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March 3, 2025 February 25, 2025 – AUGUSTA, Maine – In the largest legislative gathering of the year for Maine’s water industry,  Maine Water Environment Association (MeWEA), the trade...

January 1, 2025 Download The Use of Phosphates in Water Treatment for Corrosion Control & Sequestration (PDF) Presented by Carus Corporation at the Maine Water Utilities Association, April 13, 2017....

October 24, 2024 In March 2024, WaterISAC introduced a revised version of its Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Water and Wastewater Utilities, simplifying 15 previous guidelines into 12 core principles. This...

August 1, 2024 By Justin Pimpare, USEPA New England The EPA has published two final analytical methods for PFAS: Method 1633 and Method 1621, fulfilling a commitment in its October 2021 PFAS Strategic...

July 9, 2024 In 2019, the United Kingdom’s water services regulation authority issued a challenge to the utilities serving water to embrace new and innovative ways to both serve their customers and...

June 14, 2024 Plastic pipes have been used in the water industry since the 1950s, but they are still thought of as a new material. Since the 1950s, plastic pipes have become a …...

May 30, 2024 All of us in the water industry are aware of water monitoring requirements and how we must contend with them. With water management difficulties increasing due to water scarcity,...

May 14, 2024 John D. Halacy, Superintendent Home of the of the Leader of the “1972 Clean Water Act”, Sen. Edmund Muskie In the late 19th century, the town of Rumford was growing …...

April 18, 2024 Information from the United States Environmental Protection Agency* Final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation On April 10, 2024, the EPA announced the final National Primary...

February 13, 2024 Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants – A Technical Guide 4.2 Procedure • Tests should be made during period of ordinary demand. • One hydrant, designated the RESIDUAL...