Posts made in February 2021

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Division of Drinking Water (DDW) posted updated Reference Manual for preparation of the 2020 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) due by July 1, 2021. Continue reading

On February 22, 2021 EPA issued a Press Release indicating that the Agency is moving forward with two drinking water regulations involving PFAS.  The Press Release reads in part: Continue reading

Safe Drinking Water Plan Workshops

Last week, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) posted for public comment the draft update of the Safe Drinking Water Plan (Plan).

Enclosed (notice_2020_sdwp_wrkshps) please find SWRCB’s announcement of three public workshops on the draft Plan.  SWRCB will hold public workshops on the draft Plan on March 17^th (9:30 am), March 19^th (1:30 pm) and March 23^rd (1:30 pm).

The workshops can be viewed at https://video.calepa.ca.gov/.

Public comments are due by noon, April 23, 2021.

Additional information is available from the SWRCB’s calendar of 2021 deadlines at the following link:

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/public_notices/comments/index.shtml

Microplastics Public Hearing

On March 2, 2021 at 1:30 pm, the California State Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials will hold a public hearing on microplastics (“Microplastics in Our Water and Environment: Understanding a Growing Pollution Source”).

Link for additional information and the link to view the public hearing:

https://aesm.assembly.ca.gov/hearings

When you are at the site above, click on the link “show details” to find additional information.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted the enclosed document “Toolkit for Controlling Legionella in Common Sources of Exposure (Legionella Control Toolkit).”  (CDC Legionella_Control_Toolkit) Continue reading

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) posted the enclosed draft “Safe Drinking Water Plan” (Plan) (sdwp_chapters_1_12) Continue reading

On February 4, 2021 the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW) submitted the enclosed request ( DDW Request to OEHAA for Cyanotoxin NLs_2021-02-04 ) to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to develop recommendations for Notification Levels (NLs) Continue reading

On January 27, 2021 President Biden issued a memorandum “Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policy.”  Continue reading

EPA Webinar on PFAS Destructive Technologies

On February 17, 2021 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm (ET) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present a webinar on PFAS destruction technologies. Continue reading

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a pre-publication version of a final Regulatory Determination for eight contaminants that were listed on the fourth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL4). Continue reading

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a pre-publication version of the proposed Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5 (UCMR5).   Continue reading