American Water to Participate in a New Study for Drinking Water Safety
May 13 2016 - 2:38PM
Business Wire
American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded
water and wastewater utility company, today announced Dr. Orren
Schneider, manager of Water Technology, will participate in the
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Policy’s
(PCAST) new study to help inform action to ensure safe drinking
water in the U.S. This invitation-only workshop will take place on
May 18 in Washington, D.C.
Schneider will join other experts as well as Federal agencies to
look at how contaminants in water are detected and monitored from
source to tap, how the associated risks are assessed and
remediated, and how information about contaminant concentrations,
risks, and remedies is communicated to officials and the public. In
addition to identifying current best practices in these areas and
the potential for propagating such practices more widely, PCAST
will consider what lines of research and development hold promise
for improving relevant capabilities and practices going
forward.
After the study, PCAST will recommend to the President actions
the Federal government can take, in concert with cities and states,
to promote application of the best available science and technology
to drinking-water safety, now and in the future.
The results of the study will help inform future action to
ensure that all Americans have affordable access to high-quality
water when and where they need it.
PCAST is an advisory group of the Nation’s leading scientists
and engineers, appointed by the President to augment the science
and technology advice available to him from inside the White House
and from Cabinet departments and other Federal agencies. For more
information about PCAST, please visit the PCAST website.
Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest publicly traded
U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Marking its 130th
anniversary this year, the company employs more than 6,700
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an
estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More
information can be found at www.amwater.com.
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