Category: Legal Corner

National Strategy to Confront PFAS Announced The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a Strategic Roadmap to “confront PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination nationwide” as a result of work conducted by the EPA Council on PFAS. According to the announcement, the Roadmap describes EPA plans as including: Finalizing the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring…

US EPA Administrator Regan Announces Comprehensive National Strategy to Confront PFAS Pollution October 18, 2021 Contact Information EPA Press Office ([email protected]) WASHINGTON (Oct. 18, 2021) – Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the agency’s comprehensive Strategic Roadmap to confront PFAS contamination nationwide. The Roadmap is the result of a thorough analysis…

  US EPA Announces Appointment Of Adam Ortiz As Regional Administrator For EPA Region 3 On October 12, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced President Biden will appoint Adam Ortiz to become EPA’s Regional Administrator for Region 3. Ortiz will lead the implementation of the Biden-Harris environmental agenda in Delaware, the District of…

PA DEP Invites Comments On Notification Requirements For Spills, Discharges Threatening To Pollute Streams; Response To Bills Changing Definition Of Water Pollution [Posted: October 15, 2021]  PA Environment Digest The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the October 16 PA Bulletin inviting comments on proposed new technical guidance on Notification Requirements for Spills, Discharges…

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…

  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…

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…

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…

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…