February 2021

In This Issue
Events
Training & Workshops
Funding
News
Whoa!
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EVENTS
Decision Makers Summit
2021 Decision Makers Summit - Thursday, Feb. 18, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Online training sessions offered via Zoom. The registration fee is $50 per person. Visit our website for more information and to register. 

TRAINING & WORKSHOPS



Zoom Training 
With many of our events still being held virtually via Zoom, it may be helpful to familiarize yourself with our Zoom training tutorial (here).





Monthly Members Meeting 
SCRWA's Monthly Members Meeting is held on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm via Zoom. One Continuing Education (CE) hour is issued for participating in this call. Registration information and the meeting agenda are sent out the Friday prior. If you are interested in participating and don't already receive the email, contact Amy. This month's meeting will be held Tuesday, February 16 with information going out Friday, February 12.
FUNDING

Deadlines for Grant and Loan Programs
Have you been planning capital improvements related to water, sanitary sewer or stormwater drainage infrastructure? Do you need financial assistance for such activities? If the answer is yes, please note the upcoming deadlines for important grant and loan programs that may be able to assist in those efforts. 
SC Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) Grant Application Deadline is approaching! - The next deadline for submitting a grant application to the RIA is Monday, March 15, 2021. Grant funds can be used to undertake critical infrastructure projects. To download the application and learn more about eligible activities and other grant requirements, please visit



 

Call for Project Questionnaires just announced by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)! - DHEC has recently issued a "Call for Projects" for State Fiscal Year 2022. Eligible project sponsors interested in using SRF funding for a capital project are asked to submit a Drinking Water or Clean Water project questionnaire (PQ) no later than Friday, March 26, 2021. To download a PQ and learn more about eligible projects as well as qualification and technical requirements, visit www.scdhec.gov/srf or www.ria.sc.gov/loans.

 
NEWS

Charleston Water System Sues Manufacturers
and Retailers of 'Flushable' Wipes Over
Clogged Sewer Lines
The product liability lawsuit targets companies such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Costco, CVS, Target, Walgreens, and Walmart (SC news).



Regulatory Freeze
The Biden Administration has frozen the recent regulatory actions at EPA, including the recently released Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, the proposed UCMR5 testing requirements, and final regulatory determinations for PFOA and PFOS. 

Executive Order  "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review" stipulates that these regulatory measures (and several others) will now undergo further review.

It's unclear when effective dates, timing, and potential revisions will be determined. In addition, the new Administration is also going to review the final regulatory determination for perchlorate. 

SCRWA will provide more information as it becomes available. View the Executive Order here.
WHOA!


Highway Collapses After Heavy Rain
Water Causes Portion of California's Highway 1 to Collapse into the Ocean. See the video. (NYTimes video).