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Month: April 2019

Will the 2019 Snowpack Delay Colorado River Shortages?

April 29, 2019 by Kenneth Marshall

On April 16, 2019, President Trump signed new legislation aimed at safeguarding water shortages that could impact drinking water for 40 million Americans living in seven western states. This new legislation gives the Bureau of Reclamation authority to carry out a drought plan should water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell drop below critical …

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Compliance Monitoring Data Portal (CMDP)

April 22, 2019 by Kenneth Marshall

We live in a data-driven age with nearly instant access to information using hand-held devices and computers. The evolution of the Internet and use of web-based applications has become the norm for most Americans. Unfortunately, the migration to electronic data deliverables has been a slow process for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and they have …

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EPA Water: Drinking Water Training System

April 22, 2019 by Kenneth Marshall

On April 3rd, 2019, EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water launched a new training program titled “Drinking Water Training System (DWTS).” The site provides registered users training on the federal requirements of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and includes 130 online training modules. These training courses include a vast list of compliance …

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EPA’s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Program

April 22, 2019 by Kenneth Marshall

Monitoring for unregulated drinking water contaminants isn’t a new concept for most public water systems (PWSs). The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) amendments require EPA to issue a new list of no more than 30 unregulated contaminants every five years to be monitored by public water systems. EPA uses UCMR to collect data for …

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PFOS and PFOA Regulations

April 19, 2019 by Administrator

Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) What do Scotchguard, non-stick cookware, and water have in common? They all contain environmental chemicals of growing concern known as perfluoroalkyl substances – particularly PFOS and PFOA.  In the United States, these persistent synthetic compounds have been used since the early 1950’s and are detected in the blood …

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