Category: Legal Corner
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CAPITAL REGION WATER APPROVES 2020 BUDGETS AND RATES… New Stormwater Fee Set to Take Effect July 1
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EPA Proposal -Lead and Copper Rule Long Term Revisions
EPA Proposal -Lead and Copper Rule Long Term Revisions The proposed rule appeared in today’s Federal Register, with comments due in 60 days or January 13, 2020. Here is a link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/current Proposed LCR LTR Nov 13 2019 Patti Kay Wisniewski Drinking Water Preparedness and Resiliency Coordinator US EPA Region 3 Drinking Water Section (3WD21)…
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PA-AWWA NEW BYLAWS APPROVED AT THE JOINT UTILITY MANAGEMENT FALL CONFERENCE IN GETTYSBURG, PA ON NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Liesel Gross, Lehigh County Authority with an approval vote for the new bylaws. PA-AWWA NEW BYLAWS APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2019 The PA-AWWA bylaws were approved at the Joint Fall Utility Management Conference in Gettysburg, PA on November 1, 2019. The new bylaws coincide with recent changes to the AWWA…
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PA Bulletin: Management of Fill Final Technical Guidance
The Comment / Response Document can be viewed at MANAGEMENT OF FILL (COMMENT & RESPONSE DOCUMENT).PDF 258-2182-773 (NEW) The Final Technical Guidance can be viewed at MANAGEMENT OF FILL.PDF 258-2182-773 (NEW) http://www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/elibrary/GetDocument?docId=1526726&DocName=MANAGEMENT%20OF%20FILL.PDF%20%20%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3Agreen%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%20%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3Ablue%3B%22%3E(NEW)%3C%2Fspan%3E https://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol49/49-44/1636.html NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Availability of Technical Guidance [49 Pa.B. 6621] [Saturday, November 2, 2019] Technical guidance documents (TGD) are available on the Department of Environmental Protection’s (Department) web site…
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CAPITAL REGION WATER TO RECEIVE $13 MILLION PENNVEST LOAN: Lower Borrowing Rate to Aid in Offsetting Costs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Tanya Dierolf 717.216.5259 CAPITAL REGION WATER TO RECEIVE $13 MILLION PENNVEST LOAN Lower Borrowing Rate to Aid in Offsetting Costs HARRISBURG, PA (Oct. 17, 2019) — Governor Tom Wolf recently announced that Capital Region Water was one of 16 successful grant and loan recipients to receive funding through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure…
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EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule to Better Protect Children and At-Risk Communities
EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule to Better Protect Children and At-Risk Communities 10/10/2019 GREEN BAY, Wisc. (October 10, 2019) — As part of Children’s Health Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule that significantly improves the actions that water systems must take to reduce lead in the nation’s…
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CAPITAL REGION WATER’S 2019 Lead and copper test results: Water Testing Finds Lead & Copper Levels Well Below Federal Limits
CAPITAL REGION WATER’S 2019 Lead and copper test results Water Testing Finds Lead & Copper Levels Well Below Federal Limits HARRISBURG, PA (Oct. 10, 2019) — Capital Region Water recently completed its required Lead and Copper Rule sampling plan by testing 33 high risk residential homes throughout its service area this year. State and…
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NACWA: U.S. Senate appropriations bill funds key clean water priorities
https://waterfm.com/nacwa-senate-appropriations-bill-funds-key-clean-water-priorities/?oly_enc_id=0139H1741801C9U NACWA: U.S. Senate appropriations bill funds key clean water priorities The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee recently passed a fiscal year 2020 (FY20) Interior & Environment Appropriations bill, which funds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and key clean water programs. The full House previously passed its FY20 Interior & Environment Appropriations bill earlier this summer…
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Reducing Lead Levels in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities
MOU on Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities An MOU on Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities was recently signed by EPA and its numerous water industry partners including AWWA, NRWA, the states and others. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-10/documents/mou_reducing_lead_in_drinking_water_in_schools_final_october_3_2019.pdf The signatories agree to encourage schools and child care…
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Leading Environmental Groups Back Stephens’s Bill Addressing PFAS in Drinking Water
Leading Environmental Groups Back Stephens’s Bill Addressing PFAS in Drinking Water Sep. 23, 2019 HARRISBURG– Leading environmental groups joined Gov. Tom Wolf in supporting Rep. Todd Stephens’s (R-Montgomery) House Bill 1410, to fund infrastructure changes needed to remove polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from drinking water. “I’m proud to have the support of Clean Water Action, Penn…