Casey Seiler reports in Capitol Confidential that moments before the beginning of a second legislative water quality hearing, the Cuomo administration released a letter to the chief administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency asking it to close a loophole so more small towns get water testing. Water systems serving less than 10,000 people are exempt from the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. At a first water hearing in Hoosick Falls, Cuomo administration officials testifying pointed fingers at the EPA, and this appears to be another shot in that battle. Cuomo also announced he will introduce legislation to increase testing in the state’s estimated 1.1 million private wells Before the beginning of the state's first water hearing Aug. 30 in Hoosick Falls, the Cuomo administration released a similar letter, calling on EPA to pay for water cleanup efforts in Rensselaer County. Read the full story in Capitol Confidential.