Category: System Security

The proposal for the PFAS MCLs appeared in today’s Federal Register for a 60-day comment period.  Comments due on or before May 30, 2023.  The notice can be found under Supporting Materials on our webpage at https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas Background: On March 14, 2023, EPA announced the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS including…

EPA announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would strengthen the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule making annual drinking water quality reports with important public health information more accessible to residents and businesses across the country. A Consumer Confidence Report, sometimes called an “Annual Drinking Water Quality Report,” summarizes information about the local drinking water for…

PUC Recognizes 2023 ‘Fix a Leak Week’ Published on 3/16/2023 Filed under: Water and Wastewater HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today highlighted the importance of water, including its safety, efficiency and conservation efforts in conjunction with National “Fix a Leak Week,” which is March 20-26, 2023. The annual Fix a Leak campaign challenges households across…

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water March 14, 2023 Contact Information EPA Press Office ([email protected]) WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under President Biden’s plan to combat PFAS…

See https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas There is a pre-publication version on this webpage along with a table of the proposed MCL values. On March 14, 2023, EPA announced the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA, commonly known as GenX…

Source: Pennsylvania Bulletin, 2/18/2023 RULES AND REGULATIONS Title 25—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD [ 25 PA. CODE CH. 109 ] Safe Drinking Water PFAS MCL Rule; Correction [53 Pa. B. 943][Saturday, February 18, 2023]  An error occurred in the final-form rulemaking published at 53 Pa. B. 333 (January 14, 2023). Ellipses were inadvertently omitted in § 109.1003(b)(5)(i)—(v) (relating…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting nominations for chemicals, microbes, or other substances that are not currently regulated in drinking water for the Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6). EPA uses the CCL to identify priority contaminants for future regulatory decision making (i.e., Regulatory Determination Process) and information collection (e.g., Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring…

PA-AWWA Supporters: This Friday (January 27th) is the deadline to reserve ad space in the Spring “75th Annual Conference” issue of the PA-AWWA’s Water News Source magazine. Click the following link to view a recent issue of the Water News Source: https://www.kelmanonline.com/httpdocs/files/PA_AWWA/waternewssourcewinter2022/index.html Below are the advertising rates, to reserve your ad space, please contact our publisher Dave Gill at 866-985-9791 or by email at [email protected].…

Pennsylvania Adopts PFAS Limits for Drinking Water Harrisburg, PA – In a first of its kind rulemaking, Pennsylvania has adopted new regulations to protect Pennsylvanians’ drinking water from PFAS chemicals by setting new limits on two forms of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The new rule sets maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in drinking water for two forms of…

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