July 2013

Rate Calculating with EPA Tool

11 July 2013
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As one of the Circuit Riders for New York Rural Water Association, of late I have been asked by several systems for assistance in finding out ways to calculate what a reasonable water rate for their system would be.

Recreational Water Quality Criteria May Be Flawed

11 July 2013
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Recreational Water Quality Criteria May Be Flawed:
This article shows that unless the water quality indicator species is fully identified, bathing beach illnesses will still persist. It begs the question then, why look at enterococci only?

NY Warn

11 July 2013
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NY WARN provides its member utilities with emergency planning, response and recovery before, during or afteran emergency.

EPA Hosting Twitter Chat and Webcast to Raise Awareness about Harmful Algal Blooms

16 July 2013
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EPA Hosting Twitter Chat and Webcast to Raise Awareness about Harmful Algal Blooms

EPA’s New NDPES Electronic Reporting Regulation

16 July 2013
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EPA’s new NDPES Electronic Reporting Regulation was approved by the White House Office (OMB) on July 1, 2013, clearing the way for EPA to officially propose it sometime this month. The final rule is expected in June 2014. The rule will require information from NPDES permits be submitted electronically in order to ensure that the agency has easy access to timely and accurate facility-specific information. Start the conversation with your elected officials now about

According to: National Geographic’s ‘Daily News’: HOT WATER

21 July 2013
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Wildfires scorch soils and create ash and debris that can clog rivers and reservoirs, increasing the cost of water treatment for years to come.

NY-ALERT OFFERS ELECTRONIC HAZARD NOTIFICATIONS

21 July 2013
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New York State is now offering an electronic notification system to keep our residents advised of significant issues across the state. Officially it is known as the New York State All-Hazards Alert and Notification web based portal.

ISSUES ACCESSING THE OVERFLOW REPORT FORM

23 July 2013
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There have been reports of issues accessing the updated Overflow Report Form. The issue appears to involve ADOBE 11, web browsers other than Internet Explorer, and mobile phone access to the form. The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation is working on the problems, but in the meantime, here are some ideas to avoid those problems should you need to report an overflow before they are corrected.

1. Don’t download ADOBE 11. Continue using ADOBE 10 until the problem is fixed.

Letter Campaign

28 July 2013
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Just a reminder to those that wish to send a letter and those that may wish to consider, we would like to repeat this message, please read on.

New York Rural Water Association

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