The Latest AWWA, U.S. EPA, PA. DEP, Legislative and Regulatory Information:
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Emergency Response Plans – What’s the difference between PADEP’s existing requirements and the federal AWIA requirements? By Patti Kay Wisniewski, US EPA
Emergency Response Plans – What’s the difference between PADEP’s existing requirements and the federal AWIA requirements? By Patti Kay Wisniewski, US EPA The 2018 America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) requires Emergency Response Plans (ERP) to include: Strategies and resources to improve the resilience of the system, including the physical security and cybersecurity of the…
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US EPA Important Information: Water Utilities Benefit from Amendments to EPCRA
Water Utilities Benefit from Amendments to EPCRA EPA Newsletter article EPCRA Jan 2020 Water utilities will receive notifications from the state primacy agency about spills and have the right to request information about what is stored upstream. This article covers the details of the changes which came about in October 2018 with the passage…
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US EPA: Important Information about ERP’s
Emergency Response Plans EPA Newsletter article ERPs Jan 2020 An Emergency Response Plan (ERP) describes your utility’s strategies, resources, plans and procedures to prepare for and respond to an incident, natural or man-made, that threatens life, property, or the environment. Each community water system must prepare or revise, where necessary, an emergency response plan…