The U.S. Senate has confirmed Jessica Kramer as the next assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Water. Kramer was first nominated by President Donald Trump in February and had been awaiting confirmation for seven months. Kramer worked in the OfficeRead More

The U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) vowed last week to protect “passive receivers” of some PFAS contaminants while retaining their designation as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). CERCLA imposes broad, retroactive, and potentially costly strict liabilityRead More

Burns & McDonnell has announced the addition of two seasoned leaders to its water business. Ron Williams has been named vice president of water operations, and Brady Hays joins as Kansas City regional manager. According to Burns & McDonnell, both Williams and Hays bring decades of leadership and industryRead More

The Dedham-Westwood Water District in Dedham, Massachusetts, will receive more than $4.9 million in settlement funds from 3M Company through a lawsuit first filed in February 2023. The lawsuit was filed against multiple manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) for their involvement in the manufactureRead More

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), in collaboration with the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA), recently published a guide to help small communities, technical assistance providers and stakeholders identify non-treatment and treatment alternatives for emerging contaminants. RCAP said the guide is intended toRead More

By Ronald Kirjner The U.S. loses 6 billion gallons of treated water every single day. That’s 2.1 trillion gallons a year — enough to fill more than 9,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools — lost primarily to leaky pipes and aging infrastructure. Traditional methods of managing water loss canRead More

American Water Works Association (AWWA) CEO David LaFrance and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) CEO Tom Dobbins released the following statement on Sept. 12 regarding EPA’s request to the U.S. Court of Appeals to vacate the regulations and regulatory determinations for six PFAS (individuallyRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that $337 million will go to North Carolina as the state continues recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. EPA allocated $276 million in additional supplemental appropriation funds under Title VI of the Clean Water ActRead More

As municipal water systems across the United States confront new PFAS regulations, utilities face a complex mix of technical, financial and operational decisions. We caught up with Sarah Johnson, vice president of engineering at AqueoUS Vets® who shared some practical insights on PFAS treatment designRead More

By Michael Warady Imagine a newly expanded municipal service area — complete with state-of-the-art SCADA systems, pressure-zoned districts, energy-efficient pumps and upgraded mainline materials. The project was hailed as a sustainability success: reduced energy consumption, lower water loss and optimized distribution performance. But within aRead More