Category: Federal/State Legislative News

AWWA and RCAP Workshop – SDWA – Maintaining Compliance – On-Line (Systems less than 10,000) PA DEP Course ID# 8700…6 PA DEP Contact Hours (Water)…Limited Seating! The training has been scheduled in the Go To Training platform. The registration is now open. The times for each day are slated for 10am-12pm. Registration – https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/488338620751480834 Description – Water Utilities…

http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2022/10/irrc-sends-order-laying-out-formal.html IRRC Sends Order Laying Out Formal Reasons For Disapproving The Final EQB Manganese Reg; EQB/DEP Now Have 40 Days To Decide How To Proceed [Posted: October 11, 2022]  PA Environment Digest On October 11, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission formally sent DEP its order laying out the reasons for its September 15 disapproval of the final Environmental Quality Board…

EQB Adopts Final Rulemaking: Safe Drinking Water PFAS MCL Rule (25 Pa. Code Chapter 109) We wanted to let you know that today the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) adopted the Final Rulemaking RE: PFAS MCL Rule by a vote of 15 to 3 with the alternates for Chairman Metcalfe (Glendon King), Chairman Yaw (Nick Troutman),…

US EPA Tools & Resources Webinar Identifying Lead Service Lines in the Community Wednesday, October 26, 2022 3-4 pm ET Register for the Identifying Lead Service Lines in the Community webinar! US EPA Tools Webinar Flyer Legacy lead service lines (LSLs) represent the greatest source of lead in drinking water. LSL identification is the first…

New Funding Program Available for Cybersecurity! State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) On September 23rd, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security is launching a $1 billion grant program for states, counties, local and tribal governments to boost their cybersecurity efforts. The SLCGP will provide financial assistance to eligible applicants to support: ·     Developing and revising…

DEP Inviting Stakeholders To Participate In PAG-13 NPDES General Permit For Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) Workgroup The Department of Environmental Protection has issued an invitation to stakeholders to participate in a workgroup considering changes to the NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)  – PAG-13. The…

Gov. Wolf: PA Receives $240 Million to Improve Water Infrastructure   Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced that Pennsylvania was awarded $240 million for water infrastructure improvements by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The funding, which will help communities across Pennsylvania access clean drinking water, improve wastewater treatment, clean up pollution, protect the environment…

PA-AWWA Supports Source Water Protection Week on September 25- October 1, 2022                 SOURCE WATER PROTECTION WEEK TOOLS   The best way to assure we have high quality drinking water at the tap is to protect our beautiful water sources. If we keep our rivers, lakes and underground…

Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7 HARRISBURG – The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will convene on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 9:30 a.m. to consider sending a letter of disapproval to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission regarding a pending regulation on manganese levels in streams. “This onerous rule goes above and beyond…