PROGRESS REPORTED ON TCR REVISION PROGRESS

The Agreement in Principal under consideration by the Federal Advisory Committee recommending improvements to the Total Coliform Rule adopts many positions championed by AMWA including elimination of the present Maximum Contaminant Level for Total Coliform and adoption of E-coli as a more appropriate indicator of possible fecal contamination.  MORE

CARBON SEQUESTRATION RULE OFFERS PATH FOR CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGIES

EPA announced its proposed rule to govern the long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide under the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control program.   MORE

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS HUMAN HEALTH AND WELFARE

One of the most important examinations of global climate change in the U.S. in conjunction with land use patterns and demographic changes was released by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research.  MORE

NIAC RELEASES FINDINGS ON INSIDER THREATS

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council has issued a report outlining its study on The Insider Threat to Critical Infrastructures.  MORE