Category: Legal Corner
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2022 Governor Wolf’s Drinking Water Week Proclamation
2022 Governor Wolf’s Drinking Water Week Proclamation-May 1-7, 2022 Drinking Water Week 2022 Proclamation
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Pennsylvania American Water Releases Annual Water Quality Reports
Pennsylvania American Water Releases Annual Water Quality Reports MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (May 4, 2022) – As part of national Drinking Water Week, Pennsylvania American Water announced today that results published in the company’s latest annual water quality reports indicated excellent water quality throughout its 37-county service area. Also known as Consumer Confidence Reports, these reports are annual performance measures of…
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Lisa Daniels Now Serving As DEP’s Acting Deputy For Water Programs Overseeing Chesapeake Bay, Other Water-Related Initiatives
Lisa Daniels Now Serving As DEP’s Acting Deputy For Water Programs Overseeing Chesapeake Bay, Other Water-Related Initiatives Lisa Daniels has been named Acting Deputy for Water Programs at the Department of Environmental Protection. She replaces Aneca Atkinson who served in that position since January of 2019. Read more here. Daniels also held the Deputy position in an acting…
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Environmental Hearing Board – Practice and Procedure (Final Regulation 106-13)
Environmental Hearing Board – Practice and Procedure (Final Regulation 106-13) The Environmental Hearing Board (Board) recently submitted the above-referenced final-form regulation. You can obtain a copy of the final-form regulation from IRRC’s website – http://www.irrc.state.pa.us/regulations/RegSrchRslts.cfm?ID=3312. It will be considered by IRRC at its public meeting on Thursday, June 16, 2022, beginning at 10 am in the…
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US EPA Public listening session for Consumer Confidence Report Rule Revision: April 26, 2022
US EPA Public listening session for Consumer Confidence Report Rule Revision: April 26, 2022 EPA invites the public to participate in a listening session related to the revision of the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) rule revisions on April 26, 2022 (2:00 pm-5:00 pm, eastern time). EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water will provide…
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CAPITAL REGION WATER REMINDS CUSTOMERS TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE
CAPITAL REGION WATER REMINDS CUSTOMERS TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE Service Terminations for Delinquent Accounts Resume in April HARRISBURG, PA (March 31, 2022) — Capital Region Water reminds customers facing hardship to apply for financial assistance. Customers are encouraged to reach out to Capital Region Water if help is needed to pay for water and…
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US EPA Announces Plan to Protect the Public from Perchlorate in Drinking Water
US EPA Announces Plan to Protect the Public from Perchlorate in Drinking Water The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it completed review of a July 2020 determination to not regulate perchlorate in drinking water. The agency concluded that the 2020 decision is supported by the best available peer reviewed science. Additionally, EPA announced…
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Pennsylvania American Water Revamps Workforce Readiness and Outreach with New “Career Stream” Program
Pennsylvania American Water Revamps Workforce Readiness and Outreach with New “Career Stream” Program Three-pronged approach offers summer internships, scholarships and career outreach to attract new and diverse talent to the water and wastewater industry Mechanicsburg, Pa., Mar. 24, 2022 – Like the convergence of three streams into one river, Pennsylvania American Water is taking…
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UPDATE: Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership
Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership You are receiving this email because you registered for the December 2021 Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership meeting or are on our Partnership email distribution list. The Partnership’s Steering Committee wants you to be informed about the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board’s proposal to establish drinking water Maximum Contaminant Levels for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).…
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Pennsylvania asks for input on PFAS rule
Pennsylvania asks for input on PFAS rule By Rachel McDevitt MARCH 16, 2022 | 8:17 AM The state is asking for feedback on a proposed rule to limit what are known as “forever chemicals” in drinking water. PFAS are a class of synthetic chemicals used to make water-, heat- and stain-resistant things like non-stick cookware…