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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

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[Webinar] Urgent Legal Update for Water Providers: AFFF, PFAS, and Your Options - July 9th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST

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In today’s rapidly evolving regulatory and legal environment, drinking water providers are facing new and urgent challenges related to a class of emerging contaminants—PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” This webinar...more

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Association of Clean Water Administrators: FY 2025 Congressional Funding Chart Update

The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) issued an FY 2025 Funding Chart Update (“Update”). The Update is stated to reflect the: …FY 2025 “Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025”...more

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Water Withdrawals/Duck River: Southern Environmental Law Center and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Enter...

The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) on behalf of the Tennessee Wildlife Federation entered into multiple Settlement Agreements (“Agreements”) with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”)...more

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Drinking Water Enforcement: Arkansas Drinking Water Update Publication Announces Enforcement Orders for Three Water Systems

The Fall 2024 edition of the publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update (“Update”) summarized Enforcement Orders that were issued for three Arkansas water systems. The Update is published by the Engineering Section of...more

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PFAS/South Carolina General Assembly: Bill Prohibiting Discharge into Waterway/Drinking Water Supply Filed

H. 3116 was introduced on January 14th into the South Carolina General Assembly addressing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (collectively, “PFAS”). The Bill would require that the South Carolina Department of...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

PENNVEST Awards $28M of PFAS Funding, Bringing Total to $95M

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On January 22, 2025, the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) announced funding awards totaling $288.2M for 39 drinking water, wastewater, and non-point source projects across 24 counties in...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Contaminants Compass: January 2025 Edition

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“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This edition discusses the...more

Allen Matkins

From Waves to Wells Seawater Desalination and Coastal Groundwater Basins

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Traditional sources of freshwater are dwindling as a result of increased demand, reduced natural replenishment, volatile weather patterns, and extended-duration droughts. Desalination, the industrial-scale removal of salt...more

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Water Affordability Needs Assessment: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Report to Congress

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has announced the issuance of a December 17, 2024 report titled: Water Affordability Needs Assessment: Report to Congress (“Report”)....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act – Proposition 2

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On election day this year, Suffolk County residents overwhelmingly approved a ballot proposition that will increase the countywide sales tax to fund a project aimed at making water cleaner and upgrading Suffolk County’s sewer...more

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Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

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The federal government began regulating lead and copper pipes in 1991 when it announced its first version of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). The LCR’s primary purpose was to reduce the allowable lead concentration levels in...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

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PVC Pipe Manufacturers/Antitrust: Erie County Water Authority Files Class Action Complaint Alleging Violations

The Erie County Water Authority (“Erie”) filed a Class Action Complaint in the United States District Court (Northern District of Illinois) against seven PVC pipe manufacturers alleging violations of certain federal antitrust...more

Nossaman LLP

EPA Announces $276 Million in Available Funding for California Water Infrastructure Projects – Raising the Total to $545 Million...

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On October 23, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $276 million in available funding for California water infrastructure projects. When combined with the $269 million it announced on October 8, 2024,...more

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When Every Drop Matters, Cities Turn to Watertech

We all need water to survive—but access to the liquid lifeline isn’t always a given. With a shifting climate and ever-increasing agricultural and industrial demands on this limited commodity, UNICEF predicts that by 2025,...more

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Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Savannah...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed September 20th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) addressing Tennessee River Investors (“TRI”) alleging violation of the Tennessee...more

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Did EPA Violate Statutory Authority in Promulgating PFAS MCLs?

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On October 7, 2024, two groups of plaintiffs challenged the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) April 26, 2024, rule that established Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl...more

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Interagency Water Workforce Working Group Report to Congress: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Water issued an August 2024 report tilted: Interagency Water Workforce Working Group Report to Congress (“Report”). ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Court Finds Typical Levels of Drinking Water Fluoridation Present an Unreasonable Risk to Health, Directs EPA to Take Regulatory...

After the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a 2016 petition filed under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting that EPA consider whether fluoride in drinking water presents an...more

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EPA Announces $7.5 Billion in Water Infrastructure Loans

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Sept. 6, 2024, announced the availability of $6.5 billion in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding and $1 billion in State Infrastructure Financing...more

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EPA Announces $7.5 Billion in Available Loans for Water Infrastructure Projects

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On September 6, 2024, EPA announced $7.5 billion in available loan funding through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). From that total, $6.5 billion is available through WIFIA loans and $1 billion is...more

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Water Ya Gonna Do When the EPA Comes for You?

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently announced that it will be taking a hard look at the Texas Railroad Commission’s (“RRC”) enforcement of injection well regulatory practices (or the lack thereof).  The...more

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Arkansas Water Plan Update: Completion of First Phase Announced

The Arkansas Governor’s Office issued a news release titled: Arkansas Water Plan Update Moves Forward After First Phase Completion (“AWP”). The news release states that the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and...more

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Actuaries Demonstrate EPA Severely Underestimated Water Remediation Costs

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On April 26, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the first-ever national, legally enforceable maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in...more

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