Posts made in August 2020

On February 25, 2020, 2:30 to 4:00 pm (ET) the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the Water Research Foundation (WRF) will host a webcast on the coronavirus. Continue reading

The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) prepared a White Paper “Processes & Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards.”         (ECOS PFAS Standards-White Paper-Feb_2020) Continue reading

Update on the TSCA Fluoridation Lawsuit

In October 2019 the Fluoride Action Network (and several other plaintiffs) submitted a motion asking the Court for a summary judgement against EPA.  At the same time EPA filed a motion to dismiss the TSCA fluoridation lawsuit based on “standing and merit.”    Hearings were held in Continue reading

The US House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change posted updated information on tomorrow’s public hearing  (February 11, 2020; 10:30 am ET) titled: “EPA’s Lead and Copper Proposal: Failing to Protect Public Health.”  Copied and pasted below is a list of the scheduled witnesses and a Continue reading

Earlier today (February 7, 2020) the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published the final Public Health Goals (PHGs) for the four individual trihalomethanes (THMs).  The PHGs are as follows: Continue reading

DDW Sets Response Levels for PFOA and PFOS

Today (February 6, 2020), the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Division of Drinking Water (DDW) issued a Press Release            (pfoa_pfos_RLs_2020-02-06) (regarding new Response Levels (RL) for PFOA and PFOS. Continue reading

Yesterday, the US House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change announced they will hold a public hearing February 11, 2020 at 10:30 am (ET) on EPA’s proposed revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule.  The title of the public hearing is “EPA’s Lead and Copper Proposal: Continue reading

Microplastics Webinar: On Friday, February 21, 2020, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, the California Ocean Protection Council is sponsoring a webinar on results from a three-year study monitoring microplastics in “…San Francisco Bay and adjacent national Marine sanctuaries, as well as Continue reading

The Division of Drinking Water (DDW) posted a notice that they will hold a Stakeholder workshop in Sacramento on February 20, 2020  (9:00 am to 11:30 am) on the “….development of the Cross Connection Control Policy Handbook….State Water Board staff will present information and Continue reading

In March 2019, the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW) sent out Orders to public water systems identifying specific “vulnerable” wells for PFAS monitoring (over 600 wells were identified).  The vulnerable wells were to be monitored for PFAS for four Continue reading