The week of September 17, 2019, ACWA hosted the 2019 National NPDES Permit Writers Workshop in Washington, DC. In total, 125 people participated at this meeting with representatives from 41 states, 7 EPA regions, ACWA staff and EPA Headquarters. We also had 100+ people participate in this meeting remotely. Topics for this meeting included permit… Read More »
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ACWA Annual Report 2019
Our Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019 highlights the accomplishments and efforts of ACWA members.
Clean Water Act Hazardous Substances Spill Prevention
EPA memo on Clean Water Hazardous Substances Spill Prevention under sec. 311. The memo outlines the agency’s reasoning for declining to issue new Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements to prevent or contain industrial chemical spills.
EPA Proposed Rule: Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published for public comment a proposed rule providing updates and clarifications to the substantive and procedural requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) section 401. The deadline for comments is October 21, 2019. You may find the proposed rule along with ACWA’s summary below.
Office of Water Policy for Draft Documents
On August 6, 2019, the Office of Water issued a policy for managing draft documents. EPA often issues guidance and policy documents related to the national program. In some cases, the Office of Water has issued these documents in draft form but not taken steps to timely issue them in final form. This has caused… Read More »
Summary of EPA’s Proposed Rule Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing for public comment a proposed rule providing updates and clarifications to the substantive and procedural requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) section 401. EPA will accept comments for 60 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register. ACWA’s summary… Read More »
Pre-Publication Version: Updating Regulations on Water Quality
EPA is publishing for public comment a proposed rule providing updates and clarifications to the substantive and procedural requirements for water quality certification under the CWA sec. 401. EPA will accept comments for 60 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
EPA Exceeded the Deregulatory Goals of Executive Order 13771
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, the EPA achieved an annualized cost savings of $21.5 million via 16 deregulatory actions and one regulatory action. In FY 2018, the EPA achieved an… Read More »
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. § 1341 as promulgated at 33 CFR 325.2(b)(1). This guidance will also clarify the Corps’ 401 WQC waiver determination process and responsibilities when the Corps… 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 the 303(d) / TMDL program. The results of those interviews were compiled and combined into the report below.
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]
