Government regulations, from national legislation to local plumbing codes, have a profound, often unseen, impact on our daily lives. WQA works cooperatively with officials to help ensure that sound science and consumer needs guide any public policy decisions.
Our highly trained staff provides data and background on treating contaminants, consumer education, best practices and much more. Just as WQA is committed to the highest standards in product and professional certification, we are committed to helping ensure that regulations serve all people as effectively as possible.
WQA Letters and Comments on Government Activities
Federal Letters
EPA Letters
- Modernizing FIFRA Compliance for Water Filtration Systems
- Review of EPA’s Analyses to Support EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water Rulemaking for PFAS, and Review of the EPA’s Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5)
- EPA Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities
- WQA’s Comments on EPA’s NPDWR Rulemaking for Six PFAS Chemicals
- WQA’s Comments on EPA’s Lead & Copper Rule Improvements
OSTP Letters
Congressional Letters
2024 State Letters
Lead in Schools
- AZ SB 1132 Lead Testing in Schools
- PA HB 2011 Safe Schools Drinking Water Fund
- MI SB 694 – Protection of Children Through the Licensing and Regulation of Child Care Organizations
- CA AB 2671 – Filtered Water in Family Daycare Homes
- CA AB 1851 – Drinking water: schoolsites: lead testing pilot program
- WI SB 1078 – Providing safe drinking water in public and private schools
State Regulations
2023 State Letters
Lead in Schools
- Letter to Massachusetts on SD696-HD3392 2023
- IN HB 1138 – Preschool and Child Care Facility Drinking Water
- KS HB 2142 – Preschool and Child Care Facility Drinking Water
- MN HF 347 – Preschool and Child Care Facility Drinking Water
- MN SF 579 – Preschool and Child Care Facility Drinking Water
- NJ S 3683 – Requires schools and child care centers to test drinking water for lead every two years and install filters certified to reduce lead levels
- TX HB 1123 – Healthy and Safe School Water Plan for Public Schools
- TX SB 456 – Healthy and Safe School Water Plan for Public Schools
- PA SB 986 – An Act amending the Public School Code of 1949; providing for certified point-of-use filters; establishing the Safe Schools Drinking Water Fund
Private Wells
Grant Programs
Softeners
2022 State Letters
Lead Schools Filtration
- HB 2532 – Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water
- SUPPORT for HB 1358, Clean Water In Schools And Child Care Centers, Pending Language Clarification
- SUPPORT for SB 3098 – Emergency Appropriations to Department of Education for Lead Abatement
- SUPPORT for HB 21 – School and Child Care Center Water Testing Requirements
- SB 1075 – Get the Lead Out Act
- SB 676 – Drinking Water in Public Schools
- SUPPORT for A3949 / S2744 – Requires institutions of higher education to test for lead in drinking water annually, report test results, and install lead filters or treatment devices
- City Council Bill Number 220221
- SUPPORT for House Bill 1709
PFAS Letters
Plumbing Code
Learn About the Industry
Water Treatment for Dummies
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