News ECOS Officers Announced This year is the 25th Anniversary for the Environmental Council of States (ECOS). New officers this year include: President Becky Keogh, Director of the Arkansas Department… Read More »
Weekly Wrap
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 32 (Week of September 3, 2018)
News EPA Needs Comprehensive Vision for Citizen Science This week the EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report that “[a]lthough citizen science is carried out throughout the EPA,… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 31 (Week of August 27, 2018)
News OECA Refocuses Priorities On Compliance On August 21, 2018 Susan Bodine, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) issued a memo to the Regional Administrators… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 30 (Week of August 20, 2018)
News Federal District Judge rules against WOTUS Applicability Date Rule Last week, on August 16th, Judge David C. Norton of the US District Court for the District of South Carolina… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 29 (Week of August 6, 2018)
News ACOE Issues Memo Clarifying Sec. 404 Assumption The U.S. Army today released a memorandum taking initial steps to empower States and tribes in assuming Section 404 permit authority under… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 28 (Week of July 30, 2018)
News Acting Administrator Wheeler Testifies Before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Acting Administrator Wheeler testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works this week. The hearing was… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 27 (Week of July 23, 2018)
News CWIS Rule Upheld On July 23, 2018 the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision denying all petitioners’ requests to overturn and remand the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 26 (Week of July 16, 2018)
News EPA to Modify CGP EPA’s Construction General Permit (CGP), which covers stormwater discharges from certain construction activities, became effective on February 16, 2017. The National Association of Home Builders… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 25 (Week of July 9, 2018)
News EPA publishes WOTUS SNPRM in Federal Register EPA and The Department of the Army have officially published, in the Federal Register, the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding recodification… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 24 (Week of June 25, 2018)
News PFAS Community Engagement Event Information Released EPA announced more details for their next PFAS Community Engagement Event in Horsham, Pennsylvania on July 25th. Additionally, locations for future engagement events include… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 23 (Week of June 18, 2018)
News ATSDR Releases Toxicological Profile for PFAs The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (“ATSDR”) announced the release of its ATSDR Toxicology Report profile evaluating 14 per- and polyflouroalkyl substances… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 22 (Week of June 11, 2018)
News Idaho Approved for NPDES On June 5, 2018 Administrator Pruitt signed a delegation memorandum that allows Idaho DEQ to begin issuing NPDES permits starting July 1, 2018. As with… Read More »
