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September is Preparedness Month Each September, National Preparedness Month encourages and reminds Americans to be prepared for disasters or emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities. more

House advances 2022 NDAA with PFAS provisions The National Defense Act Authorization (NDAA) passed by the House on Thursday night would require the Pentagon to factor in extreme weather risks and publish studies on a class of toxic “forever chemicals.” more

Agency aims to change public perception of wastewater Santa Clara Valley Water District, the wholesale provider for the South Bay, is embarking on an effort to revamp the image of purified wastewater and lay the groundwork for replenishing local aquifers. more

House to vote on $1.2T infrastructure bill Thursday The House Budget Committee has advanced the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social spending plan as party leaders set their sights on teeing up the package for a vote in the lower chamber this coming week, despite brewing intraparty divisions. more

Nearly One-Third of Infrastructure Jobs are Tough to Fill, Research Finds Job opportunities are likely to boom if Congress approves a pending infrastructure bill, but a National League of Cities report says the current workforce may not be able to meet the demand. more

Public Works Agencies Hit by Rising Prices and Supply Delays That’s on top of longer standing troubles filling jobs. The trio of challenges is stacking up at a pivotal moment for infrastructure spending in the U.S. more

Upwards of 60 Cargo Ships Waited to Port in California this Week, Posing Serious Ramifications for Supply-Chains Ports in California are heavily backlogged as record-breaking numbers of ships have waited to dock and unload cargo this week. more

Dozens of Ships are Forced to Anchor off the Coast of New York as they wait to dock in the Country's Second Largest Port - Adding to the U.S. Supply Chain Crunch Which has Forced FedEx to Reroute 600k Packages a Day  More than two dozen container ships appear to be stuck at sea miles off the south shore of Long Island, according to a maritime traffic monitoring website as more than 60 vessels wait to dock at two of the country’s largest ports on the West Coast. more

EPA’s National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) Work-Group Continues to Work on Changes to Current CCR Rule The National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) Rule Revision Working Group will be holding several meetings to discuss issues and develop proposed recommendations on revisions to the CCR Rule for the NDWAC’s consideration. more

House Passes PFAS Legislation as Part of Annual Department of Defense Bill  Today, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to address widespread per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination impacting military bases and local communities across the country. more

New Tool to Help Cities Take Full Advantage of Federal Aid from American Rescue Plan Act The collaboration between Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Conference of Mayors lets city leaders search information and ask questions about rules and regulations related to coronavirus relief money. more

October 13, 2021 EPA Region 4 CWS ERP Workshop The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the EPA Region 4 states are hosting a free one-day virtual workshop to assist community (drinking) water systems (CWSs) in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee with developing or updating Emergency Response Plans (ERPs) in accordance with America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) Section 2013(b) more

'Exciting result' Researchers develop new method for removing lead Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals. more

Tropics Update 09.30.21 No Direct Tropical Threats to Florida Over the Next 7 Days, Sam Expected to Increase Ocean Swells and Rip Currents Along Florida Atlantic Coast This Weekend more

Environmental Groups Are Suing Manatee County Over The Piney Point Wastewater Injection | WUSF They intend to prevent the injection of hundreds of millions of gallons of polluted wastewater from the Piney Point phosphate plant into the underground aquifer. more

Environmental group: Florida pollution enforcement fell into 'COVID coma' | Florida Today The state agency most responsible for keeping sewage out of the Indian River Lagoon and drinking water safe went too soft on violators last year, according to a nonprofit group of public employees. more

Wildwood property tax collection up 30 percent due to growth of The Villages | Villages News Holding the line on property taxes, Wildwood commissioners Monday night gave final approval to an $83.5-million budget for fiscal year 2021-22, which begins Friday. more

New Season "Flip My Yard" Television Show Coming The goal of “Flip My Florida Yard” is to educate folks about how what they do on their home landscape impacts Florida’s waterbodies, while still being entertaining. more

State announces recipients of $114 million in wastewater treatment grants | Florida Politics Nearly half of that cash will go to projects helping to clean up the Indian River Lagoon. more

Orlando Utilities Commission optimistic as customers continue to cut back on water usage Last month, OUC said it was facing a liquid oxygen shortage because - while the company uses it to purify water - hospitals were seeing an increased demand to use it to treat COVID-19 patients in hospitals. more