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NATIONAL NEWS
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $600M to 11 Grantmakers to Fund Thousands of ... Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years. more
Regulators halt work on groundwater standards for PFAS - Spectrum News Excessive compliance costs have forced Wisconsin regulators to stop developing standards limiting so-called forever chemicals in groundwater, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday. more
EPA Secures Agreement from Chemours to Conduct New Sampling for PFAS Agreement Reflects Agency’s National Enforcement Compliance Initiative on Addressing Exposure to PFAS. more
California Approves Rules for Converting Sewage Into Drinking Water - EcoWatch In a unanimous vote, the California State Water Resources Control Board has approved its first standards for converting sewage waste into drinking water that can be piped directly into the taps of households and businesses. more
ResinTech Expands Amid Surging Demand For US-Made Ion Exchange Resins ResinTech, a leading innovator in the production of ion exchange resins, announced a significant expansion to its Camden, NJ headquarters. more
Agency Delays Threaten Federal Progress On ‘Forever Chemicals’ Lengthy interagency reviews could delay actions to address the contamination crisis caused by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. more
New Research Develops Technology To Help Improve PFAS Detection In The Environment New research funded by Ohio Sea Grant is helping to improve how “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are measured in the environment. more
First US-Built PFAS Remediation Tech Comes Off Production Line In Mooresville, NC EPOC Enviro’s first US built SAFF unit rolled off the production line this week at its Mooresville, NC location, launching a local supply of PFAS remediation technology for the US market. more
There Are 9 Million Lead Pipelines In The U.S., But Water Systems Need Ratepayer Help To Find Them As systems across the country face a reckoning over dangerously outdated drinking water infrastructure, some cities are now asking ratepayers to help evaluate the safety of their own water lines — including one of the largest systems in the U.S. more
Georgia and Alabama propose a deal to settle their water war over the Chattahoochee River | North State Journal Georgia and Alabama are proposing a settlement to a long-running dispute over water flows in the Chattahoochee River, although the deal won’t address objections from groups in Florida over how much water ultimately flows into the environmentally sensitive Apalachicola River. more
EPA Pushes Forward with Final PFAS Reporting Regulations On Nov. 30, another EPA final rule went into effect on the Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”), which eliminates the Trump-era reporting exemption for de minimis amounts of PFAS and removes the de minimis exemption for all chemicals of special concern when notifying downstream manufacturers and purchasers. more
Defense bill would fund PFAS cleanup and more - WNEM The bill also has money for projects impacting Michigan. The bill would hold the Department of Defense accountable for PFAS contamination, ensuring it reports to Congress. It also extends a public health study on PFAS exposure. more
U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan introduces bill to address PFAS contamination - Times Union U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan introduced a bill in Congress on Thursday that his office says is the most “comprehensive PFAS crackdown in history.” more
Local Water Challenges Drive U.S. Water Utility Rates Up 4% Across 50 of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas, average monthly household water bills increased to US$49.53, and monthly sewer bills reached US$71.16, based on average household water consumption. more
Dragos Launches Community Defense Program To Help Secure Industrial Infrastructure For Small Utilities Dragos to Deliver Free Industrial Cybersecurity Technology to Small Qualifying Water, Electric, and Natural Gas Providers. more
STATE NEWS
Florida entities awarded millions for water quality improvements - WPBF Two communities in the Lake Okeechobee area of South Florida are set to receive millions of dollars from Florida to address water quality via the state’s Water Quality Improvement Grant program. more
DEP Secretary Shawn Hamilton highlights continued historic environmental achievements in 2023 Recently, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) celebrates its major accomplishments in protecting Florida’s natural resources for 2023. more
FDEM Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Notice of Funding Availability DR-4709 It's getting financially and logistically easier for many Milwaukeeans to replace the lead water pipes leading to smaller residential properties. more
Governor Ron DeSantis Awards Over $200 Million for Projects to Restore Florida's Water Resources Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the award of $210 million through the Water Quality Improvement Grant Program for 27 statewide projects that will reduce harmful nutrients in Florida’s waterways. more
Florida approves plan to spend $19 million to conserve rural land - Orlando Weekly DeSantis has also pitched $100 million for the Florida Forever program in his 2024-2025 budget recommendations. more
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Awards More Than $24 Million to Sixteen Rural ... - EIN News Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $24 million in awards to sixteen rural communities through the Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF) program. more
Public Works wins awards | Pinellas County | tbnweekly.com The city has recently been recognized for engineering excellence and outstanding leadership in its Public Works Administration. more
Florida Keys city to replace sewage wells following FIU research findings The Marathon City Council says it will end the use of shallow sewage wells, a move that could drastically reduce the pervasive pharmaceutical contamination in local fish populations uncovered by FIU scientists. more
Study: North Cape Coral slowly sinking, likely due to over-pumping for city's water ... Nearly 40 square miles of North Cape Coral is sinking, an inch or more every year, due to over-pumping the aquifers below the city for household water. more
High Springs commissioners are trying to keep their finances above water, so they voted to increase water, sewer, and residential solid waste rates. During the second reading, commissioners voted unanimously to increase those rates by the consumer price index. more
FGCU student arrested after busting into campus pump room, tampering with water system | NBC-2 Campus police at FGCU arrested a student for breaking into a pump room, causing water to shoot out of a West Lake Village building. more
Water sewer district to increase utility rates in Collier County | NBC-2 Collier County residents will experience higher utility bills in February. more
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