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Michigan Updates PFAS Cleanup Standards

January 8, 2021

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE) announced in December that it has updated its cleanup criteria for groundwater used as drinking water to include five new…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: drinking water, PFAS

Ohio Reaches Out to Water Systems on Lead Service Line Replacement Funding

December 18, 2020

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance is conducting outreach to water systems about principal forgiveness funding for Lead Service Line (LSL) Replacement. An informational webinar…

Filed Under: Member News

New Mexico Embarks on Collaborative COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring Program

December 11, 2020

This week, New Mexico launched the initial phase of the New Mexico Wastewater Surveillance System, a COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program at congregate settings, in the southwest region of New Mexico.…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: COVID-19, public health, wastewater

Maryland Undertakes ‘Sewer Sentinel’ Effort to Sample Wastewater for COVID-19

November 20, 2020

On November 12, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced a statewide initiative to sample wastewater as an early warning system of COVID-19 outbreaks in vulnerable Maryland communities. The Sewer Sentinel Initiative,…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: COVID-19, public health, wastewater

ECOS Letter to USACE on Proposal to Modify and Reissue Nationwide Permits

November 16, 2020

On November 16, ECOS submitted a letter to the Federal Register in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Proposal To Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits (NWP). The…

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South Dakota Launches Lead Testing and Mitigation Reimbursement Efforts

November 6, 2020

Last week, the South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources announced a program in partnership with the state Department of Social Services to provide lead testing for licensed childcare…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: drinking water, lead

Oregon Blog Offers Powerful Story of Recent Wildfire Cleanup

November 6, 2020

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air, Land, and Water blog recently featured a thoughtful narrative about events surrounding the recent Almeda Fire in the Bear Creek Valley in…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: education

Connecticut Pioneers Method to Monitor Stream Connectivity

October 30, 2020

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) has successfully deployed trail cameras to monitor stream levels in the state, offering proof-of-concept for a cost-effective method that will help…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: data collection, waterbodies

Michigan Sees Promising PFAS Reduction in Huron River

October 30, 2020

New monitoring data from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy show a steep decline in PFAS levels in the Huron River watershed. The reduced contamination appears to…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: PFAS, wastewater, waterbodies

Tennessee Illustrates the Value of Water through Story Map

October 23, 2020

On October 20, the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) released an online StoryMap to tell the state’s story on water infrastructure as part of the nationwide Imagine a…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: dashboard, waterbodies

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