Learn the Issues
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Water and Wastewater Cybersecurity and Protection
Region 7's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are co-hosting a 5-hour water and wastewater cybersecurity and protection webinar.
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TRI Customized Search
The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) contains information about more than 650 toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment.
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St. Louis River AOC
Describes history of the AOC, beneficial use impairments and sources of pollution.
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Loss of Pressure
Loss of Pressure in Drinking Water Systems in Wyoming - Presented by Kyle St Clair at the WWQ-PCA Conference held in October of 2023.
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GLWQA Annexes
The U.S. fulfills its GLWQA commitments through federal programs and in coordination or consultation with other levels of U.S. government and the public. Annexes coordinate action on specific environmental issues.
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Sangamon Right of Way
EPA began investigating lead contamination in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood in 2011.
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Battery Collection Best Practices Toolkit
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Chromium in Drinking Water
Learn about chromium regulation in public drinking water systems and the potential that the regulation may be amended in the future to better address chromium-6.
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Perchlorate in Drinking Water Frequent Questions
Perchlorate occurs naturally in arid states in the Southwest United States, in nitrate fertilizer deposits in Chile, and in potash ore in the United States and Canada. It has also been found in some public drinking water systems and in food.
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Prepare for Funding: Contact State and Local Officials with Connections to Water and Wastewater Funding
Establishing contact and networking with local, state and operational area officials is critical to learning about any funding opportunities for which your utility may qualify.
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Utility Presentations
Utilities and funding agencies give tip, through video presentations, on getting mitigation and disaster funding
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Letter to Chemical Stakeholders – Prioritization of Water and Wastewater Utilities
Page to provide recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan sent a letter to chemical sector stakeholders encouraging chemical manufacturers and suppliers to prioritize shipments of chlorine.
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2024 Roadmap to a Secure and Resilient Water and Wastewater Sector
2024 Roadmap to a Secure and Resilient Water and Wastewater Sector identifies key threats and vulnerabilities of the Water and Wastewater Sector, identifies gaps in capabilities relative to the key threats and vulnerabilities.
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Water Contamination Incident Remediation Plan (WaterCIRP)
A WaterCIRP is designed to be used by drinking water and wastewater utilities to detail how remediation actions will be implemented, monitored, and evaluated for effectiveness during water contamination incidents.
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Decontamination for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
Drinking water and wastewater utilities can learn how to decontaminate their facilities after an intentional or unintentional contamination emergency,
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Small Business Administration Loans Available to Water and Wastewater Utilities
An overview of Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance Loans.
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Prepare for Funding
Describes a checklist of pre-disaster activities that utilities could use to prepare for disaster funding.
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Public Assistance Worksheets for Damage from 2010 Floods to the East Valley Water District
East Valley Water District (EVWD) in San Bernardino, California had significant damage due to flooding in December 2010. There was a presidentially-declared disaster. EVWD applied to FEMA under the Public Assistance Grant Program.
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Examples of Disaster Funding for Water and Wastewater Utilities
A collection of utility examples associated with disaster funding for utilities.
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Documentation Related to a Post-Flood Funding Application by City of Nashville Metro Water Services
The following resource is an example funding application from Nashville’s Metro Water Services.