Category: Legal Corner
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Pennsylvania American Water Launches Online Emergency Reporting Report outages and water emergencies 24/7 with new web-based functionality
Pennsylvania American Water Launches Online Emergency Reporting Report outages and water emergencies 24/7 with new web-based functionality Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Jan. 14, 2021) – Pennsylvania American Water announced today that customers can now report a water outage, leak, or other water emergency online. Eliminating the need to report an emergency by phone, customers can now notify…
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Very Important regarding PA Department of Health (DOH) regarding their updated Interim Vaccine Plan…Water and Wastewater Sectors
Very Important regarding PA Department of Health (DOH) regarding their updated Interim Vaccine Plan…Water and Wastewater Sectors PA Dept of Health Interim Vaccine Plan I heard back from the PA Department of Health (DOH) regarding their updated Interim Vaccine Plan (We had requested that water/wastewater treatment plant operators specifically be included and given priority for…
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PA Department Of Health Confirms First Case With The COVID-19 Variant
PA Department Of Health Confirms First Case With The COVID-19 Variant 01/07/2021 Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today announced the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, in Pennsylvania. The confirmed case is in Dauphin County. This variant is the same one that was first discovered in England in December.…
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US EPA Info: New and important information about EPA resources related to AWIA Compliance data, Water Security, Preparedness and Response.
Check Out New and Updated Water Security Division Resources from 2020 New EPA Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Water Sector Webpage WSD recently published the EPA Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Water Sector webpage. The new page contains cyber resilience resources available from EPA including the Water Sector Cybersecurity Brief for States, Cybersecurity Incident Action Checklist, Water Sector Cybersecurity…
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SRBC Adopts General Permit GP-01 – Groundwater Remediation Projects
SRBC Adopts General Permit GP-01 – Groundwater Remediation Projects At its December 11th Commission Meeting, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission adopted its first General Permit that would approve the withdrawal of groundwater for groundwater remediation projects and the consumptive use of that same water. A General Permit is a permit issued by the Commission in…
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Building Water Flushing Guidance
Building Water Flushing Guidance Recently AWWA published a document: https://www.awwa.org/Portals/0/AWWA/Government/20201001FrameworkforBuildingManagersFINALDistCopy.pdf For building facilities personnel and contractors I believe my document is the most useful. https://legionellae.org/wp-content/uploads/Chapter-3-Developing-a-Building-Potable-Water-System-Flushing-Program-5-18.pdf Tim Keane Consultant Legionella Risk Management, Inc. Effective Engineering Solutions to Engineering System Pathogens www.legionellae.org E-Mail: [email protected] CDC Building Water Flushing Guidance Given that you as a water supplier…
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Important FYI…The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is publishing a paper estimating the annual impact of waterborne diseases in the United States.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is publishing a paper estimating the annual impact of waterborne diseases in the United States. Water utilities should be prepared for the possibility of media inquiries resulting from the study, particularly related to Legionella and other biofilm-associated pathogens. The paper, “Estimate of Burden and Direct Healthcare Cost of…
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NSF-WHIRL survey – PA-AWWA leading the way!
Subject Line: NSF-WHIRL survey – PA-AWWA leading the way! Email to PA-AWWA members: A research program, Water, Health Infrastructure Resilience and Learning (WHIRL) funded by the National Science Foundation is exploring interdependencies between water and health systems. The project is led by Wayne State University in collaboration with other academic institutions, the Water Research…
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Important Information from U.S. EPA: Don’t Get Left Out in the Cold: Enhance Winter Weather Resilience with Mitigation
Don’t Get Left Out in the Cold: Enhance Winter Weather Resilience with Mitigation By: Gabrielle Minton, Physical Scientist, U.S. EPA The services provided by drinking water and wastewater utilities are vital to the health and resilience of a community. However, extreme winter weather, including floods, blizzards, and ice storms, can present challenges to maintaining…
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WaterNow…Last Call: Apply for Project Accelerator to Jumpstart Your Water Program
Last Call: Apply for Project Accelerator to Jumpstart Your Water Program Promotional Information for Outreach Partners_Project Accelerator Fall 2020 WaterNow is currently accepting applications for our fall round of Project Accelerator, and we would greatly appreciate it if you would be willing to spread the word! We want to ensure that local water leaders in…