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Orange County lab receives certification to detect PFAS in drinking water

Orange County lab receives certification to detect PFAS in drinking water

Orange County Water District’s Philip L. Anthony Water Quality Laboratory is the first public agency laboratory in California to achieve state certification to analyze for per- and polyfluoralkly substances (PFAS) in drinking water by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 533. Certification was granted by the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) …

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EPA decides against limiting perchlorate in drinking water

Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it had completed its review of a Trump-era decision to not regulate perchlorate in drinking water. The agency concluded that the 2020 decision is supported by the best available peer reviewed science. In June 2020, EPA announced it had determined …

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Westlands Water District opens scholarship application period

Applications for scholarships from the Westlands Water District are now being accepted from high school seniors. Westlands’ Board of Directors approved ten $1,000 scholarships for students who wish to pursue higher education after they graduate. Students can use the money for expenses at accredited post-secondary institutions. “The communities on the …

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Reclamation provides funding for B.F. Sisk Dam modification

Reclamation accepting applications for aging infrastructure funding from Infrastructure Law

The Department of the Interior announced last week that the Bureau of Reclamation is providing project-specific funding of $100 million for the modification of B.F. Sisk Dam in California. The funding, authorized by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, was highlighted in an addendum to the Bureau’s initial spend plan for …

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