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EPA Office of Water appoints Bruno Pigott to lead office

March 4, 2024
Former Office of Water Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox moves to Xylem, and Deputy Assistant Administrator Bruno Pigott takes the helm.
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European Council, Parliament reach provisional wastewater proposal

Feb. 13, 2024
A provisional agreement between European organizations would expand the urban wastewater treatment directive’s scope and introduce a micro-pollutant polluter-pays framework known...
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Lowell, Massachusetts consent decree requires sewage system upgrades

Feb. 9, 2024
A consent decree requires the city of Lowell, Massachusetts to reduce combined sewer overflows, as well as detect illicit connections that discharge wastewater into the city’s...
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EPA proposed to add nine PFAS to RCRA’s hazardous constituents

Feb. 6, 2024
EPA is proposing to add nine PFAS, their salts and their structural isomers ass hazardous substances under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
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Guam agrees to consent decree over sewer overflows

Feb. 5, 2024
A consent decree requires the Guam Waterworks Authority to improve the quality of its sewer system, minimize sewer overflows, and improve its operations and maintenance.