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Archive by tag: EPAReturn
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Happy anniversary Safe Drinking Water Act!

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December 16 is the 43rd anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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Get prepared during National Preparedness Month
When natural disasters happen, it can get our minds going as to what we can do to be prepared if we're ever faced with such disasters or other emergencies.
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Understand your tap water during National Water Quality Month
August is National Water Quality Month.
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Tap water quality in question

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Tap water quality in question
Last week an environmental advocacy organization called the Environmental Working Group (EWG), released an update to its “National Drinking Water Database”.
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'Tis the season to conserve water

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Like most people, we love this time of year. The weather is beautiful, the flowers are blooming and the grass is turning green.
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It's Fix a Leak Week

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This a reminder that it's the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Fix a Leak Week until Sunday.
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Next week is Fix a Leak Week

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March 20-26 is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Fix a Leak Week.
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Congrats to the winner of AWWA's Drinking Water Week artwork contest - Ama Mensah-Boone from Durham, North Carolina.
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December 16 marks the 42nd anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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Thanksgiving water conservation

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We like to post reminders before Thanksgiving about conserving water, since that is a big cooking day for many.
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