The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is updating its coronavirus website to include new resources for State, local, and Tribal agencies and intergovernmental associations. USEPA’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for State, Local, and Tribal Agencies and Associations contains important information on grants, enforcement and compliance programs, water infrastructure, and a host of other issues important to effective Read More
Category: May 2020
CDC Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers Exposed to COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued interim guidance to ensure the continuity of operations of essential functions, such as water and wastewater utility operations. The CDC advises that critical infrastructure workers may be permitted to continue to work following potential exposure to COVID-19, provided they remain asymptomatic and additional precautions are implemented to protect Read More
AWIA Risk and Resilience Assessments & Emergency Plans Even More Crucial Due to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the crucial importance of essential services like water. Utilities are adapting and planning at record pace to ensure continuous delivery of clean drinking water to all their customers. As we first told you in a special edition of The Update, the timing and importance of such services come at a Read More