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Maintaining Chlorine Residuals has Changed the Water Tank Rules
Posted by Christine Gunsaullus on Wednesday, January 16, 2019
When I started in the water industry almost 25 years ago, we had certain steadfast rules when it came to water tanks: 1. The more storage, the better.
Owners would try to get the most volume, within budget, when building a new tank. If a one million gallon...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Regulations
DRBC Annual Effluent Reporting Due by 1/31/19
Posted by Bryon Killian on Wednesday, January 02, 2019
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) requires that all docket and permit holders who discharge effluent within the Delaware River Basin, monitor discharge levels and file annual reports to the DRBC.Completing the Annual Effluent Monitoring Report (AEMR) will satisfy...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Wastewater | Regulations
Don’t Let the New PADEP Water System Fees Bust Your Budget
Posted by Curt Tran on Monday, November 05, 2018
On August 18, 2018 new Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) fees went into effect for public water suppliers in PA. This comes as no surprise, as we’d heard these funds were critical for the PADEP to eliminate a $7.5 million shortfall in...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Budgeting & Funding | Regulations
What’s So Great About M68?
Posted by Christine Gunsaullus on Tuesday, August 14, 2018
manual for water quality in distribution systemsAs water professionals, we work in such a diverse industry. So many variables affect each system, and no two are alike. So overcoming challenges is, well, challenging – because there isn’t always a ...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Environmental | Engineering | Regulations
Changes to Chapter 109 – Safe Drinking Water Regulations
Posted by Natalie O'Connor on Wednesday, August 01, 2018
We’ve been hearing about the proposed changes to the Chapter 109 disinfection regulations for many years, but without concrete regulations, there was little anyone could do to prepare. So we were stuck, patiently waiting for policy makers to set the next obstacle...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Regulations