1. Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
USGS Webinar: Understanding Chemical and Microbial Contaminants in Drinking Water: Raw, Treated, and Tap Water
Deirdre Mason
Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
September 5, 2018

2. About ASDWA
Mission: To protect public health and the economy through the provision of safe drinking water
Members: Drinking Water Program Administrators: 50 states, territories, the Navajo Nation, and the District of Columbia
Public Water System Oversight
Regulation
Technical assistance
Funding – DWSRF, set-asides
Coordination with Multiple Partners

3. ASDWA-USGS Webinar Series
This is the third webinar in our series
April 24: Drinking Water Related Research, Data, and Tools
July 2: Cyanotoxins – Advancing Drinking Water Science to Protect Human Health
Ongoing throughout the rest of 2018
Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming webinars on:
Water quality data, models, and applications
Long-term changes in the quality of the nation’s streams, rivers, and groundwater

4. Today’s Webinar
Purpose:
To provide information On the spectrum of chemical and microbial contaminants to address key issues and questions of drinking water quality in three segments:
Groundwater Sources
Water Quality from Source Through Treatment
Water Quality from Distribution to the Consumer
Presenters:
USGS - Bruce Lindsey, Ed Furlong, Dana Kolpin, and Paul Bradley
Town of Billerica Public Works - John Sullivan
EPA’s Office of Research and Development - Susan Glassmeyer

5. After the Webinar
Please note that a video recording of today’s webinar will be made available for viewing on ASDWA’s web site within the next few days at

6. Please Type In Your Questions!
Please type your questions into the box on your webinar control panel.
We will not be taking verbal questions.
You may type in your questions at any time during the webinar.
We will answer questions after all of the presenters are finished speaking.

7. ASDWA-USGS Webinar
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8. VIEW THE WEBINAR RECORDING on the ASDWA website at www. asdwa
VIEW THE WEBINAR RECORDING on the ASDWA website at
After the Webinar