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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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