The 2011 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly is scheduled to begin on Jan. 4 and will last 30 days, the maximum number of session days allowed by the state constitution in odd-numbered years. As usual during an odd-numbered year, the session will have two parts.

Each year the Kentucky Rural Water Association conducts a Training Needs and a Sourcewater Protection Needs Workshop to identify the critical training needs of utilities in Kentucky. The focus of the workshop will be to determine training needs in the areas of rule implementation, capacity development, and contamination prevention.

Concerns about a 1979 tax law that some say allows taxing districts to raise taxes beyond the limit prescribed by law without voter approval were heard by a state legislative committee today.

KRWA joins in the sadness of the recent passing of Meade Sharp with Grayson County Water District. Meade was a familiar and friendly presence at all KRWA events and we will miss him!

Children will achieve more when both their health and learning needs are met. Ensuring free access to water and promoting a regular water intake throughout the school day is a vital role for schools in promoting health and providing a healthy learning environment

The funds are part of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), a low-interest loan program created by the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 to provide a perpetual low-cost source of funding for a wide range of efforts to protect or improve water quality and to protect public health. Construction loans carry a 20-year repayment period while loans for planning and design carry shorter repayment periods.

There is no practical way to eliminate all mold spores in the indoor environment. But there are many ways to help control moisture and mold growth. The basic rule is to identify any moisture sources if you can see or smell mold and to remove the mold before health problems develop.

Scientists from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have collaborated in developing innovative water quality software that enhances a water system’s ability to detect when there has been intentional or unintentional contamination.

The Integrated Report to Congress on the Condition of Water Resources in Kentucky, 2010, volumes 1 and 2, prepared every two years as required by Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act, has been released by the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two public listening sessions on potential changes to the water quality standards regulation before proposing a national rule. The current regulation, which has been in place since 1983, governs how states and authorized tribes adopt standards needed under the Clean Water Act to protect the quality of their rivers, streams, lakes, and estuaries.