EPA memo steers water money to disadvantaged communities - Local 10 News The Biden administration issued guidance to states on Tuesday that it said will ensure the country's largest-ever investment in water infrastructure doesn’t bypass disadvantaged communities that are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards like pollution. more

Report warns of more extreme weather for Gulf of Mexico | Daily Reporter Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, leaving the entire city of New Orleans without power for days. more

EPA emphasizes water equity in new memo The Biden administration issued guidance to states on Tuesday that it said will ensure the country’s largest-ever investment in water infrastructure doesn’t bypass disadvantaged communities that are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards like pollution. more

FDA's problem with PFOA dates back to the 1960s Lawyers for DuPont knew the Food and Drug Administration had a serious concern that the company’s new food packaging product might be toxic. more

Some water projects underway in US are already outdated The use of decades-old rainfall estimates do not reflect current – let alone future – climate risk. more

USDA emphasizes flood control in face of climate disasters The Agriculture Department will spend more than $166 million to address flood control projects — many long overdue — made more urgent by climate change, a top official said today. more

EPA memo steers water money to disadvantaged communities | My Panhandle The Biden administration issued guidance to states on Tuesday that it said will ensure the country’s largest-ever investment in water infrastructure doesn’t bypass disadvantaged communities that are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards like pollution. more

Utilities to spend $104B on hardware, equipment by 2030 A new ten-year forecast by Bluefield Research expects U.S. municipal utilities to invest over $104 billion in hardware and equipment assets. more

New USDA NRCS Source Water Protection Website with National Maps USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has developed a new Source Water Protection page on their website that includes national maps of NRCS identified source water priority areas under the 2018 Farm Bill. more

West Palm Beach mayor urges Florida lawmakers to pass water measure - WPTV  West Palm Beach mayor's and other local officials on Monday called on Florida lawmakers to pass a bill that will continue to provide drinking water from Lake Okeechoee to residents. more

Sprinkle list: House allocates $2 million to report on flood controls’ condition | Florida Politics A $2 million item on the House “sprinkle list” — those items to seal up the budget deals — would go a long way toward protecting 11 million South Floridians, according to the lawmaker who sponsored the bill that the money would fund. more

Changes coming to Millville wastewater treatment plant | My Panhandle Panama City officials could be relocating the Millville wastewater treatment plant. more

Experts are developing an index for Florida's red tide blooms Water samples and records dating back 60 years are being used to develop an index to rank Red Tide blooms along Florida’s coast. more

Broward County, Fla., cities gear up to combat sea level rise With sea level expected to rise an additional two feet in south Florida by the 2050s, cities in Broward County are starting to incorporate that reality into their future plans. more

Gulf Breeze proposes $1.5M for Bergren Road lift station, Woodlawn Beach septic-to-sewer | Pensacola News Journal The Gulf Breeze City Council has authorized the recommended in-kind penalty projects in lieu of paying the $1 million penalty for the cross-connection that contaminated drinking water at about 340 homes in Gulf Breeze's Soundside Drive neighborhood late last year. more

Panama City commissioners approve study for new wastewater treatment plant | WJHG The area is in need of better sanitation systems as its population continues to grow. more

Tampa Water Department will temporarily switch to chlorine to disinfect drinking water | WTSP The Tampa Water Department is making a temporary switch from its usual disinfectant process for about three weeks starting March 14. The department will use chlorine instead of chloramine, which is a mixture of ammonia and chlorine, to disinfect drinking water. It begins March 14 and lasts through April 4, 2022. more

Neal Communities Approved to Develop 310 Acres Next to Lake Manatee State Park  Neal Communities’ request to rezone 310 acres of agricultural land alongside Lake Manatee State Park was approved by the Manatee Commission in a land-use meeting Thursday. more

Hernando County, Fla., seeks protection zone for the Weeki Wachee River On Tuesday, one after another, speakers urged Hernando County commissioners to be the trailblazers and ask the state to establish a special protection zone on the Weeki Wachee River. more

Poll says Floridians overwhelmingly support state — not federal — control of water As the Legislature considers the future of the state’s water rights in Senate Bill 2508, a new poll shows a sizable majority of Floridians want Florida, not Washington, to be in charge. more

Bay County, Fla., looks to replace old homes with retention pond for flooding fix A community that banded together after adversity will soon see change. more

Southwest Florida Water Management District launches education campaign to help protect Chassahowitzka River The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District), along with other local and state partners, launched the Chassahowitzka River Education Campaign to inform river visitors about the recreational best practices that will help protect the river and reduce ecological impacts. more