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EPA updates rule for pathogens in drinking water, sets limit for E. Coli

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated the rule for pathogens in drinking water, including setting a limit for the bacteria E. coli to better protect public health.

EPA launches online training to assist Tribes in managing water systems

To help tribes and Alaska Native Villages manage their drinking water and wastewater systems, EPA is releasing a series of 10 online training modules covering an array of operation, maintenance, and system management issues at smaller drinking water and wastewater facilities. Training topics include information on managing and maintaining drinking water, sewer, lagoon, and decentralized infrastructure as well as information on sustainably managing water systems, including asset management and techniques for developing rate structures.

Infographic: An Elemental Concern—Arsenic in Drinking Water

Circle of Blue has created a helpful interactive infographic about where arsenic comes from, how human health is affected, and how each state stacks up in terms of public water systems in violation of the federal standard for arsenic.

See the infographic