Category: Federal/State Legislative News

EPA Pandemic Incident Action Checklist Today, EPA released the Pandemic Incident Action Checklist.  Please share widely as you see fit. The document is attached and can also be found at:  https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-03/documents/pandemic_iac_final_032620_508_fillable.pdf There will be opportunity to modify this checklist as we learn more about this pandemic.  Please forward to me any comments and suggestions and…

News Releases from Headquarters›Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) EPA Announces Enforcement Discretion Policy for COVID-19 Pandemic 03/26/2020 Contact Information: Press Office ([email protected]) WASHINGTON (March 26, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is mindful of the health and safety of the public, as well as our staff, and those of Federal Agencies, State and Local…

Important Information for PA-AWWA Members: COVID-19 and the Utility, Energy, Telecommunications & Transportation Sectors: What You Need to Know Special thanks to: Michael D. Klein, Cozen O’Connor COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to have an increasingly adverse impact on people and operations around the globe. The utility and energy industries are essential service providers. They must, for…

“Utility Actions to Sustain Operations During COVID-19” – another reminder that the recording from the AWWA webinar from last week is now available. COVID-19 WEBINAR

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…