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EPA’s 2022 inspection found that the Navy needed to make improvements in the operation and maintenance of the public water system. What progress has been completed since then, and is the system now being properly managed?
EPA’s 2022 Safe Drinking Water Act inspection findings were based on the conditions observed at that time. Since then, EPA has required the Navy to correct those deficiencies through the 2023 Administrative Consent Order (ACO), which includes specific actions and timelines the Navy is obligated to meet. The Navy has…
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What is the EPA Red Hill Split Sample Drinking Water Results dashboard and what does it provide?
The Red Hill Split Sample Drinking Water Results dashboard was developed so members of the public may view the results of EPA’s Extended Drinking Water Monitoring (EDWM) split sample analysis of drinking water samples collected from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (JBPHH) and Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR) public water systems…
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What is split sampling and why did EPA include this during the Extended Drinking Water Monitoring Plan?
Split sampling is a technique in which multiple samples are collected from the sample location at the same time but processed and analyzed at different laboratories to compare and confirm results. All split samples are representative of the overall sampling pool and are chosen using a random sampling method to…
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What is EPA’s stance on the Navy’s 2024 Tech Memo?
While EPA agrees with the Navy's ultimate conclusion that there is no residual fuel in the drinking water, EPA did not concur with several of the specific methodologies and technical conclusions presented in the Navy's 2024 Tech Memo. Rather than responding to the Navy memo, EPA prioritized the development of…
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Of the 119 analytes: did these include additives to JP-5 such as antioxidants, anti-icing agents, and corrosion inhibitors and Simple Green?
The Extended Drinking Water Monitoring Plan (EDWM) analyte list includes the fuel system icing inhibitor 2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)-Ethanol (also known as 2-2MEE, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, or DiEGME). The other additives in JP-5, such as 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4- methylphenol (antioxidant) and linoleic acid dimers (corrosion inhibitor), were not included in the EDWM analyte list…
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Water Utility Public Awareness Kit Mailers, Bill Inserts, and Brochures
Communications and outreach materials for drinking water and wastewater utilities
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Event Detection System Deployment, Integration, and Evaluation System (EDDIES)
EDDIES tool to assist with online water quality monitoring for water utilities
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Learn How to Identify Health and Economic Impacts from Water Utility Emergencies
Fact sheet describing process used by WHEAT to determine economic and public health consequences
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Information Management Requirements Development Tool for Water Quality Surveillance and Response Systems
Tool to assist utilities in choosing information management systems for security.
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Resources to Incorporate Advanced Metering Infrastructure into Surveillance and Response Systems
A new SRS microsite page to host 2 documents for the new AMI component of an SRS.
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Vulnerability Self-Assessment Tool: Conduct a Drinking Water or Wastewater Utility Risk Assessment
Provide utilities with a link to download the VSAT 6.0 tool and access to VSAT 6.0 training
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Fact Sheet on Risk and Resilience Assessment and Emergency Response Plan Requirements
explains how to comply with new AWIA law for water utilities
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Resources to Design and Implement Customer Complaint Surveillance for Surveillance and Response Systems
Provides information on how to implement customer complain surveillance
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Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership
This 2013 CCMP Update for Charlotte Harbor provides insight on the main priorities that the harbor is facing as well as research needed, restoration activities, legislative changes, and public outreach needs.
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Annual Allotment of Federal Funds to States, Tribes, and Territories
annual allotment
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Protecting and Improving Estuaries with Smart Growth Tools for the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
Case study of the Lower Columbia River and how they used Smart Growth.
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Natural Disasters
Prepare for or recover after risks to health and the environment due to natural disasters.
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Wyoming Annual Compliance Report for Calendar Year 2020
Annual 2020 compliance report on National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) violations in Wyoming.
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Annual Compliance Report for Tribal Water Systems in EPA Region 8 for Calendar Year 2020
Annual 2020 compliance report on National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) violations for Tribal water systems located in EPA Region 8.
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News about Northwest Indiana (Indiana)
Downloadable newsletters about the Northwest Indiana Area Urban Waters Partnerships