JUNE ROUNDUP
The Water & Health Advisory Council recently submitted a public comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR).

Visit our website to read the full public comment.
Water Advisory Insights

Council Member Chad Seidel was interviewed by Bob Crossen from Water World. In the interview, they discuss the disagreement between the U.S. EPA and major water sector groups about the cost of EPA’s proposed Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Council Member Kathryn Sorenson was interviewed on Resources Radio for their “Climate Hits Home” series. In this episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Kathryn about how the city of Phoenix, Arizona, has been preparing for uncertainty around water availability.
In episode 180 of the Waterloop Podcast, Council Member Manny Teodoro joins Travis Loop to discuss his book, “The Profits of Distrust,” and the reasons why Americans have become less and less trusting of the quality of their tap water.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of thousands of chemicals, two of which are known to be toxic to humans. These two chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), are no longer produced in the United States.

However, they have recently been a topic of public concern, especially in regard to drinking water contamination. Other PFAS chemicals are used in consumer products including semiconductors, cellphones, textiles, renewable energy, and medical devices. Visit our website to discover science-based answers to some of the most pressing PFAS questions.
Water News
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the City of Jackson, Mississippi will receive $115 million to support critical water infrastructure investments that will help ensure safe and reliable drinking water for residents.
A public process started Thursday to reshape the way Colorado River water is distributed, with federal officials promising to collect comments about updating and enacting rules in 2027 to continue providing hydropower, drinking water and irrigation to farms, cities and tribes in seven Western U.S. states and Mexico.
Roughly 9.2 million lead pipes deliver drinking water to homes, schools and other buildings in the U.S., according to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimate released last month. The Biden administration has announced its intention to replace all lead service lines within 10 years; and in 2021, Congress made $15 billion available for lead service line replacement through the bipartisan infrastructure law that passed last year. The EPA estimates the average cost to replace a lead service line is $4,700, putting the total need at $43 billion.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $5,681,921 Lead Service Line Inventory grant to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The grant comes through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and will be used to conduct lead service line inventory of 269 public water systems designated as Tribal or Small Disadvantaged systems. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law mandates that 49 percent of funds provided through the DWSRF must be provided to disadvantaged communities. 
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