The June 2018 Nutrients Permitting Workshop was held in Columbus, Ohio. The second workshop in a series of seven, the Columbus workshop focused on the relationship between technology and permitting… Read More »
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November 2018 Nutrients Permitting Workshop Presentations
The workshop focused on the relationship between permitting for nutrients and TMDLs. Representatives from 27 states attended along with representatives from EPA Headquarters and 5 Regions. Topics included breaking down… Read More »
Final EPA Regional Realignment Plan
EPA’s Regional Realignment Plan establishes a standard organizational structure for its regional offices that is intended to: • Increase coordination between EPA National Programs and their regional counterparts as we… Read More »
Principles and Best Practices for Oversight of Federal Environmental Programs Implemented by States and Tribes
Memo from Acting Administrator Wheeler to regional administrators directing EPA to defer to state decision-making in most cases but also lays out situations when regulators should intervene to protect human… Read More »
ACWA Comment Letter Peak Flows Management
The August 31, 2018 Federal Register Notice indicates EPA is requesting input on “possible approaches to updating the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations related to the management of… Read More »
Annual Report Fiscal Year 2018
ACWA’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018
2018 National CAFO Roundtable Presentations
Presentations for the 2018 National CAFO Roundtable.
2018 National CAFO Roundtable Agenda
Agenda for the 2018 National CAFO Roundtable.
ACWA ASWM Letter to Senator Barrasso and Senator Carper on Proposed Section 401 Certification Legislation
Joint letter from ACWA and the Association of State Wetlands Managers (ASWM) regarding the proposed Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 (S. 3303), which would alter state authority to issue… Read More »
Transition from National Enforcement Initiatives to National Compliance Initiatives (Aug. 21 2018)
Letter from EPA Assistant Administrator Susan Bodine to regional administrators on NCIs.
Joint ECOS, ACWA, and ASWM Letter on CWA Section 401
Letter to congressional leadership on CWA Section 401.
ACWA Documents Regarding Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science
Released as a final rule effective January 6, 2021 by the US Environmental Protection Agency, Final Rule — Transparency in Significant Regulatory Actions and Influential Scientific Information outlines how EPA will identify… Read More »
