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Hot Topic: Legislation Shortens Time To Correct Negative Changes In Net Assets For Water And Wastewater Facilities, Dick Phebus May 2009

Hot Topic: Legislation Shortens Time To Correct Negative Changes In Net Assets For Water And Wastewater Facilities, Dick Phebus

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MTAS recommends that municipal management and finance officials should carefully review the operations of their water and wastewater systems to ensure compliance with the new requirements of the act.


Hot Topic: Reminder Of Stage 2 Disinfectants And Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Steve Wyatt Aug 2007

Hot Topic: Reminder Of Stage 2 Disinfectants And Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Steve Wyatt

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The rule applies to any community or nontransient, noncommunity water system that adds or delivers water that is treated with a primary or residual disinfectant other than ultraviolet light.


Hot Topic: New State Requirement To Report Unaccounted-For Water, Steve Wyatt Jun 2007

Hot Topic: New State Requirement To Report Unaccounted-For Water, Steve Wyatt

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On May 24, 2007, Governor Phil Bredesen approved House Bill 743, which addresses unaccounted-for water.


Hot Topic: Public Health, Security And Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Act Of 2002, Steve Wyatt Feb 2003

Hot Topic: Public Health, Security And Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Act Of 2002, Steve Wyatt

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This bill requires most water systems to conduct an assessment of vulnerability and to prepare an emergency response plan.


Hot Topic: October Deadline On New Inter-Basin Water Transfers Act, Steve Wyatt Aug 2000

Hot Topic: October Deadline On New Inter-Basin Water Transfers Act, Steve Wyatt

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The Tennessee Legislature, at the request of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), created a new state law entitled the "Inter-basin Water Transfer Act." The act was designed to regulate water volumes withdrawn from one basin and transferred to another basin for consumption and disposal. It only affected new transfers or increases in existing transfers. The rule became effective Oct. 1, 2000.


Hot Topic: Community Water Systems Required To Distribute Consumer Confidence Reports, Steve Wyatt Oct 1998

Hot Topic: Community Water Systems Required To Distribute Consumer Confidence Reports, Steve Wyatt

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A recent amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act established the requirement for community water systems (CWS) to prepare a consumer confidence report (CCR) to distribute to their customers.