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Health insurance and HR services

WEBInsurance benefits for your employees. Health insurance and HR services. Family home and auto insurance. NGWA recognizes that members need access to quality health care coverage for themselves and their employees, and has partnered with Association Benefit Planners (ABP), the sales/distributor of the Ohio Farm Bureau Health Benefits Plan.

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Funding for PFAS health impact study is boosted to $15 million in …

WEBU.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) successfully added an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2021 to boost funding for the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) health impact study. The amendment was added late last month. The study is one she helped establish in the FY …

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Heat illness guide and prevention program

WEBHeat cramps are muscle spasms that usually affect the arms, legs or stomach. They are the most common type of heat-related illness. Heat cramps are caused by heavy sweating, especially when water is not replaced quickly enough. Typically, symptoms do not occur until after work, at night or when relaxing.

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Recent Jobs in Georgia

WEBView Georgia jobs available on National Ground Water Association. Search for and apply to open jobs from National Ground Water Association.

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Employee Health Check

WEBEMPLOYEE HEALTH CHECK. Employees are suggested to fill this form out each morning before starting their shift. If they answer that they have a temperature of more than 100° degrees or yes to any question, they should not work, but go home and seek professional medical advice right away. Within the past 24 hours, do you have new symptoms

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Groundwater, Wells, and Coronavirus

WEBThe coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (officially known as SARS-CoV-2 but referred to here as the COVID-19 virus) has not been detected in drinking water in either private wells or public drinking water systems. Human feces would be the most likely source of the COVID-19 virus in drinking water, but according to the World Health Organization

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PFAS and Private Well Owners

WEBPFAS are useful because they are water-repellent and stain- and heat-resistant. These characteristics made them ideal for stain- and water-repellent fabrics, food packaging, and non-stick cookware. PFAS are also surfactants, which made them useful for polishes, waxes, paints, cleaning products, and fire-fighting foams.

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EPA finalizes rule to require reporting of PFAS data to better …

WEBThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule on September 28 that will provide the EPA, its partners, and the public with the largest-ever dataset of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufactured and used in the United States.. The reporting rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a statutory requirement …

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NGWA applauds EPA determination to regulate PFAS in drinking …

WEBHeadquarters. National Ground Water Association 601 Dempsey Rd. Westerville, OH 43081 United States

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EPA could set new limits on PFAS in drinking water

WEBJul 15, 2021, 16:14 PM by Pat Levak. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that the agency is considering placing drinking water limits on the entire class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). While the EPA announcement marks the beginning of a years-long process, it’s still significant because the agency

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Minnesota Water Well Association supports plan to treat PFAS

WEBThe plan invests $700 million to build or expand six new water treatment plants, treat 33 municipal wells, connect 296 homes to municipal water systems, and provide a home water filtration system to homeowners with private wells. Municipal and private wells that meet or exceed the state’s PFAS Health Index of 0.5 will be offered …

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Water Testing and Treatment

WEBStep #1—Is your water well system clean? First, determine if your well is clean. A dirty well, for instance one with accumulated sediment or debris at the bottom, can create an environment suitable to bacterial growth and impair efective disinfection. A qualified water well system contractor can determine if your water well system needs

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Outstanding Groundwater Protection Project Award recipients

WEB2002 — Georgia Pacific Corp. — mill water conservation project in Palatka, Florida. 2001 — Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency — Harkins slough local water supply project. 2001 — Darryl Pupek — Wellfield protected area designation order — Clean Water Act. 2000 — Cape May, New Jersey, Ground Water Desalination Plant, Metcalf

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Residential Water Well Disinfection Following a Flood Event: …

WEB4 1. Compute one well volume from the well diameter, depth, and depth to static water level.3 2. Mix two well volumes of clean water and acidify to approximately pH 5.0 with white distilled, food-grade

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The Groundwater Foundation launches Water Well Wish

WEBThe Groundwater Foundation is launching its new nationwide grant program, Water Well Wish, which will provide grants to low-income individuals to repair or replace private water wells at no cost to the recipient. The program will work directly with families across the United States and provide 100 percent of the funding to repair an existing …

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EPA proposes removal of PFAS from approved inert ingredient list …

WEBThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed on September 13 to remove 12 chemicals from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in pesticide products because these inert ingredients have been identified as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and they are no longer used in any registered pesticide product.. …

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Lead Presence in Well Systems NGWA INFORMATION BRIEF

WEBLead is a naturally occurring metal that does not alter the taste, odor, or color of water (1). When used in metal pipes, lead can be identified as a dull grey metal, soft enough to be scratched with a house key (1).

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