A summary of the Senate’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 – Title II: Clean Water.
Documents
NPDES eRule Readiness Dashboard Version 2 (beta)
NPDES eRule Readiness Dashboard Version 2 (beta) – Request for Comments
GAO Request to Study HABS
A letter from Congress requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate the federal government’s response to harmful algal blooms (HABs). The letter asks GAO to investigate the federal government’s response… Read More »
Final Rule: Navigable Waters Protection Rule
The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers published the final Navigable Waters Protection Rule in the Federal Register on April 21, 2020. The final rule defines the scope of waters… Read More »
Northern Plains Resource Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 4:19-cv-00044-BMM (D. Mont.),
An order from the District Court in Montana regarding Nationwide Permit 12.
Coalition Letters Supporting USGS Streamgage Networks & Modernization
ACWA joined a broad coalition of groups supporting USGS streamgage networks and modernization efforts. These vital networks, managed within the USGS Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, provide critical and life-saving… Read More »
ACWA and ASDWA Request an Extension for Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science Notice
ACWA and ASDWA have co-signed on a request for a minimum of a 60 day extension to the comment period for EPA’s supplemental notice on the Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory… Read More »
OECA Memo on COVI-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program
On March 26, 2020 Assistant Administrator Susan Bodine sighed a memo announcing a “temporary policy regarding EPA enforcement of environmental legal obligations during this time.” EPA plans to “exercise the… Read More »
H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Coalition Letter
A letter to Congressional leadership as they work on a COVID-19 relief package urging them to fix a potential flaw in the legislation. H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response… Read More »
State/Interstate Resources on COVID-19
Below is a list of emerging approaches, followed by state/interstate-specific resource pages and supplemental information. Note: States and interstates are continually adapting their COVID-19 response. In some cases, a state… Read More »
2020 National Stormwater Roundtable – Presentations
Presentations from the 2020 National Stormwater Roundtable.
Association Comment Letters on Listing PFAS in the Toxics Release Inventory
In February 2020, ACWA jointly submitted comments with ASDWA and ECOS in response to EPA’s ANPRM, “Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (Docket… Read More »
