Category: AWWA / National News

9 PA Sportsmen’s, Watershed, Environmental, Mine Reclamation, Conservation Groups Strongly Support Protective Water Quality Standard For Manganese Source:  PA Environmental Digest, 10/5/2020   Nine sportsmen’s, watershed, environmental, mine reclamation and conservation groups submitted comments supporting the proposed Environmental Quality Board regulation setting a more protective water quality standard for manganese and not changing the point…

AWWA Survey: Legal challenges for water utilities Dear Colleague, AWWA is increasingly hearing from our members about the growing challenges water utilities are encountering as they seek to meet their increasingly diverse legal services needs. To enable AWWA to develop and provide resources that can better address these needs, we are asking water utility senior…

PUC Developing Rules To Focus On Preserving Water Resources, Limiting Leaks, Reducing Company Risk, Enhancing Customer Service From: PA Environment Digest Edited by David E. Hess On September 17, the Public Utility Commission approved issuance of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking comments from interested parties regarding the replacement of an existing PUC policy…

PUC Initiates Rulemaking On Replacement Of Customer-Owned Lead Service Lines And Damaged Wastewater Service Laterals From: PA Environment Digest Edited by David E. Hess On September 17, the Public Utility Commission approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, to be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, seeking public comment on the implementation of Act 120 of 2018 (Act…

Updated Guides from PA Governor Wolf Administration, including guidance on increasing restaurant capacity   For your information, below please find a link for updated guidance from the Wolf Administration. https://www.pa.gov/guides/responding-to-covid-19/   In this guide, you can find information about the following:   COVID-19 Dashboard Reopening Pennsylvania Increasing Restaurant Capacity Mask Up, PA For Individuals Resources…

Coming up on AWIA Deadlines We are quickly approaching upcoming deadlines under the America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) so I wanted to send a few reminders.  I am attempting to reach large and medium water suppliers, but it is possible others end up in these email groups. If you are a large water supplier, serving…

EPA will be hosting two webinars this month on the Lead and Copper Rule for Sample Site Selection and Developing Sampling Pools. These will be held on September 17th and 23rd, respectively from 2pm to 3pm Eastern. Links to register are below. September 17th Webinar – Sample Site Selection for the Lead and Copper Rule: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1779900827253473550. The webinar will discuss…

PA Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee Public Hearing on Water Quality Standards for Manganese and Implementation The Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in the Senate Chamber to discuss a proposed rulemaking: Water Quality Standards for Manganese and Implementation. The hearing…

Public Hearings on Manganese begin today The virtual public hearings for the proposed manganese rulemaking are this week (Sept. 8, 9, and 10 – see below).  DEP really needs people to sign up and testify in support of this proposed rulemaking.   It’s important that we have water suppliers offer their support for this proposed…