News EPA & USACE Announce Intent to Revise the Navigable Waters Protection Rule This week EPA and the USACE announced their intent to revise the definition of “waters of the… Read More »
Weekly Wrap
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 20 (Week of May 31, 2021)
News EPA Publishes NWQI Practitioners Guide In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), EPA has published Planning and Implementing Agricultural Water Quality Projects Through… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 19 (Week of May 24, 2021)
News EPA Announces Plans to Revise Sec. 401 Regulations EPA announced this week that it intends to revise the the 2020 Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Certification Rule after… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 18 (Week of May 17, 2021)
News EPA Finalizes Analytical Methods Update Rule This week EPA finalized and published the Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule for the Analysis of Effluent. One of EPA’s responsibilities is… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 17 (Week of May 10, 2021)
News EPA Rescinds Rule on Agency Guidance Documents EPA issued a final rule rescinding the previous Administration’s rule Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents, in accordance with… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 16 (Week of May 3, 2021)
News EPA Releases Tools to Help Reduce Nutrients in Water EPA released new tools and information that states, territories, and authorized Tribes can use to help protect people, animals, and… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 15 (Week of April 26, 2021)
News Senate Passes the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (S. 914) The Senate voted to pass S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (DWWIA) this week. This… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 14 (Week of April 19, 2021)
News ACWA Supports Robust USGS Streamgage Funding for FY2022 ACWA recently joined a broad coalition of groups in urging Congress to fully fund the USGS Streamgage Networks. The Streamgage Networks… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 13 (Week of April 12, 2021)
News Water Associations Urge Congress to Increase Infrastructure & State Program Funding ACWA, along with ASDWA, ECOS, WSWC and CIFA, sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging Congress to significantly… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 12 (Week of April 5, 2021)
News President Biden’s FY 2022 Discretionary Funding Request Please see the President’s “skinny” budget request. The discretionary request proposes $769 billion in non-defense discretionary funding in FY 2022, a 16%… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 11 (Week of March 29, 2021)
News Administration Unveils Infrastructure Plan President Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that includes $111 billion investment in water infrastructure. The American Jobs Plan calls for 100% replacement of… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 10 (Week of March 22, 2021)
News Senate EPW Approves Mallory and McCabe This week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) voted approval of Brenda Mallory to head the White House Council on Environmental… Read More »
