News EPA Issues Final List of Contaminants for Potential Regulatory Consideration in Drinking Water, Significantly Increases PFAS Chemicals for Review EPA published the Final Fifth Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5), which will serve as the basis for EPA’s regulatory considerations over the next five-year cycle under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This update… Read More »
News and Updates
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 31 (Week of October 24, 2022)
News EPA Releases Agency-Wide Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities EPA released its Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities (Lead Strategy), in conjunction with National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. This first-ever, agency-wide Lead Strategy outlines how EPA will utilize its full suite of authorities, expertise, and resources… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 31 (Week of October 17, 2022)
News Administration Celebrates 50 Years of the CWA This week marked the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Biden Administration marked the day in several ways. President Biden issued a Proclamation calling upon all Americans to observe this milestone, recognize the significant contribution the Clean Water Act has made to restoring… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 30 (Week of October 3, 2022)
News New ECHO Tools – Benzene Fenceline Monitoring and Environmental Justice This week EPA announced two new tools available to states and the public intended to provide additional information on environmental enforcement and compliance. EPA’s press release indicates that “[t]hrough improved transparency, advanced technologies and community participation, these tools empower the public to help EPA… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 29 (Week of September 26, 2022)
News Senate Passes Short Term Funding Bill, