News EPA Streamlines EAB Process EPA is proposing to streamline and modernize the review of permits by the agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) while providing more flexibility to regulated parties, states and tribes, and the public. Under this proposal, interested parties would be empowered to choose the option for resolving a permit dispute that is… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 38 (Week of October 28, 2019)
News Water Quality Protection & Job Creation Act Approved by House Committee This week the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a slate of bipartisan measures by voice vote, including the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act. H.R. 1497, was introduced by Chairman Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR), Water Resources Subcommittee Chairwoman Grace F.… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 37 (Week of October 21, 2019)
News EPA Releases National Study of Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies Screener Survey to POTWs EPA has initiated a multi-phase study to showcase nutrient removal at publicly owned treatment works (“POTWs”). The goals of the study are to establish a nationwide baseline for nutrient removal at municipal wastewater treatment plants, and to characterize lower cost… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 36 (Week of October 14, 2019)
News EPA Releases Lead and Copper Rule Update Late last week, EPA released the pre-publication version of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. You can view the 347-page document at this link: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-10/documents/lcrr_prepub_frn_0.pdf. EPA submitted the document to the Federal Register and will begin taking public comment on the proposal for… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 35 (Week of October 7, 2019)
News EPA Announces $436 Million Loan to the Indiana Finance Authority to Support Water Infrastructure Projects Across the State EPA announced a $436 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan – the largest initial disbursement under WIFIA to date – to the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA). With EPA’s WIFIA loan, IFA will be… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 34 (Week of September 30, 2019)
News Ohio EPA hosts Integrated Planning Workshop This week, Ohio EPA hosted a integrated planning workshop in Columbus, Ohio. The workshop included presentations from experts and practitioners that have implemented integrated plans in Ohio municipalities, including engineers, WWTF managers, and city mayors. The workshop also included a lengthy discussion on affordability calculations. For more information… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 33 (Week of September 23, 2019)
News EPA Takes Two Important Steps Under PFAS Action Plan EPA has given advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that would allow the public to provide input on adding PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory toxic chemical list. A second action is a supplemental proposal to ensure that certain persistent long-chain PFAS chemicals cannot be imported… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 32 (Week of September 16, 2019)
News Water Quality Trading Notification and Request For Comment Published in Federal Register This week, EPA’s notification and request for comment, Water Quality Trading Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Program, was published in the Federal Register. Comments are due November 18, 2019. There will be a public listening session both in-person (at EPA HQ… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 31 (Week of September 9, 2019)
News Administration Repeals 2015 Clean Water Rule Defining “Waters of the United States” This week, EPA and the Department of the Army published a final rule to repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” (“2015 Rule”), which amended portions of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and to restore… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 30 (Week of August 19, 2019)
News Office of Water Policy for Draft Documents The Office of Water issued a policy for managing draft documents this week. EPA often issues guidance and policy documents related to the national program. In some cases, the Office of Water has issued these documents in draft form but not taken steps to issue them timely… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 29 (Week of August 12, 2019)
News EPA Pre-Publication Version: Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing for public comment a pre-publication version of a proposed rule providing updates and clarifications to the substantive and procedural requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) section 401. According to EPA, The… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 28 (Week of August 5, 2019)
News USACE Issues RGL “Time Frames for Clean Water Section 401 Water Quality Certifications and Clarification of Waiver of Responsibility”. On August 7, the Corps of Engineers issued a Regulatory Guidance Letter, “Timeframes for Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certifications and Clarification of Waiver Responsibility”. The policies contained in it are reflective of… Read More »
