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• EPA Requires City of Tolleson, Ariz. to Comply with Chemical Safety Laws

  The City of Tolleson will also spend $268,192 on two voluntary supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) to improve the chlorine disinfection system

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires City of Tolleson, Ariz. to Comply with Chemical Safety Laws

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024

• San Carlos Apache Tribe, EPA Agree to Bring Tribe’s Wastewater and Drinking Water Systems into Compliance with Federal Law

  EPA News Release: San Carlos Apache Tribe, EPA Agree to Bring Tribe’s Wastewater and Drinking Water Systems into Compliance with Federal Law

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• Floating Classroom Event Hosted by EPA Regional Leaders to Promote Healthy Waters Along Mississippi River During National Water Quality Month

  EPA News Release: Floating Classroom Event Hosted by EPA Regional Leaders to Promote Healthy Waters Along Mississippi River During National Water Quality Month

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Joins City of Lincoln Lead Water Service Line Replacement Kickoff Event in Nebraska

  Program is funded through EPA’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocations to the Nebraska Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Joins City of Lincoln Lead Water Service Line Replacement Kickoff Event in Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Issues Emergency Order on Drinking Water Safety at Colonial Acres of Humboldt Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility in Humboldt, Nebraska

  Facility’s ongoing Legionella bacterial contamination may endanger public health

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Issues Emergency Order on Drinking Water Safety at Colonial Acres of Humboldt Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility in Humboldt, Nebraska

  • Release Date: May 22, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $2.8M in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Region 7

  Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA offers grant assistance at no cost to small and financially distressed communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $2.8M in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Region 7

  • Release Date: May 14, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $28M for Kansas Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Announcement is latest round of funding toward President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $28M for Kansas Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $28M for Nebraska Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Announcement is latest round of funding toward President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $28M for Nebraska Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA Fines Scrap Metal Facility in Kansas City, Kansas, for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Scrap Metal Facility in Kansas City, Kansas, for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: March 28, 2024

• EPA Approves Plan to Mitigate Snake River Damage in Northern Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Plan to Mitigate Snake River Damage in Northern Nebraska

  • Release Date: March 27, 2024

• EPA Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas as Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is continuing to boost Superfund cleanup efforts across Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas as Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $43M for Nebraska Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $43M for Nebraska Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $56M for Kansas Drinking Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $56M for Kansas Drinking Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance

  Pollution prevention projects eligible for funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America, including the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America, including the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona

  • Release Date: February 13, 2024