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NATIONAL NEWS
US plans to counter 'disabling cyberattacks' against water systems - WPTV White House officials and the EPA asked governors to make health and security officials available for a meeting on Thursday. more
Chairman Carper's Opening Statement: Hearing to Examine PFAS as Hazardous Substances On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will hold a hearing to examine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances. more
Federal Warning Highlights Cyber Vulnerability of US Water Systems - Dark Reading A new White House advisory about threat groups from Iran and China targeting US water and wastewater systems has once again focused attention on the continuing vulnerability of the sector to disruptive cyberattacks. more
Scientists Can Now Remove Microplastics From Our Water With 94% Efficiency Waterloo researchers’ new technology has the potential to reduce the plastic industry’s carbon footprint. more
Water Recycling Leaders Remove Barriers And Elevate Opportunities The world’s top experts in water reuse and recycling convened last week in Denver for the 2024 WateReuse Symposium to explore the unprecedented opportunities for global water recycling. more
16th Annual Fix A Leak Week Reminds Businesses To Reduce Water Waste March 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program is celebrating the 16th annual Fix a Leak Week. Minor leaks account for nearly one trillion gallons of water wasted each year in U.S. homes. more
Biden-Harris Administration engages states on safeguarding water sector infrastructure ... On March 19, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan sent a letter to all U.S. Governors inviting state environmental, health and homeland security Secretaries to a convening by their deputies to discuss the urgent need to safeguard water sector critical infrastructure against cyber threats. more
US Kleenex plant contaminated drinking water with PFAS, lawsuit says - The Guardian Lawsuit also alleges ‘forever chemicals’ used at Connecticut plant put residents’ health at risk and destroyed property value. more
EPA bans last form of asbestos used in United States - CNN The US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is taking a “historic” step by banning ongoing uses of asbestos, which has long been linked to multiple types of cancer. more
City Of Flint Held In Contempt For Failing To Meet Lead Pipe Settlement Deadlines A federal judge has held the city of Flint, Michigan, in civil contempt for failing to meet deadlines imposed last year in a court order outlining steps to replace lead service lines that contributed to city residents being exposed to dangerously high levels of lead. more
IRS Says Private-Side LSL Replacements Are Not Taxable Income The IRS and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) clarified in a Feb. 23 ruling that publicly funded replacement of lead service lines (LSL) on private property does not constitute taxable income and thus does not trigger IRS reporting requirements. more
What’s New With Old Galvanized Iron Pipe? A Toolbox for Utilities Galvanized pipes are steel pipes that have been dipped in a protective zinc coating to prevent corrosion and rust. more
Best ways to hydrate besides drinking water - News4JAX Nearly everything we eat has some water in it, like soups, smoothies, coffee, and tea supply fluids. Fruits and vegetables also count towards your fluid requirements. more
25 Countries with the Least Access to Safe Drinking Water - Yahoo Finance The countries majorly affected by this water-related crisis are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Somalia. more
Statement by EPA Administrator Regan on President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget “President Biden's Investing in America agenda and the FY 2025 Budget for EPA deliver bold environmental actions and economic benefits for communities across the county,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. more
EPA Expands Wastewater Infrastructure Program The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the expansion of its successful Closing America's Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative to 150 additional communities as part of President Biden's Investing America agenda. more
Podcast: 50 Years of Safer Drinking Water 2024 is the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the landmark federal legislation designed to protect public health by regulating the quality of drinking water in the United States. more
Entrepreneur invents device that turns air into potable water for communities in need - Yahoo According to a United Nations report, more than one in four people in the world does not have access to clean drinking water. But there is water all around us, in the form of water vapor in the air — and one entrepreneur has invented a device to pull that water out of the air and convert it into clean drinking water for people in need. more
How to use COVID-19 wastewater data to make safer choices, according to experts - Yahoo In the future, Ye hopes "we can use wastewater data as a kind of forecast to tell us if there's a higher possibility you'll get COVID tomorrow." more
STATE NEWS
Average Utility Bills May Rise $44 a Month In Wauchula Hills Dyana Stewart, representing the Florida Rural Water Association, said the utility system built entirely with grant funds is not covering its operating and maintenance costs. However, the base rate mistakenly was listed as $77. more
FDEP invites public input on new water quality credit program - WMFE The program would allow government entities to buy “enhancement credits” to compensate for negative impacts to water quality from development projects. more
City of Tampa completes construction for new wastewater facility - WFLA The city of Tampa announced that construction for its new wastewater system has been completed. more
Lake Okeechobee level drops below 16 feet | Okeechobee News Drier weather helped Lake Okeechobee drop below 16 feet in mid-March. For the seven-day period March 11-17, there was no direct rainfall into the big lake, according to the South Florida Water Management update released March 20. more
WATCH: Brevard County Leaders Urge Residents to Conserve Water as Population Increases The population is expected to increase by almost 20% by 2035, so they're looking into new water management ideas to reuse and conserve crucial resources. more
City of Casselberry working to protect lakes | WESH From a drone, we could see just one of 24 lakes the city hopes to protect by partnering with lakefront homeowners. They can register with the city for up to 30 plants free of charge, and the city will do the planting. more
Fresh Solutions for Sustainable Florida Groundwater - WSP As population growth surges in Florida, some counties are facing the alarming prospect that traditionally used fresh groundwater supplies cannot meet future rapidly growing demands. The future water shortage is particularly acute in Central Florida, including Polk County. more
Meet ‘Pearl’ with Sanford’s water meter replacement project | WFTV Pearl is part of the multi–million dollar initiative to upgrade the city’s water infrastructure. The mascot was designed to get residents excited through the 24-month project. more
Department of Environmental Protection says it will issue bioethanol permit The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has told Rayonier Performance Fibers (RYAM) that it intends to issue an air quality permit which would allow the construction of a bioethanol… more
Fitch Upgrades City of Port St. Lucie, FL's Utility System Revenue Bonds to 'AA'; Outlook Stable The upgrade reflects the system's 'Very Strong' and improving financial profile in the context of its 'Very Strong' revenue defensibility, assessed at 'aa', and a 'Strong' operating risk profile, assessed at 'a'. more
Green Cove Springs City Council progress with water projects | Clay Today The City Council approved cleaning of 2,000 feet of stormwater pipe in the Cove subdivision and executing a loan agreement for the design and permitting of the Magnolia Point Reclaimed Water System and Reynolds Water Treatment Plant Improvements as part of the consent agenda of the March 12 Regular Session. more
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