities
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US EPA New Tool: Water Treatment Chemical Suppliers and Manufacturers Locator Tool
New Tool: Water Treatment Chemical Suppliers and Manufacturers Locator Tool The new Water Treatment Chemical Suppliers and Manufacturers Locator Tool is hosted on a Geoplatform and allows water and wastewater utilities to search for suppliers and manufacturers across the U.S. that may be able to fulfill their chemical supply needs and increase resilience to supply…