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AWWA offers strong support of permanent low-income water assistance program

AWWA offers strong support of permanent low-income water assistance program

April 29, 2024 at 7:52 am 0 comments

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has offered its strong support for the proposed Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act. The bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would permanently establish low-income water assistance for families struggling to access affordable drinking water and wastewater services.Read More

House introduces bill to establish new cyber risk governing body

House introduces bill to establish new cyber risk governing body

April 29, 2024 at 7:41 am 0 comments

Legislation that supports a collaborative approach to to regulating cybersecurity in the water sector was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in April. Spearheaded by Reps. Rick Crawford (R-Ariz.) and John Duarte (R-Calif.), H.R. 7922 authorizes an independent, non-federal entity to lead the development of cybersecurityRead More

Commentary: New Perspectives on Cybersecurity

Commentary: New Perspectives on Cybersecurity

April 22, 2024 at 8:28 am 0 comments

By Andrew Ginter In 2023, 68 cyber attacks took down more than 500 sites worldwide, some of them water utilities. All modern automation includes computers, and so for the last 40 years we have been deploying more and more targets for cyber attacks. Compounding theRead More

House bill aims to shield water systems, ratepayers from PFAS costs

House bill aims to shield water systems, ratepayers from PFAS costs

April 22, 2024 at 8:05 am 0 comments

Bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide a statutory shield for water systems under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for PFAS, and help ensure that polluters, not the public, pay for PFAS cleanup. The bill,Read More

EPA designates PFOA, PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA

EPA designates PFOA, PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA

April 19, 2024 at 3:41 pm 0 comments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday finalized more regulatory action on PFAS as it moved to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund. EPA also releasedRead More

Copper Development Association names new president, CEO

Copper Development Association names new president, CEO

April 17, 2024 at 12:05 pm 0 comments

The Copper Development Association, Inc. (CDA), has named Adam Estelle as its new president and CEO, effective May 1, 2024. Estelle most recently served as the association’s vice president and will succeed Andrew Kireta, Jr. as the sixth leader of the CDA. Estelle moves toRead More

EPA, City of Lexington extend consent decree deadline

EPA, City of Lexington extend consent decree deadline

April 15, 2024 at 8:11 am 0 comments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are working with the City of Lexington, Kentucky to extend the compliance deadline of an existing consent decree to resolve issues related to the city’s sanitary sewer systems. The amended consent decree, which will beRead More

EPA finalizes highly-anticipated rule to regulate PFAS in drinking water

EPA finalizes highly-anticipated rule to regulate PFAS in drinking water

April 11, 2024 at 11:15 am 0 comments

On April 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR), establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The long-awaited regulation has drawn pushback from the water sector over the cost increases it mayRead More

Merger complex like a puzzle - pictured as word Merger on a puzzle pieces to show that Merger can be difficult and needs cooperating pieces that fit together, 3d illustration

Corix, SouthWest Water merger creates newly formed Nexus Water Group

April 10, 2024 at 8:15 am 0 comments

Corix Infrastructure (U.S.), Inc. and SouthWest Water Company completed the merger of their water and wastewater businesses to create Nexus Water Group, Inc. (“Nexus Water Group”), a leading regulated water and wastewater utility. The closing of the merger was completed April 1, 2024. According toRead More

Water Week 2024 to focus on legislative, regulatory water sector priorities

Water Week 2024 to focus on legislative, regulatory water sector priorities

April 9, 2024 at 8:43 am 0 comments

More than 350 water sector professionals and policy experts, representing associations and public water sector utilities from across the country, will take part in Congressional office visits this week as part of the annual “Water Week” Fly-In on Capitol Hill.   A large contingent ofRead More