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EPA & USDA Conduct First Train-the-Trainer Webinar for Small and Rural Water & Wastewater Systems Professionals

6 February 2014
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On January 14, EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted the first of five planned “train-the-trainer” webinars to train small and rural water and wastewater system professionals to assess their system operations and make improvements in priority areas using the agencies’ Rural and Small Systems Guidebook to Sustainable Utility Management and Workshop in a Box tools. More than 320 participants from 47 states participated in the webinar.

EPA Rule Provides a Clear Pathway for Using Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies

29 January 2014
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule to create a consistent national framework ensuring the safe and effective deployment of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies.

CCS technologies allow carbon dioxide to be captured at stationary sources – like coal-fired power plants and large industrial operations – and injected underground for long-term storage in a process called geologic sequestration.

NYRWA Founder’s Scholarship Deadline Nears

23 January 2014
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If you or someone you know are eligible and interested in applying for the NYRWA Founder’s Scholarship then time is running short. Applications must be received no later than Thursday February 13, 2014. The NYRWA offers this $500 scholarship annually to up to five eligible candidates.

Kids Stuff – Fun Learning About Water

23 January 2014
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ATTENTION PARENTS: Want to give your children a chance to have some fun and maybe learn something along the way? Check out this web-site: http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/drinkingwater/watertreatmentplant_index.cfm

Wastewater Treatment As Seen Through The Eyes Of A Five Year Old

21 January 2014
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You have to check out this video. Young Wally created a Wastewater Treatment Plant out of Lego’s! Let him take you on a tour: http://youtu.be/3n05AMcfX2I

Projects Statewide to Strengthen NY’s Communities Against Extreme Weather

13 January 2014
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Water and Energy Nexus in Disasters Webinar Series

10 January 2014
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Water and Energy Nexus in Disasters Webinar Series

Emergency Power Generation at Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 1-2 PM ET

Scientists Turn Their Gaze Toward Tiny Threats to Great Lakes

3 January 2014
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The newest environmental threat to the Great Lakes is very, very small. Tiny plastic beads used in hundreds of toiletries like facial scrubs and toothpastes are slipping through water treatment plants and turning up by the tens of millions in the Great Lakes. There, fish and other aquatic life eat them along with the pollutants they carry — which scientists fear could be working their way back up the food chain to humans.

New State Law Will Require Recycling of Mercury Thermostats

29 December 2013
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Law Protects New Yorkers and the Environment by Ensuring Proper Handling of Hazardous Mercury

A new law signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will require manufacturers to collect and recycle mercury-containing thermostats at no cost to consumers, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens announced today. The law implements a statewide thermostat product stewardship program to ensure that hazardous mercury is properly handled, preventing potential adverse health effects and damage to the environment.

Holiday Wishes from NY Rural Water Association

19 December 2013
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It has been quite the year and we wish to thank all of our members, friends and colleagues for their support. We look forward to another successful year in serving you. May peace, love and cheer be with you all year long. Here’s wishing you a safe and happy holiday season from all of us here at New York Rural Water Association.

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