Talking Under Water

FEMA administrator resignation, WOTUS rules, PFAS reporting & DOE investments


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In this episode of Talking Under Water the hosts discuss recent industry news, including the resignation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) acting administrator, David Richardson; a newly proposed rule of Waters of the United States from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corp; the EPA proposing to revise PFAS reporting under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Water Infrastructure Modernization Act; and investments from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) into resource recovery research and some patent-pending research for Purdue University surrounding PFAS chemicals. 

Show Notes:    
  • Search for the PFAS reporting rule change under docket #EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 here.
  • View a prepublication version of the PFAS reporting rule change proposal here.
  • Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2025 aims at expanding intelligent water infrastructure
  • FEMA acting chief resigns amid disaster response concerns
  • EPA, Army propose new WOTUS definition aimed at clarity and regulatory certainty
  • Purdue researchers develop rapid PFAS screening and replacement method
  • DOE invests $25 million to recover critical minerals from U.S. wastewater
  • Timestamps:   
    • Cold open - 0:00
    • Host introductio nand episode summary - 0:52
    • FEMA Administrator resigns - 1:38
    • EPA releases proposed WOTUS rule - 2:15
    • EPA proposes TSCA PFAS reporting updates - 3:44
    • Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2025 - 6:21
    • Purdue research on PFAS chemical alternatives - 7:56
    • DOE invests $25 million into wastewater resource recovery - 9:02
    • Housekeeping - 10:16
    • Resources: 
      • WWD webinars
      • WaterWorld November/December digital edition
      • SWS digital update
      • About the Podcast      

        Talking Under Water, a production of Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B, is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest(WWD), WaterWorld and Stormwater Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential, stormwater and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and interviews with experts across the municipal water industry. New episodes of the podcast are released every other week. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.      

        Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing [email protected] engaging with them on X @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.  

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