LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR
ALABAMA/FLORIDA JOINT CONFERENCE
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May 24-25, 2023
Perdido Beach Resort
27200 Perdido Beach Blvd.
Orange Beach, AL 36561
This year's Alabama/Florida Joint Conference starts on Wednesday. Don't forget to register to join us as we stroll through the sold out Exhibit Hall and see the latest the industry has to offer. The topics covered in our training sessions cover pressing issues in the water and wastewater field. Of course, as with any Rural Water event, there will be plenty of food! Please plan to join us for fun, food, and a wealth of information!
Registration for both member and non member attendees is $125.00. This registration includes class attendance, CEUs/PDHs, and all meals and social activities. If you bring a guest, you can purchase extra meals for $50.00.
We apologize, the Perdido Beach Resort is sold out. For places to stay, click on the links below:
If you would like to pay by check, payment can be mailed to Florida Rural Water Association, 2970 Wellington Circle, Tallahassee FL 32309.
For an agenda with classes offered and timeline, click here. For complete information and to register, click here.
See you in Perdido Beach!
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Rural Water Responds to Hurricanes Ian and Nicole |
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In times of natural disaster, the Rural Water family has boots on the ground working constantly to restore water and wastewater services to affected areas. When Hurricane Ian struck Florida, Rural Water was there to help.
Hurricane Ian made landfall Sept. 28, 2022, near the southern part of Florida, then moved through the central and northeast parts of the state. The impacted areas were all heavily populated, thus affecting several major water and wastewater utilities. Just 43 days later, Hurricane Nicole made landfall, but was fortunately not as strong or widespread, which made the Rural Water response less challenging.
"Over 2,000 water utilities in Florida were affected," said Gary Williams, Executive Director of Florida Rural Water Association (FRWA). "We did an estimate on some of the damages. It was about $2 billion on both the water and wastewater side, for a grand total of an estimated $4 billion."
Due in part to FRWA's disaster cost estimates, Williams said $625 million of supplemental funding was granted from the USDA to assist the clean-up and response efforts.
FRWA has been active in emergency response since 1992 when Hurricane Andrew hit, Williams said. Since that time, they have worked to accumulate equipment and resources to help utilities after hurricanes. This equipment includes millions of dollars' worth of generators, pumps, semis, and semi-trailers to support response efforts. FRWA also has warehouses in Tallahassee and South-Central Florida to store equipment and make it available where it needs to be during times of disaster, Williams said. more
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The 2022 CCR Report Template is posted on our website. To access the information, click here. Please contact the water circuit rider in your area if you need additional assistance by calling FRWA at 850.668.2746.
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NATIONAL NEWS
ASDWA 2022 YEAR IN REVIEW NOW AVAILABLE This week, ASDWA published its 2022 Year in Review. Our latest Year in Review highlights our 2022 activities on regulatory initiatives, like the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions and Lead and.. more
NRCS Bulletin on Refining FY24 Source Water Protection Local Priorities The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has released its new national bulletin on “Refining Source Water Protection Local Priorities for FY 2024.” The purpose of the bulletin is to.. more
Supreme Court Will Reconsider Significant Case on Power of Federal Agencies
On Tuesday, May 1, the Supreme Court made the decision to reconsider a significant case of the power of Federal agencies to interpret “vague” statutory language. Nearly 40 years ago,.. more
Biden-Harris Administration to Invest $5.5M in Domestic Water Supplies for U.S. Territories The Bureau of Reclamation is making $5.5 million available to U.S. Territories through the President's Investing in America agenda for projects that will provide domestic water supplies to communities or households that do not have reliable access to potable water. more
Pentagon's 'forever chemicals' cleanup budget falls 'dramatically' short - The Guardian The cost of cleaning up toxic PFAS “forever chemical” contamination around hundreds of US military installations is ballooning, but Congress and the Pentagon are failing to keep pace, a development that is leaving service members and civilians indefinitely at risk, a new analysis finds. more
The EPA's proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination | Grist The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency drew praise earlier this year when it proposed long-awaited drinking water standards for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. But the agency is missing a major source of these so-called “forever chemicals,” according to researchers at Harvard University. more
