By Mike McGill Back in 2017, I was in the middle of the GenX crisis that occurred in Cape Fear region of North Carolina. The discovery of it and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) generated scandalous headlines – “Toxin Taints Drinking Water” – and fearRead More

…& Legal Impacts on Clean Water Act Enforcement A recent Clean Water Act (CWA) case, City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, has the potential to impact policy around CWA enforcement and could be significant for water quality regulation across the United States. ToRead More

Last week, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) reached a final agreement on the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA). The Water Resources Development Act is biennial legislation that authorizes theRead More

Assessing and Rehabbing Multiple Pipes within the Hampton Roads Sanitation District’s York River Treatment Plant By Ann Copeland, Brad Alger & Atilana Bolton The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) owns and operates 14 wastewater treatment plants in southeastern Virginia, with a combined treatment capacity ofRead More

On Nov. 20, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to consider stakeholder testimony on the impact of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 and subsequent amendments on protecting drinking water quality in the United States. The hearing addressed successes, challenges andRead More

In November, as part of its Water Technical Assistance (WaterTAP) program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a new, no-cost technical assistance effort focused on reducing exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants in small or disadvantaged communities. EPA said theRead More

On Nov. 18, 2024, the City of Asheville Water Resources Department officially lifted the Boil Water Notice first issued after Hurricane Helene in late September. Laboratory results from sampling conducted Nov. 16-17 confirmed that the water supply is free from contaminants. According to EPA, it isRead More

The City of Hot Springs, Arkansas, recently upgraded its water metering infrastructure, resulting in a significant reduction in the amount of water lost during distribution. Hot Springs’ water system is 143 years old and its service area includes water mains located in rocky terrain, makingRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General in October issued a report identifying nearly $1 billion in questioned costs and funds that it suggested could be put to better use in the agency’s distribution of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for lead service line replacement.  DueRead More

In a recent statement, President-elect Donald Trump said he will appoint former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin as the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin mounted an unsuccessful run for New York governor in 2022 after leaving congress. He is aRead More