Category: Legal Corner
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PA DEP’s COVID-19 information page
PA DEP’s COVID-19 information page This page provides additional links to: -COVID-19 Alert Information -Requesting Suspension of Regulation or Permit Condition -Safe Drinking Water COVID-19 Information: the SDW page includes various guidance from DEP’s emails as well as new information for PWSs, labs and certified operators
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USDA Announces Availability of $15 Million for National Conservation Innovation Grants
For Immediate Release April 29, 2020 Contact: Molly Rose, Public Affairs Specialist Phone: (717)237-2208 Email: [email protected] USDA Announces Availability of $15 Million for National Conservation Innovation Grants Project Proposals for 2020 CIGs Due June 29 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today a $15 million investment to help support the adoption of innovative conservation…
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PA DEP: Non-flushable Items Cause Problems in Sewer Systems “Flushable” Wipes Are NOT Flushable
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Dept. of Environmental Protection Commonwealth News Bureau Room 308, Main Capitol Building Harrisburg PA., 17120 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 04/29/2020 CONTACT: Neil Shader, DEP 717-787-1323 Non-flushable Items Cause Problems in Sewer Systems “Flushable” Wipes Are NOT Flushable Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is encouraging all Pennsylvanians to…
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PA Coalition for Oral Health (PCOH) Announces Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) Equipment Grant Awardees
PCOH Announces CWF Equipment Grant Awardees PCOH is pleased to announce the recipients of grants totaling $153,250 in the inaugural round of our Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) Equipment Grant Program. The CWF Equipment Grant Program issues grant funds to community water systems wishing to initiate, update, or expand the basic public health practice of community…
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Important News: 2020 PA-AWWA’s David A. Long Scholarship and One AWWA Operator Scholarship…Sponsorship Opportunity
WE THANK OUR SPONSORS: MOTT MACDONALD To PA-AWWA members and sponsors: 2020 DAVID A LONG SPONSORSHIP FORM 2020 ONE AWWA OPERATOR SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR FORM By now, you have heard the news that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PA-AWWA Board of Directors along with PWEA has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 joint…
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PA-AWWA Supporters: Are you looking for an effective way to put your company’s products or services in front of the key decision-makers in Pennsylvania’s water industry?
PA-AWWA Supporters: Are you looking for an effective way to put your company’s products or services in front of the key decision-makers in Pennsylvania’s water industry? Advertising space is now being reserved for the Summer issue of the new-look PA-AWWA magazine – The Water News Source – and we encourage you to take full advantage of its potential to…
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US EPA: COVID-19 Resources
FEMA Administrator April 15, 2020 Letter to Emergency Managers The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a letter on April 15, 2020 to the Nation’s Emergency Managers, which outlines lessons learned from the first 30 days of FEMA leading the “Whole-of-America” response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This letter expressed the need for…
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PA DEP: Important Information for Operators: Regarding Maintaining Continuing Education for Water and Wastewater Operators
PA DEP: Important Information for Operators: Regarding Maintaining Continuing Education for Water and Wastewater Operators PA DEP has posted applicable information in two locations…here, which is the Bureau of Safe Drinking COVID-19 webpage which contains guidance for public water systems and labs: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/BureauSafeDrinkingWater/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx Specific to your questions on continuing education, please scroll down and select…
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PA DEP Issues New Guidance On Inspections, Permit Enforcement, Waivers Of Permit, Regulatory Provisions During COVID-19 Pandemic
PA DEP Issues New Guidance On Inspections, Permit Enforcement, Waivers Of Permit, Regulatory Provisions During COVID-19 Pandemic The Department of Environmental Protection posted new guidance on its website outlining a series of actions it is taking during the COVID-19 pandemic related to inspections, permits enforcement and considering enforcement waivers. Inspections/Responding To Complaints To limit exposure…
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Building Water Flushing Guidance
Building Water Flushing Guidance Recently AWWA published a document which is much better than those listed on this PAAWWA page. 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 CDC Building Water Flushing Guidance Given that you as a water supplier may receive questions regarding this information about…