In this episode of Talking Under Water the hosts discuss recent industry news, including the resignation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) acting administrator, David Richardson; a newly proposed rule of Waters of the United States from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corp; the EPA proposing to revise PFAS reporting under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Water Infrastructure Modernization Act; and investments from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) into resource recovery research and some patent-pending research for Purdue University surrounding PFAS chemicals.

• Search for the PFAS reporting rule change under docket #EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 here.
• View a prepublication version of the PFAS reporting rule change proposal here.
• Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2025 aims at expanding intelligent water infrastructure
• FEMA acting chief resigns amid disaster response concerns
• EPA, Army propose new WOTUS definition aimed at clarity and regulatory certainty
• Purdue researchers develop rapid PFAS screening and replacement method
• DOE invests $25 million to recover critical minerals from U.S. wastewater

• Cold open - 0:00
• Host introductio nand episode summary - 0:52
• FEMA Administrator resigns - 1:38
• EPA releases proposed WOTUS rule - 2:15
• EPA proposes TSCA PFAS reporting updates - 3:44
• Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2025 - 6:21
• Purdue research on PFAS chemical alternatives - 7:56
• DOE invests $25 million into wastewater resource recovery - 9:02
• Housekeeping - 10:16

• WWD webinars
• WaterWorld November/December digital edition
• SWS digital update

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