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Standard Water Treatment Gets Rid Of Enveloped Viruses Like The Coronavirus Among the many avenues that viruses can use to infect humans, drinking water may pose only a tiny risk for spreading certain viruses like the coronavirus. more

City Improves Water Quality With 3-In-1 Remote Pressure Monitoring, Sampling, And Flushing Stations The City of Durham is committed to providing safe drinking water to a service population of more than more 289,000. more

5 Top Advantages Of MBBR Wastewater Treatment Wastewater treatment solutions have become one of the significant moves to filter waste water. more

FBI: Water system hack likely caused by remote access program, old software and poor password security | ABC Action News The FBI is putting water systems on alert after cybercriminals hacked into the Oldsmar city water system and attempted to make dangerous changes. more

Take Advantage of Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Whatever your day‐to‐day circumstances are now, you certainly have learned a few things worth remembering as a result of the pandemic. more

A Congressional PFAS Task Force recently sent their priority PFAS policies to the President Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and co-chair of the Congressional PFAS Task Force, today sent a letter to the Biden administration outlining actions they should take to address harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals. more

NRWA and AWWA have been advocating for water utility exemption from Superfund liability As some of the decisions on how to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a

regulatory standpoint reach a critical phase, we want to bring to your attention certain policy issues derived from the experience and expertise of the water community. more

NRWA is advocating non-regulatory drinking water levels for PFAS and requiring the responsible parties to pay for treatment Comments on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0270 PFAS National Leadership Summit and Engagement. more

Shaheen, Tillis Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Emergency Funding for Rural Water Systems Bill would provide $1 billion in emergency funding for small and rural water systems across the country. more

Power of an Association - Texas Rural Water Litigation Keeps §1926(b) Service Area Protection Safe TRWA Member Gets Preliminary Win in CCN Decertification Dispute. more

EPA Webinar for Small Water Systems Webinar on Lead and Copper, 2/23/21 For additional information on the webinar you are registering for, visit EPA’s Small Systems Monthly Webinar Series. more

New House Water Affordability Bill Would Provide $1.5 Billion for State and Tribal Assistance Programs House Democrats have introduced new legislation, entitled, “Emergency Water is a Human Right Act,” with the objective “To prohibit water shutoffs during the COVID–19 emergency period, provide drinking and waste water assistance to households, and for other purposes.” more

Destroying PFAS New project aims to break down 'forever chemicals' A new research project aims to develop a multi-step system to treat water for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. more

Rising Sea Levels Continue To Put Pressure On Wastewater Operations Sea levels across the U.S. coasts are continuing to rise at an accelerated rate, which can be problematic for wastewater treatment plants in those areas. more

Bay Area Sewage Systems at Risk as Seas Rise - NBC Bay Area When sewage spewed out of a shower in a San Francisco home, climate change experts say it may be a sign of things to come as sea levels rise around the Bay. more

Everglades restoration projects intend to increase the flow of clean water and reduce phosphorus pollution by using an "engineered wetland" that will help filter pollutants, according to Steve Davis of The Everglades Foundation. more

Fort Myers faces over $500,000 in fines for sewage in city water | WINK Fort Myers leaders are negotiating with Florida Department of Environmental Protection after the City was accused of numerous environmental violations that have it on the hook for upwards of $500,000 in fines. more

DEP Announces Funding Opportunity for Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects  The goal of this effort is to collect data to develop useful case studies on green stormwater infrastructure in Florida. more

Panama City Commission approves plan to start fixing city’s water and wastewater infrastructure | WJHG The Panama City Commission approved the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Facilities Plan early Tuesday morning. more

Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe says GRU water system is safe | WCJB Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe is dispelling questions around the safety of the city’s water after an attempted poisoning of the water supply of a central Florida city. more

JEA: Multiple safeguards in place to protect water system | News4Jax Jacksonville’s utility monitoring investigation into Oldsmar water system hack. more

Opinion: Can GRU afford to replace meters with ‘smart’ technology? | Gainesville Sun Gainesville Regional Utilities has recently renewed its request for approval of funding for "smart" meters, estimated to cost over $47 million in the first two years during implementation. more

Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) science plan open to public review | Okeechobee News The South Florida Water Management District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are moving forward in a phased, studied approach to the use of aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) wells to slow the flow of water into Lake Okeechobee. more

Senate President Simpson asks corps to expedite northern storage | Okeechobee News Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson is calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to pay more attention to the need for water storage north of Lake Okeechobee. more

DeLand’s aging water pipes still have life | West Volusia Beacon DeLand’s many miles of aging water mains — some of which date from the 1940s — are still in good condition, DeLand’s Public Services Director Keith Riger said, despite a dramatic break that occurred underneath an intersection near Downtown DeLand Jan. 25. more