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ECOS Letter to Senate EPW on Proposed Amendments to Improve State Assumption under CWA Section 404

June 26, 2020

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Wyoming Warns Public to Steer Clear of Harmful Algal Blooms

June 19, 2020

As summer temperatures drive Wyoming residents to local lakes and reservoirs, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is advising the public to avoid and report cyanobacterial blooms. Cyanobacteria is…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: waterbodies

Tennessee Offers Virtual Summer Camp focused on Environmental Education

June 19, 2020

The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) is hosting a Virtual Summer Camp to provide environmental education to K-12 students through social media platforms. Each week, camp students can…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: COVID-19, education

Utah Shares Dashboard on Virus in Wastewater

June 19, 2020

The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Drinking Water Bureau has released a dashboard on SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in wastewater in the state. The dashboard shares results of a pilot study…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: public health, wastewater

New Mexico Provides Masks to Water Utilities

June 19, 2020

The New Mexico Environment Department, in conjunction with the New Mexico Rural Water Association and a local water authority, is making 25,000 reusable cloth facemasks available to water and wastewater…

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

ECOS Comments on EPA’s PFAS Regulatory Determinations

June 10, 2020

ECOS submitted these comments on the EPA’s preliminary regulatory determinations on the fourth drinking water Contaminant Candidate List.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: PFAS

Oregon Partners in Salmon Conservation Research

June 5, 2020

Patches of cold river water, called refuges or CWRs, are vital to spawning salmon populations in river systems such as the Columbia in the Pacific Northwest. For this reason the…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: waterbodies

New York Preps for Invasive Species Awareness Week

June 5, 2020

To combat the impacts of invasive species, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) created and supports the Bureau of Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health (BISEH) and has designated…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: education, public health

Maine Surveys Wastewater Operators on System Needs

June 5, 2020

In order to be prepared should infrastructure funding be part of an economic stimulus package, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is conducting a Clean Watersheds Needs Survey. The…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: stormwater, wastewater

Massachusetts to Fund System Improvements to Reduce PFAS in Drinking Water

May 28, 2020

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has announced a new $2 million grant program for communities to fund the design and planning of treatment systems that protect drinking water…

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

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