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Newsletter #146 for August 25, 2015

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Featured Video: How to Measure Chlorine Residual

Our partners at the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) have released a new instructional video on how to measure chlorine residual in the distribution system.

"This video will cover taking a good chlorine sample and methods for analysis. Effective measurement of chlorine residual is essential for protection of public health. The presence of the residual not only provides disinfection, it also serves and an indicator of water quality. Loss of residual can be an indicator of a water quality problem. Chlorine residual may be measured for compliance or non-compliance purposes. While the analysis will remain the same, how you collect the sample may differ. This video will discuss measurement of chlorine residual using a colorimetry and a handheld spectrophotometer."

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Reading Selections

Millions of ‘shade balls’ to prevent evaporation in California reservoirs
The nearly 100 million black balls released into three Los Angeles reservoirs in recent months are expected to conserve 300 million gallons of water each year.

EPA chief: ‘Holding ourselves to a higher standard’
In this NPR interview, EPA administrator Gina McCarthy talks about the agency’s role in the Gold King Mine spill and what must happen to prevent similar spills in the future.

The hard work of sustainable groundwater management
This blog from the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences illustrates how historical disputes over groundwater pumping rights can help utilities and landowners develop the sustainability plans now required under state law.

Leaders back drinking water act
A recent amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act requires EPA to develop a strategic plan to assess and manage risks associated with cyanotoxins in drinking water supplied by public water systems.

Avoiding the pitfalls in setting stormwater utility fees
The Water Environment Federation has advice for communities and utilities interested in implementing stormwater utility fees with stakeholder support.

2015 utility fee survey results
This three-part report provides the results of a utility fee survey of 106 utilities in 19 states.

Forecasters predict powerful El Nino to bring Rail to the dry West
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center predicts that the strongest El Nino in recent history will bring much-needed rain to southern California.

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