EPA Proposal Would Require Full Review Process for All New PFAS The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency drew praise earlier this year when it proposed long-awaited drinking water standards for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. But the agency is missing a major source of these so-called “forever chemicals,” according to researchers at Harvard University. more
Senators Working To Address Liability Fears Over U.S. EPA’s Proposed PFAS Rules After the U.S. EPA announced that it was ready to crack down on one of the most pervasive drinking water contaminants in the country, legislators are now stepping in to protect treatment and agricultural operations from potential responsibility for environmental cleanup. more
Dangers Of Lead Poisoning In School Drinking Water And How To Fix It All across America, failures in water infrastructure impact human life, including our children. According to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, more than 40% of schools around the country appear to have higher-than-recommended levels of lead in their tap water. more
Internet Shocked at How Much Water Elephants Can Drink in One Go: 'Amazing' The internet is shocked after a social media user posted a video showing how much water can go into an elephant's trunk in one go. more
CISA, FBI, ACSC Publish Cybersecurity Advisory on BianLian Ransomware As the nation’s cyber defense agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) with recommended actions and mitigations to protect against BianLian ransomware. more
Court: EPA must regulate perchlorate, contaminant in water - WPLG Local 10 A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate perchlorate, reversing a Trump-era rollback on a drinking water contaminant linked to brain damage in infants. more
EPA Proposes Ban on Common Solvent and Processing Aid Methylene Chloride - JD Supra In a proposed rule published on May 3, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommended a ban on most uses of methylene chloride (also called dichloromethane), a common solvent and processing aid. more
Bill could delay new PFAS rules - YouTube more
PFAS Payback: How Utilities Can Hold Polluters Accountable As the federal government ramps up the regulatory process for enforceable limits on PFAS in drinking water, estimated to cost billions annually, an environmental attorney details how utilities can hold polluters — instead of ratepayers — financially responsible. more
STATE NEWS
SRWMD Board recommends state funding for springs protection projects - WUFT News The Suwannee River Water Management District is recommending $4.6 million in projects designed to improve and protect the water quality of Poe Springs. more
Wakulla residents ask for more to be done with water protection ordinance - WTXL "We're dependent on the water, the springs in particular. Our family's livelihood is dependent on making sure we have clean water and springs are protected," said Adrianne Johnson. more
FDEP releases pollution notice for area near Wakulla-Arran Road - WTXL The Florida Department of Environmental Protection released Tuesday afternoon a pollution notice for an area in Wakulla County. The report notes a contractor hit a sewer FM shooting a telecom bore. more
VIDEO: Mount Dora gets warning letter over wastewater plant as foul smell persists throughout city more
Polk County drills two new super wells to prevent water supply shortage as population booms Enough good, clean drinking water is a huge concern in Polk County because of the county’s booming population. more
During this drought, here's how Tampa Bay residents can save water and money | Column Weeks from the traditional start of the summer rainy season, Tampa Bay and most of Florida are experiencing the most severe drought conditions in more than a decade. more
FLORIDA KEYS LAND MANY MILLIONS IN FLORIDA'S LEGISLATIVE BUDGET Florida legislators concluded a 60-day session in Tallahassee on May 5 by unanimously approving a record $117-billion budget — up by roughly $5 billion from the previous year’s approved spending plan. more
Fitch Affirms Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, FL Util Ref Rev Bonds at 'A'; Outlook Stable Fitch has assessed FPUA's standalone credit profile (SCP) at 'a'. The SCP represents the credit profile of the utility on a standalone basis irrespective of its relationship with and the credit quality of, the city of Fort Pierce, FL. more
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This Week in Water History |
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Dow Chemical Founding and Connection to Bleach |
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May 18, 1897: “The Dow Chemical Company incorporated, based on Dow’s plan to manufacture, sell bleach on commercial scale; 1898 – first commercial scale production of bleach begins; Dow-in-diamond mark created to resolve product shipping problems.”
Commentary: Bleaching powder (or chloride of lime, also known as calcium hypochlorite) was used by Dr. John L. Leal on the Jersey City water supply in 1908. This was the first continuous use of chlorine on a municipal water supply in the U.S.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged bleach, disinfection, Dow Chemical Company, Dr. John L. Leal, Jersey City, New Jersey on May 18, 2021.
Reference: “Propose to Change Map of New York City.” 1914. Municipal Journal. 36:20(May 14, 1914): 712.
Commentary: Fill in the East River to join Manhattan to Long Island? Yikes!!! Well, that is certainly “outside the box” thinking. Wait a minute. What happens to the Brooklyn Bridge?
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