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[Webinar] PFAS Primer for the Public Sector - July 16th, 11:00 am PT

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Addressing PFAS continues to challenge local government, water providers, and wastewater providers, particularly in a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Regulatory initiatives will have costly and widespread impacts on...more

MG+M The Law Firm

Miscalculated Estimates: The Imminent Financial Burden of EPA's 2024 PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals used in a wide range of consumer products since 1947, known for their strong carbon-fluorine bonds. These bonds make PFAS resistant to breakdown, earning them...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Leading the Way: New EPA Rule Gives 10 Years to Replace Lead Drinking Water Service Lines

Under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) announced on Oct. 8, 2024, EPA has shifted its focus from addressing lead exceedances in drinking water to preventing lead in...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Balancing Fluoride and Public Health: The Safe Drinking Water Act has Fluoride in its Crosshairs

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The relationship between fluoride in public water supplies and the regulatory framework of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) has gained renewed scrutiny following the recent Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. EPA case. Fluoride,...more

Williams Mullen

Proposed Rule: Avoiding a Worst-Case Scenario for Worst-Case Discharges

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EPA is poised to issue a final rule (the Rule) requiring stringent planning requirements for facilities with the potential for a “worst-case discharge” that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the...more

Nossaman LLP

Challenges to EPA’s Water Facility Cybersecurity Mandates Successful

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Despite efforts to stem increasing cyber threats to water systems around the nation, on October 13, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew cybersecurity mandates put in place by the Biden...more

Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

EPA Releases Preliminary Results of PFAS Sampling in Public Water Systems Under UCMR 5

On August 17, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released preliminary results from the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) under Section 1445(a)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The...more

Goldberg Segalla

EPA Brings Down The Hammer On PFAS: Proposed Drinking Water Regulations Push The Limit

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking. ...more

Goldberg Segalla

‘Cyber-Waterfare’: the EPA Moves to Protect Key Infrastructure from Hackers

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In 2021, an unidentified person hacked the computer controlling the water system in Oldsmar, Fla., and increased the concentration of sodium hydroxide 100 times the normal amount, in an attempt to poison people.  That same...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

The Timeline of the Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water Lawsuits

With the passage of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, the federal government has opened the door for service members and their families to pursue claims against the federal government based on the contaminated water at...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Health Advisories and Funding for Forever Chemicals: PFAS Updates from the EPA

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released four health advisories for the group of contaminants regularly referred to as “forever chemicals”—perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Specifically,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Drinking Water on Tap: Money, Morality, and More with Tracy Mehan from the American Water Works Association - Reflections on Water...

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Tracy Mehan joins Dave Ross and Anna Wildeman to discuss his work as executive director of government affairs with the American Water Works Association and the flood of water topics inundating the drinking water sector,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New Infrastructure Law Brings Significant Investments in Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides the single largest investment in water infrastructure in the nation’s history. The significant expansion of funding is expected to spur water projects across the nation...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Lead in drinking water: Change (and opportunity!) on the horizon

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Regulatory challenges and serious public health consequences associated with lead in drinking water have been the topic of national discussion in recent years, particularly following the drinking water crisis in Flint,...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Congress Provides Substantial Funding for Variety of Water Projects in Infrastructure Law With Emphasis on Low Income Communities

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) contains significant water-related provisions, amounting to $82.5 billion in spending. Areas addressed by these provisions include drinking water safety, clean water more...more

Downey Brand LLP

Ninth Circuit Finds that Distribution of Drinking Water Containing MCL-Compliant Levels of Hexavalent Chromium Gives Rise to RCRA...

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The Ninth Circuit recently issued a decision in Cal. River Watch v. City of Vacaville (Case No. 20-16605) (“Vacaville”) regarding the breadth of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) liability for contributing to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Rehabilitation of Water Infrastructure

A major focus of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is rehabilitation of water infrastructure, including ports, recreation and irrigation, but with a particular focus on drinking water. As with other parts of...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

EPA Takes Two More Steps Down The Long And Winding Road To National Primary Drinking Water Regulations For PFAS

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In the March 3, 2021 Federal Register, EPA issued its final regulatory determinations for substances on the fourth Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (“CCL 4”). Under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA is...more

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NJDEP Sues The United States Over PFAS Contamination

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On January 14, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) filed suit against the United States to compel the United States to address immediately contamination of New Jersey groundwater with PFOA...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Standards

On July 28, 2020, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change held an oversight hearing entitled “There's Something in the Water: Reforming Our Nation's Drinking Water Standards.” The hearing...more

Holland & Knight LLP

EPA Finalizes Its Perchlorate Decision

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release on June 18, 2020, indicating it has determined that perchlorate does not meet the criteria for regulation as a drinking water contaminant under the Safe...more

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Environmental Protection Agency Publishes Latest Perchlorate Findings

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On May 14, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release concerning its work related to addressing perchlorate in drinking water. ...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

US EPA issues temporary enforcement policy in wake of COVID-19

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On March 26, 2020, US EPA issued a memorandum announcing a temporary policy to address noncompliance with environmental legal obligations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, in lieu of otherwise applicable EPA enforcement...more

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Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Mansfield Township Municipal Complex (New Jersey)...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Mansfield Township Municipal Complex (“Township”) entered into a January 29th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Safe...more

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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Allow Use for Water Rights Purchases/Access to New...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced in a November 26th memorandum that it would allow the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (“Fund”) to be used for purchasing rights or access to new sources of...more

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