Category: System Security
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Wolf Administration Provides Guidance for Buildings Closed During COVID-19
Wolf Administration Provides Guidance for Buildings Closed During COVID-19 Harrisburg, PA – As businesses in counties enter the Yellow Phase of the state’s reopening plan, the Pennsylvania departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Health (DOH) are encouraging owners and operators of dormant buildings to flush building water systems prior to reopening. Buildings that have been closed…
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CAPITAL REGION WATER BEGINS $3.3 MILLION CAMERON STREET DRINKING WATER MAIN LINING PROJECT
CAPITAL REGION WATER BEGINS $3.3 MILLION CAMERON STREET DRINKING WATER MAIN LINING PROJECT HARRISBURG (May 5, 2020): Capital Region Water kicked off a $3,300,000 drinking water main improvement project along Cameron Street in Harrisburg, Monday, May 4. This is the second phase of a multi-year plan designed to renew a four-mile stretch of water main…
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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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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…