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Protection of Drinking Water: Backflow Prevention/Cross Connection Control
Protection of Drinking Water: Backflow Prevention/Cross Connection Control Water systems expend a huge amount of effort and resources to treating and distributing safe drinking water to their customers. So, they are particularly sensitive to situations of water flowing from a customer back into the distribution system with the possible introduction of foreign substances or unapproved…
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EPA Releases Proposed Lead Copper Rule Improvements In Drinking Water Regulation
EPA Releases Proposed Lead Copper Rule Improvements in Drinking Water Regulation On November 21, 2023, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan signed the Proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for Lead and Copper: Improvements, which was subsequently published in the Federal Register on December 6, 2023 (88 FR 84878). The proposal builds on previous lead and…
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A Messy Environmental Issue: Fats, Oils, and Grease In The Sewer System And How To Control Them (Part 2)
A Messy Environmental Issue: Fats, Oils, And Grease In The Sewer System And How To Control Them (Part Two) Part 1 of ‘Fats, oils, and grease’ answered the questions why FOG is a problem and how it can be controlled. Part 2 will discuss what should be included in a good FOG control program. What…
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A Messy Environmental Issue: Fats, Oils, And Grease In The Sewer System And How To Control Them (Part 1)
A Messy Environmental Issue: Fats, Oils, And Grease In The Sewer System And How To Control Them (Part 1) What are fats, oils, and grease? Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) are substances that are discharged to sewer systems from commercial, industrial, and residential properties. Of primary concern are waste products of food preparation, such as…
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EPA Releases Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
EPA Releases Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published, in the Federal Register, a Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (88 FR 18638). The proposal includes Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLGs) and Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six per- and…