• Exposures to crystalline silica dust occur when cutting, sawing, drilling, and crushing concrete, brick, block, rock, and stone products and operations using sand products (such as in glass manufacturing, foundries, sand blasting, and hydraulic fracturing). • 2.3 million workers are exposed to silica annually. 2 million in construction and 300,000 in general industry. • … Read more
FROM MASS EEA, AUGUST 2, 2017: Massachusetts’ Environmental Agencies Launch Innovative Online Data Information and Public Access System System Delivers Online Permitting, Greater Data Accessibility, and Government Transparency BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today launched the first phase of a transformative environmental data and public information access system. The new system will deliver online permitting, … Read more
PCWWA On Tap July 2017
See the bill: H.3243 Referred to the committee on Public Health Email Jenn Pederson at jpederson@masswaterworks.org for MWWA Position Paper: Fact Sheet An Act to Amend the Lead Law. Please contact your representative or the committee on Public Health to ask for a favorable vote/recommendation on this bill.
An Act relative to Drought Management would give the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs the legal authority to impose water conservation measures based upon drought conditions. Currently such conditions are voluntary by the water suppliers, and determined based upon local hydrologic conditions. Email Jenn Pederson at jpederson@masswaterworks.org for MWWA Position Paper: Fact Sheet An … Read more
The Plymouth County Water Works Association Annual Tradeshow and Training is upon us! The Tradeshow & Training will be held on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Halifax Country Club in Halifax, MA. Below you can find some general information on the event and links to additional information. Hope to see you there! Tickets: Steak – … Read more
This bill, filed by the Governor, is necessary to enable Massachusetts to receive federal delegation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (‘NPDES’), which is a water quality program mandated by the federal government that includes permitting, compliance and enforcement activities relating to the discharge of pollutants. Under the Clean Water Act of 1972, the … Read more
This bill would apply the term ‘local mandate’ to any requirement by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and its agencies (collectively EOEEA) that a city or town expend funds on water-related projects, and requires an impact statement and public review process prior to the implementation of any rule or regulation. See H.463 … Read more
This bill would Amend GL 40 by inserting a new section 39M; authorizes a municipality, water district, wastewater district or stormwater utility which accepts this section to establish a sustainable water resources fund, and to collect a charge to be used for measures to remedy and offset the environmental impacts of new or increased water … Read more
This bill proposes to establish within the Water Pollution Abatement Trust a Water Infrastructure Improvement Fund for purposes of improving drinking water, wastewater and storm water capital assets through loans and grants, for which bonds may be issued for local or regional projects that meet certain criteria; authorizes the Treasurer to issue bonds for this … Read more