Consumer Confidence Report's And Don'ts If you’re a water utility, you know about the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). Maybe your community calls it the Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. Tomato, tomata. It’s the one publication every community water system is required to 

provide to its customers, no matter what you call it. It’s the key element of the Safe Drinking Water Act’s public right-to know provisions. more

Continuing Education: How About Online Training? Before creating 360water, Laura Tegethoff was the program manager for the Ohio Water Environment Association in 1998. She found that each section of the OWEA was developing their own materials for section meetings. more

Study Confirms Link Between PFAS In Drinking Water And Weight Gain Heavily used “forever chemicals” found in food packaging and other consumer goods are contributing to weight gain, a new study has found. The study focused on PFAS (perfluorinated alkylate substance) exposure. It was published in the journal. more

Pioneering Utility Shares Insights On PFAS Treatability For most of the public, PFAS only showed up on their radar recently, as there has been a glut of mainstream news coverage about per- and polyfluorinated substances — PFOS, PFOA, GenX, and others — since the U.S. EPA proposed new federal regulations for maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in drinking water. more

Litigation against fire retardant could protect water A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped from aircraft. more

How PFAS are entering America's water supply - ABC News  Synthetic chemicals are being detected in America's water supply at a rapid rate, potentially affecting millions of people over the past two decades, according to a data analysis by ABC News. more

Wastewater surveillance could be a new way to track trends for illnesses like COVID COVID cases are the lowest they've been in nearly two years, as measured by the number of cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But by another measure, COVID cases may be rising. more

EXTENSION - Notice of Funding Availability: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) DR-4673 Hurricane Ian  The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is working to finalize the draft Proposed TMDL Priority Waters for 2022-24 after holding public workshops on May 24 and Dec. 7, 2022. more

New septic tank rules sent to Senate floor | Florida Politics A Senate regulatory package that tightens rules on septic tanks received a strike-all amendment in committee before getting the green light and heading to the floor. more

BSU to conduct yearly water treatment change during May | Florida Weekly Bonita Springs Utilities Inc. is conducting its yearly change to the water treatment process May 1-21 as a preventative maintenance measure. Members may notice a temporary and harmless difference in the smell or taste of their tap water. more

Sea levels are rising in the Gulf faster than other parts of the U.S. | Beaumont Enterprise  Sea levels have risen faster in the Gulf of Mexico and the Southeast coast than other parts of the U.S. in the last decade, according to two new studies. more

SFWMD takes lead on water storage north of Lake O | Okeechobee News The State of Florida is taking the lead on a plan to store more water north of Lake Okeechobee. Meetings area planned for Thursday, April 27 at Indian River State College Dixon Hendry Campus. more

'Septic to Sewer' aims at getting homeowners to hook up to central wastewater systems | WUSF The project now underway in Hillsborough County is looking to improve the quality of the underground water supply and reduce algae blooms from too many nutrients. more

Senate saltwater intrusion study bill flows out of final committee | Florida Politics  The combination of dilapidated water and sewer systems with sea-level rise and flooding in coastal cities and towns make for increased concerns over saltwater intrusion. more

Florida Division of Emergency Management Issues Updates on Southeast Florida Flooding  In response to the increasing demand for fuel in Southeast Florida after damages to Port Everglades slowed fuel distribution, the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) has deployed over 500,000 gallons of fuel to Southeast Florida. more

North Port sewer, water extension expected to help bring thousands of jobs to area | WFLA The City of North Port broke ground on a major infrastructure project Monday morning. It will bring sewer and water services to the I-75 corridor along Sumter Boulevard, an area the city calls the “Gateway Corridor.” more

Water Utility Director Addresses Concerns about Keys' Pipeline The head of the Florida Keys’ water utility is pushing back against a recent news report that claimed a state agency had floated the idea of taking over the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority. more

Are Georgia's water wars over? - Atlanta Magazine “Everybody’s concerned they won’t get enough water at some point in the future. That especially comes to light when you have droughts: When the rivers’ levels start going down, these tensions flare up.” more

Amid drought in Pinellas, here are new reclaimed water rules | Tampa Bay Times Residents in northern Pinellas County will have to cut back on sprinkler usage as the drought afflicting the Tampa Bay region worsens, the county’s utilities department announced Thursday. more

Total Maximum Daily Load Notification The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is working to finalize the draft Proposed TMDL Priority Waters for 2022-24 after holding public workshops on May 24 and Dec. 7, 2022. more