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EPA Region 8 Wyoming Drinking Water
Monthly Newsletter
January, 2026
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Photo Credit: Lucien Gassie, Wyoming Sanitary Survey Rule Manager. Photo taken near Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
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EPA Tools & Resources Webinar: Lead (Pb) Overview and Data Mapping
EPA reconstituted a leadership and operational structure for lead (Pb) this past summer, affirming continued progress in reducing lead exposure across environmental media. EPA put forward approaches under Administrator Zeldin for actionable risk communication, cooperative federalism, and private sector innovation while continuing to work under the government-wide 2018 Federal Lead Action Plan and fulfilling its statutory authorities and responsibilities to reduce exposure to lead. More specifically, EPA recently developed a blueprint for identifying potential lead exposures through multimedia data mapping using a systematic, flexible, multi-step process. This webinar will present both an overview of the Administration priorities for lead and a detailed look at this data mapping approach available now for states and partners to use.
Webinar Details:
- Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
- Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. MT
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Office of Water Emergency Response and Cybersecurity Webinar: Addressing Natural Hazards in Risk and Resilience Assessments and Emergency Response Plans
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1433, revised by America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) section 2013, requires community water systems (CWS) serving over 3,300 people to prepare (or revise) and certify risk and resilience assessments (RRAs) and emergency response plans (ERPs) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) every five years. Recertification deadlines are occurring throughout 2025 and 2026.
CWSs that serve less than 3,301 people, non-CWSs, wastewater utilities, and stormwater utilities are not required to certify completion of an RRA or ERP to EPA. However, as natural disasters and malevolent acts also affect these utilities, EPA encourages them to develop RRAs and ERPs to plan for potential disruptions.
This webinar will focus on natural hazards, highlighting useful data sources and free technical assistance from EPA’s Strengthening Water Infrastructure for Tomorrow (SWIFT) initiative to help drinking water utilities, wastewater utilities, and stormwater utilities address natural hazards in their RRAs and ERPs.
Webinar Details:
- Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026
- Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MT
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EPA's Water Contamination Information Tool Will Be Archived on January 30, 2026
The Water Contamination Information Tool (WCIT) will be archived and no longer available after January 30, 2026, and is no longer accepting new users. Due to declining usage and the cost of maintaining the secure online portal, we are transitioning away from WCIT. We are evaluating other forums for sharing the information within WCIT and will share plans when they are final.
In the interim, we encourage users to explore EPA's Environmental Sampling and Analysis Methods (ESAM) Program for information on contaminants. The ESAM program offers resources and tools to support sampling and analysis decision-making.
If you need technical support for water contamination, please visit EPA's Contamination Preparedness and Response webpage or contact us at OWERC-Outreach@epa.gov.
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Public Water System Facility and Contact Changes
Please contact EPA Region 8 Drinking Water Program if your system has a change in the treatment process; you add or remove a water source; there is a change in the number of people served or the number of water connections; or different contact information becomes available for your water system. This allows us to keep you up to date on monitoring requirements and keeps our inventory current. Failure to notify EPA about water source or treatment changes may result in a violation.
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EPA Region 8 Drinking Water Program Contacts
- Kyle St Clair, Wyoming Liaison – 303-312-6791 – stclair.kyle@epa.gov
- Rob Parker, Field Services and Tribal Section Supervisor – 303-312-6664 – parker.robert@epa.gov
- Seth Tourney, Rule Implementation Section Supervisor – 303-312-6579 – tourney.seth@epa.gov
- Ándie Trujillo Guajardo, Partnerships and Data Section Supervisor – 303-312-6454 – guajardo.andrea@epa.gov
- If there is an after-hours or holiday emergency, please call 303-312-6327.
Questions related to a specific newsletter article, please contact:
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