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The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 set the stage for protecting public health through regulated drinking water. #mswmagazine #municipalsewerandwater #WaterSafety #RuralDevelopment #InfrastructurePlanning https://loom.ly/gCat3Xk

Also called “eternal pollutants”, #PFAS are non-degradable, persistent, mobile, toxic and bio accumulative. Contaminating surface and groundwater, including drinking water, they negatively affect the environment, animals, and humans. @Calgon Carbon Corporation’s - a @Kuraray company - recent study demonstrates that the #MultipleHearthFurnace (#MHF) technology combined with a Flue Gas Abatement (FGA) unit, is perfectly suited for the full removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (#PFAS) from end-of-service-life Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) during its reactivation. GAC is widely used and well‐established for the removal of contaminants from #DrinkingWater and #Wastewater, and is reactivated in a thermal treatment once it has reached the end of its service life and became so called “spent carbon". A large portion of the close to 100 % destruction of the PFAS compounds contained in the spent GAC occurs in the #MHF furnace itself. @John Cockerill’s #NesaCore™ Multiple Hearth Furnace (#MHF) technology is suitable for both the production and reactivation of #ActivatedCarbon. For the reactivation process, our #NesaCore™ furnace technology heats the activated carbon to temperatures of >900°C under a strict controlled atmosphere, and thus allows to efficiently desorb and remove PFAS from GAC. With its advances thermal treatment solutions @John Cockerill proudly supports the #EcologicalTransition and #CircularEconomy. => https://lnkd.in/e-sRRzHW #WeAreJohnCockerill #MultipleHearthFurnace #PFAS #ActivatedCarbon

Announcing new #pfas communication tools from USEPA to accompany the new regulations released earlier this week. How To Plan for Communicating about PFAS Results…… It’s never too early to start building your community’s awareness of PFAS. At some point, your community is likely to read about PFAS in the news. Local water authorities have the opportunity to communicate about PFAS and lay the groundwork for discussion. Proactively reaching out to the media, using partners, hosting open houses, and using your social media channels are great ways to do this. The following are communications tactics you could consider when planning how to communicate with your community. 1. Identify Spokesperson(s) – Your utility or local officials may get requests for interviews from the media and/or presentations from your governing board. Identify who will be your spokesperson. Depending on your size, you may need more than one. Make sure these individuals are likeable, trustworthy, credible, and comfortable speaking in front of groups. 2. Messages – Get the appropriate team together (leadership, communications, operations, legal, etc.) to determine what your messages about PFAS will be. Use EPA’s messages as needed, but also develop your own messages around what you are doing. Brainstorm the questions you may receive from customers, elected officials, and the media and develop answers to them. You can use EPA’s PFAS Q&A as a starting point. Post these at your website and train customer-facing staff on your messages and how to talk about PFAS. You can even create a presentation about what you know and are doing about PFAS. 3. Website - Make sure you have a page about PFAS at your website and it’s linked from your home page. The page should talk about what they are, where they come from, and what you, as a utility, are doing about it now and plans for the future. 4. Media - Reach out to the local media and ask to talk to them about PFAS. This gives you a chance to frame the messaging before someone else does. See Media Tips below for more information. 5. Partners - Identify organizations and individuals in your service area who are trusted sources of information and influential. This may be faith-based leaders, elected officials, public health professionals, or educational professionals. Talk to them about PFAS and ask them to share information with their networks. Provide talking points using EPA’s information (linked). 6. Host Public Meetings or Open Houses - Plan community meetings or open houses to share information about PFAS. Consider setting up tables in a large meeting room with subject matter experts. Or host virtual information sessions for customers and community members. 7. Social Media – See recommended post topics at links for ideas to get you started and download and use EPA’s videos (linked) and infographics (linked).

BLUE COMMUNITY NETWORK «Safe water is a human right for individuals, households, healthcare facilities, schools, and other institutions. We must now work on the progressive realization of that human right. Elected officials – including Members of Parliament, Governors, and Mayors – are pivotal, but often under-recognized, in this fight across countries in the global south and north. They represent their people and communities, and we must put them to work for water.» John Oldfield 👇 CEO, Accelerate Global, LLC Advocacy Advisor, Swiss Water and Sanitation Consortium Managing Principal, Global Water 2020 (2017 - 2021) See also his text «Calling on parliaments: Human rights and the potential of Parliamentary Water Caucuses» see https://lnkd.in/dr3eBv2c

ICYMI — Scott Dewhirst, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) Board Member and Water Superintendent of Tacoma Water, was spotlighted in the April 2024 issue of Municipal Water Leader, as he represented the association during a congressional testimony earlier this year, advocating for #water #utilities' protection from #cyberattacks. In the article, Dewhirst discusses the risks posed by cyberattacks, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding against them and shares insights on available resources for water utilities, such as WaterISAC. Read the full article HERE: https://lnkd.in/efFzVn88

Regional water providers work together to advance key water policy priorities. By speaking with one voice on legislative issues about drinking water, water providers can achieve common goals. Learn more about regional coordination at https://lnkd.in/d9-rj-JG #WaterWeek2024

Don't miss this timely webinar on #PFAS #regulations and #treatment in drinking water systems!

#DYK: Our regulated operations in Pa., provide safe, clean, reliable and affordable water services to customers in Punxsutawney. Learn more about Pennsylvania American Water's water and wastewater systems: https://lnkd.in/gNzif4SZ #FunFact: Groundhogs do not drink water but obtain their hydration from plants and hydrating foods. Highlighting the importance of preserving your local water sources.

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There are 38 source protection authorities in Ontario that help protect our #DrinkingWaterSources. Through Ontario Clean Water Act, they work closely with municipalities to make sure our sources of drinking water are protected. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2JQIaPB #WaterWednesdays