Category: AWWA / National News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2020 View Online Gov. Wolf: Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Small Businesses and Non-Profits Facing Losses Related to COVID-19 Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced the availability of low-interest loans for small businesses and eligible non-profits in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania through the U.S. Small Business Administration…

Major water associations reassure public on safety of tap water during COVID-19 outbreak March 17, 2020 Press Releases Washington, D.C. – As the global COVID-19 crisis continues to develop and reports of bottled water shortages make headlines, the National Association of Water Companies, the American Water Works Association and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies…

EPA Releases List of Effective Disinfectants to Fight COVID-19  

Attached please find a Fact Sheet prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on how to get tested for COVID-19. The Fact Sheet covers: COVID19 Testing Factsheet IF YOU ARE A PROVIDER WANTING TO TEST A PATIENT IF YOU ARE A PATIENT WHO WANTS TO BE TESTED WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? PREVENTIVE MEASURES RESOURCES FOR…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 03/16/2020 CONTACT: Neil Shader, DEP 717-787-1323   Public Hearings on Proposal to Add PFAS to Environmental Cleanup Regulations Canceled to Mitigate COVID-19 Spread Interested individuals invited to submit written comments Harrisburg, PA – To prevent the possible spread of COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has canceled three public hearings…

Water treatment practices effective against COVID-19, WHO says The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a technical brief stating that current water treatment methods are expected to be effective against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The brief noted “[the] presence of the COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking-water supplies and based on current evidence the risk…

Federal Register Notice-Preliminary Regulatory Determinations Today, a notice appeared in the Federal Register announcing EPA’s preliminary regulatory determinations. See:  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-10/pdf/2020-04145.pdf   The Agency is making preliminary determinations to regulate two contaminants (i.e., PFOS and PFOA) and to not regulate six contaminants (i.e., 1,1-dichloroethane, acetochlor, methyl bromide, metolachlor, nitrobenzene, and RDX).   A preliminary regulatory determination…

AWWA providing coronavirus resources, updates AWWA has created a resource page to assist water utilities in addressing the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. As the scope of the outbreak becomes clearer, utilities should be assessing workforce and supply chain contingency plans. Many have likely been doing so already in preparation for compliance with Section 2013 of America’s…

PA Emergency Management Agency recently launched Keystone Mesonet, an internet-based one-stop shop for weather and environmental data. The website provides users with all PA and federally owned weather data in one location. Visit keystone-mesonet.org and learn more: http://bit.ly/3csl9NP