ACWA and ASDWA’s comment letters on reuse: Comments on the publicly-available draft National Water Reuse Action Plan, and initial Comments on the Development of a draft Water Reuse Action Plan – [Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW2019-0174]
Documents
EPA/USACE Proposed Mitigation Rule Revisions Presentation
A briefing presentation from the EPA and the Army Corps on upcoming plans to revise the Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources” (Mitigation Rule) (40 CFR Part 230, Subpart… Read More »
2019 Nation NPDES Permit Writer Workshop Agenda
Meeting Agenda This meeting is intended to help support states and EPA permit writers, and in particular provide opportunity for presentations and discussions on challenging issues, showcase permit writer innovations,… Read More »
ACWA Comment Letter – Pre-proposal Recommendations for Clarification of Provisions within Clean Water Act Section 401 and Related Federal Regulations and Guidance
This ACWA comment letter was submitted on May 24, 2019 and was responsive to EPA’s Pre-proposal Recommendations for Clarification of Provisions within Clean Water Act Section 401 and Related Federal… Read More »
ACWA Comment Letter – EPA Interpretive Statement on Application of CWA NPDES Programs to Releases of Pollutants from a Point Source to Groundwater
ACWA’s comment letter to EPA requesting that the Agency engage in meaningful collaboration with states on EPA’s Interpretive Statement on Application of CWA NPDES Programs to Releases of Pollutants from… Read More »
2019 GWU Study Clean Water Act Implementation Revisiting State Resource Needs
2019 GWU Study Clean Water Act Implementation Revisiting State Resource Needs Clean Water Act Implementation: Revisiting State Resource Needs Over the last 4 months, post-graduate study students at the George… Read More »
Recommendations Report for Contaminants of Emerging Concern
A group of subject matter experts from ACWA and ASDWA developed the following recommendations across five action areas to address contaminants of emerging concern: Establish a national priority framework and… Read More »
Developing a New Framework for Household Affordability and Financial Capability Assessment in the Water Sector
AWWA, NACWA and WEF developed recommendations for the EPA on a new methodology and guideline for assessing household affordability and community financial capability to replace its current guidance document: Combined Sewer Overflows – Guidance for Financial Capability Assessment and Schedule Development (EPA, 1997). This effort was prepared in anticipation of the EPA updating its financial capability assessment (FCA) guidelines after the 2017 National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Developing a New Framework for Community Affordability of Clean Water Services (NAPA Report).
ACWA Letter to Appropriations in Support of STAG Grants
ACWA’s letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee in support of STAG Grants.
ACWA Comments on “Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States”” Proposed Rule
ACWA comment letter submitted April 15, 2019, regarding the US EPA and US ACE proposed rule redefining Waters of the US.
ACWA Memo on Waters of the State Stringency
ACWA memorandum on internal state authority to regulate waters of the state, based on a survey, dated March 2018.
Real Time Review Oversight Template
The template describes the overall purpose of the real-time review, and standards the EPA considers during the review. It describes the State-EPA agreed processes for selecting permits to review; timelines for review; tracking mechanisms for review progress; and process of dispute resolution. A list of acronyms is also provided.