Post Tagged with: "Drinking Water"

This Week Is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

This Week Is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Rehab & Replacement, Water Management October 24, 2016 at 10:35 am

This week, Oct. 23-29, is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and the theme is “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future.” Working with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. EPA is conducting outreach and promoting educational activities toRead More

AMWA Elects Officers for 2017

AMWA Elects Officers for 2017

Water Management October 24, 2016 at 9:00 am

At AMWA’s 2016 Executive Management Conference last week in Scottsdale, Ariz., the Board of Directors elected new officers for the coming year. This unique event is designed to meet the particular challenges of top drinking water executives, drawing on an annual survey of member interests toRead More

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EPA Launches Portal for Drinking Water Compliance Monitoring

Condition Assessment, Water Loss, Water Management October 10, 2016 at 11:57 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a new Compliance Monitoring Data Portal (CMDP), allowing electronic reporting of drinking water compliance data from laboratories and drinking water utilities straight to primacy agencies. Intended to modernize and streamline the reporting process, the CMDP is expectedRead More

Flushing Tips: Implementing a Unidirectional Flushing Program

Flushing Tips: Implementing a Unidirectional Flushing Program

Water Management October 7, 2016 at 8:30 am

How to Implement a Unidirectional Flushing Program and Improve Your Efficiency, Conservation By Lara Kammereck & Dan Reisinger Unidirectional Water Main Flushing (UDF) is increasingly used across North America to improve operations, enhance the water system and improve service standards. Water main flushing has long beenRead More

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EPA to Flint: Keep Using Filters

Water Management September 12, 2016 at 10:15 am

An EPA official says residents drinking tap water in Flint, Mich., barring significant improvement, should plan to use filters through at least the end of the year, according to the Detroit Free Press. Officials say there is no timetable for residents to be able toRead More

NOAA Administrator Sullivan Tops Agenda at AMWA’s Executive Management Conference

NOAA Administrator Sullivan Tops Agenda at AMWA’s Executive Management Conference

Water Management August 26, 2016 at 2:00 pm

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan will offer the keynote address at the 2016 Executive Management Conference of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), the annual gathering of the nation’s top drinking water executives, Oct. 16-19 at the Scottsdale ResortRead More

EPA Addressing Lead Problems in New York Village

EPA Addressing Lead Problems in New York Village

Condition Assessment, Water Management August 15, 2016 at 11:45 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a legal order directing the Village of Tarrytown, N.Y., to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Lead and Copper Rule. A recent investigation by the EPA revealed that Tarrytown had violated numerous provisions of the rule,Read More

AMWA’s Executive Management Conference Heads to Scottsdale

AMWA’s Executive Management Conference Heads to Scottsdale

Water Management August 1, 2016 at 11:10 am

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), the organization uniting the nation’s largest publicly owned drinking water systems, will host its annual Executive Management Conference Oct. 16-19 in Scottsdale, Ariz. This unique event is designed to meet the particular challenges of top drinking water executives,Read More

Flint Mayor to Speak at Democratic National Convention

Flint Mayor to Speak at Democratic National Convention

Water Management July 25, 2016 at 12:35 pm

A Hillary Clinton campaign official confirmed last week that Flint, Mich., Mayor Karen Weaver is among a new group added to the lineup of speakers at the Democratic National Convention, kicking off tonight in Philadelphia, Pa. A time and date for Weaver’s speech was notRead More

NAWC Members Release Annual Water Quality Reports

NAWC Members Release Annual Water Quality Reports

Water Management July 11, 2016 at 11:10 am

Water quality reports from member companies of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC), which compare drinking water quality to state and federal standards, are now available. The reports are required annually of water providers. “These reports show private water companies have a stellar recordRead More