Important WATER Security ISSUES
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Public Hearings on Proposal to Add PFAS to Environmental Cleanup Regulations Canceled to Mitigate COVID-19 Spread
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 03/16/2020 CONTACT: Neil Shader, DEP 717-787-1323 Public Hearings on Proposal to Add PFAS to Environmental Cleanup Regulations Canceled to Mitigate COVID-19 Spread Interested individuals invited to submit written comments Harrisburg, PA – To prevent the possible spread of COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has canceled three public hearings…
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Water treatment practices effective against COVID-19, WHO says
Water treatment practices effective against COVID-19, WHO says The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a technical brief stating that current water treatment methods are expected to be effective against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The brief noted “[the] presence of the COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking-water supplies and based on current evidence the risk…
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US EPA: Federal Register Notice-Preliminary Regulatory Determinations
Federal Register Notice-Preliminary Regulatory Determinations Today, a notice appeared in the Federal Register announcing EPA’s preliminary regulatory determinations. See: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-10/pdf/2020-04145.pdf The Agency is making preliminary determinations to regulate two contaminants (i.e., PFOS and PFOA) and to not regulate six contaminants (i.e., 1,1-dichloroethane, acetochlor, methyl bromide, metolachlor, nitrobenzene, and RDX). A preliminary regulatory determination…