US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

At EPA, we believe it’s critical to protect ALL people from environmental harms—creating cleaner communities for everyone to thrive in. “Journey to Justice: The Road Ahead” documents this important work. https://spgv.io/6047BWZ

The Office of Water is eager to let people know that Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding is available. Jess Kramer, Special Advisor to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, talked with water utility partners about their WIFIA successes. Here's what they had to say! https://spgv.io/6045SbJ

Join us on April 16 at 3 PM ET for the next EPA Tools & Resources Webinar, "Detection and Forecasting of Harmful Algal Blooms." Harmful algal blooms (HABs) produce toxins that can threaten the people, plants, and animals that live and recreate in the affected water. Knowing when and where HABs will occur is important for water quality management of recreational and drinking water systems. This webinar will go over two EPA research efforts related to detecting and forecasting HABs: 1) using satellite data to predict weekly probabilities of HABs in over 2,000 US lakes and 2) using cyanotoxin encoding genes as an early warning system to predict HABs in waters throughout the US. This work is an excellent example of cooperative federalism, in which EPA supports local and state efforts, while state and local authorities have the primary role in making choices about the environment – states can take these forecasts and decide for themselves if additional action is needed. Register now: https://spgv.io/6041Spx

EPA’s Acting Assistant Administrator for Water Peggy Browne visited @KingCountyWA where EPA WIFIA financing is upgrading critical wastewater services to protect public health and the Puget Sound, while creating jobs and stimulating the economy. The WIFIA-supported Georgetown Wet Weather Station alone created 1,400 job opportunities. https://spgv.io/6047UDv

Your community can invest in water improvement projects while borrowing from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund at an average interest rate of 1.5%. In its 36-year history, EPA’s #CWSRF has provided over $170 billion in financing for water quality improvements. https://spgv.io/6041oOF

Join us for this month’s EPA Tools & Resources Webinar on March 19 at 3PM ET on “Addressing Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Treatment Systems.” The efficacy of treatment systems in removing a range of emerging contaminants, such as microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, harmful algal blooms, 1-4-dioxane, and 6-PPD, from water is often unclear. States have expressed interest in understanding removal rates and viable treatment technologies to address public health concerns. This webinar will provide an overview of work by EPA to develop a framework of wastewater treatment processes, focusing on removal rates of certain emerging contaminants, as well as associated life cycle costs and environmental impacts. This work will give states and communities more resources to understand how to treat contaminants in their water systems, helping ensure clean water for all Americans. Register now: https://spgv.io/6042lR6

🌀 Drinking water infrastructure may become contaminated during a hurricane by tidal surge, flooding, pollutants in the water, or physical damage to the distribution system. Many communities experienced damage following Hurricanes Harvey and Maria in 2017, and as recently as Helene in 2024. 💧Presenters from our Office of Research and Development will discuss a simulated post-hurricane contamination of a drinking water distribution system that was conducted at EPA’s Water Security Test Bed, a first-of-its-scale replication of a typical municipal drinking water piping system. 📅 March 12 at 2 PM ET Register: https://spgv.io/6049iN3

📣 Interested in learning how scientists in the Office of Research and Development are supporting Superfund research with vapor intrusion technical expertise and field assistance? Our next Healthy and Resilient Communities Research webinar on March 11 at 3:00 p.m. ET will cover how researchers studied vapor intrusion in a commercial building within a Superfund site area that was experiencing impaired indoor air quality. 💡 Vapor intrusion occurs when hazardous vapors in subsurface sources, such as soil or groundwater, flow into an overlying building or structure. For example, these contaminants can migrate through cracks in the building's foundation or openings for utility lines. Register for the webinar: https://spgv.io/6040902

Join us on February 25 to learn about drinking water supply planning and treatment technology deployment for emergency response. What this webinar will cover: ✔️ Developing an emergency drinking water supply plan ✔️ Coordinating with local partners to provide drinking water during emergencies ✔️ Deploying an inexpensive and versatile water treatment system during emergencies Register to attend the 2PM ET webinar⬇️ https://spgv.io/6040bjQ -webinar-series

At EPA's meteorological wind tunnel facility in North Carolina, experts in our Office of Research and Development use scaled models to simulate the spread of harmful airborne material released in urban and industrial settings. Measuring how air flows around scaled model buildings and where pollution goes helps determine how exposure to pollutants affects public health. https://spgv.io/6040w3I #EPAresearch