Category: AWWA / National News
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Anglers Warned to Not Eat Fish from Neshaminy Creek Basin – Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) risk from all species
Anglers Warned to Not Eat Fish from Neshaminy Creek Basin Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) risk from all species Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania departments of Environmental Protection (DEP), Agriculture (PDA), and Health (DOH), along with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), announced a “Do Not Eat” advisory for all fish species caught in the Neshaminy Creek…
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Pennsylvania Section- AWWA magazine (The Water News Source) and the 2022 PA-AWWA Membership Directory- 2022 Advertising Opportunities
Would you like to advertise your products/services to key decision-makers in Pennsylvania’s water industry in 2022? Advertising space is now being reserved for the 2022 issues of The Water News Source – the magazine of the Pennsylvania AWWA. Published quarterly (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter), your ad will appear in the printed copies that are mailed-out to the PAAWWA…
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Attention PA-AWWA YP and Student Members…Upcoming AWWA Events and $10 Student Membership Promotion
AWWA YPC Student Outreach Event – Scholarships and Water Equation: Thursday 10/21/21 @ 2pm Eastern Join us for another Student Outreach virtual event next week! This one is on Scholarships and Water Equation, hosted by the AWWA Young Professionals Committee and Michelle Hektor, AWWA’s Sr. Manager of Development & Donor Relations. You will learn how to…
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US EPA: Cybersecurity Assessment by EPA- still room to requests support
Cybersecurity Assessment by EPA- still room to requests support EPA continues to offer Cybersecurity assessments by our contractors. These are occurring virtually. See below for the aspects of these assessments and a link to register: With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Horsley Witten Group (HWG) is offering free, confidential, cybersecurity assessments and technical assistance to…
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US EPA Water Finance Newsletter: SRF features CWSRF projects in PA
US EPA NEW SRF FACT SHEETS AVAILABLE On August 26, the DWSRF team released two new fact sheets: one on addressing water affordability and another on developing water system partnerships. These fact sheets describe ways the DWSRF can help address water affordability and eligibilities related to water system partnerships. Both fact sheets also include case studies. In September,…
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CAPITAL REGION WATER OPENS CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER FOR WALK-INS AT NEW LOCATION…COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS REMAIN IN PLACE
CAPITAL REGION WATER OPENS CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER FOR WALK-INS AT NEW LOCATION COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS REMAIN IN PLACE HARRISBURG (October 12, 2021): On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the doors to the new Capital Region Water Customer Service Center at 3003 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA will officially open for walk-in customers. The long-awaited opening comes…
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WaterISAC encourages utilities to report supply chain disruptions in a new survey.
WaterISAC encourages utilities to report supply chain disruptions in a new survey. Special note: You do not need to be a member of the WaterISAC to complete this survey and you can share this email widely. To increase participation in the survey, utilities are encouraged to forward this email and the survey information to colleagues…
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US EPA: Roundtable Discussion on Water Sector Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic – October 27, 2021 (1:00-3:00 pm ET)
US EPA: Roundtable Discussion on Water Sector Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic – October 27, 2021 (1:00-3:00 pm ET) EPA is sponsoring a free webinar to highlight lessons learned for the water sector from the COVID-19 Pandemic. This event will feature water and wastewater utility speakers from previously held state-level workshops in California, Indiana, and New…
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month…#BeCyberSmart
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.” See more at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month And check out EPA’s Cybersecurity Incident Action Checklist Cybersecurity Incident Action Checklist (pdf) Provides preparedness, response and recovery actions water utilities can take in a cybersecurity incident. Or attend EPA’s Cybersecurity workshop this month…
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PA-AWWA: WE THANK OUR 74TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPONSORS, GOLF SPONSORS, VENDORS AND ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS!
PA-AWWA 74TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022 CONFERENCE SPONSORS WE THANK OUR SPONSORS! 74TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE PRORAM PLATINUM Hazen and Sawyer GOLD AQUA Core & Main Rio Supply, Inc. SILVER Stone Hill Contracting Co., Inc. (Two Silver Sponsorships) Brown and Caldwell Buchart Horn EDR Erie Water Works Ferguson Waterworks Gannett Fleming, Inc. GHD HDR Engineering, Inc. McWane…