Like many States, the California State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water has been posting information for public water systems regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. This morning they uploaded a copy of a Washington Department of Health (WA DOH) “COVID-19 Guidance for Legionella and Building Water System Closures.” Continue reading
Posts made in August 2020
Final Revised WOTUS Definition Published
In today’s Federal Register (Final WOTUS Definition_Fed Reg_2020-04-21), EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) published the final revised definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. Continue reading
COVID-19 and CDC Updated Guidance on Legionella in Building Water Systems
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published updated guidance on addressing the potential for growth of Legionella in building water systems after a prolonged shutdown. Continue reading
COVID-19 Pandemic Updates
Recently the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) distributed a COVID-19 Guidance Memo (“Public Water System COVID-19 Considerations” dated March 24, 2020). This morning SWRCB distributed an updated version of that document (copy enclosed) adding two new Continue reading
EPA COVID-19 Information for Water and Wastewater Utilities
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Security Division distributed the COVID-19 information below. EPA’s information below has embedded links to additional information. If they do not work for you, here they are: Continue reading
EPA Policy Document on Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) distributed the enclosed policy document “COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program.” (EPA Enforcement and COVID-19) The policy addresses several environmental programs and will apply retroactively beginning on March 13, 2020. Continue reading
EPA PFAS Treatment Webinar
On Wednesday, April 29, 2020 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (ET), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present a webinar on “Water Treatment Modeling Tools for Removing PFAS and Other Contaminants.” Continue reading
A Couple of COVID-19 Items from SWRCB
COVID-19 Considerations for Public Water Systems
This past Monday, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Division of Drinking Water (DDW) distributed a guidance document on COVID-19. This afternoon, the SWRCB issued a revised version of that document (SWRCB_COVID-19 Considerations_REVISEDpdf). Continue reading
DDW Proposes Microplastics Definition
This morning the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Division of Drinking Water (DDW) posted for public comment a proposed definition of microplastics in drinking water (Microplastics_DDW Proposed Definition). Continue reading
SWRCB COVID-19 Documents
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Division of Drinking Water (DDW) distributed the two enclosed documents on COVID-19 for public water systems (SWRCB_COVID-19 Considerations SWRCB_COVID-19 Fact Sheet). The topics included in the “SWRCB COVID-19 Considerations” document include the following: Continue reading