In FYs 2017 and 2018, the EPA exceeded its deregulatory expectations under EO 13771. In addition, the EPA exceeded the savings goals associated with the EO. Specifically, in FY 2017,… Read More »
Documents
RGL: Timeframes for Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certifications and Clarification of Waiver Responsibility
The purpose of this guidance is to clarify timeframes and improve efficiency for receiving Section 401 Water Quality Certification (401 WQC) decisions from the certifying agency pursuant to 33 U.S.C.… Read More »
303(d) and TMDLs: State of the States
In late 2018, ACWA Watershed’s Committee Co-Chairs Jeff Berckes and Traci Iott, along with ACWA staffer Julian Gonzalez, conducted interviews with state representatives covering a wide range of topics on… Read More »
Office of Water Response to Coalition Letter on Sec. 401 Process Improvements
Thank you for your February 20, 2019 letter regarding Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 and your thoughtful list of potential process reforms.
ACWA and ASDWA Water Reuse Action Plan Comment Letters
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]
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).
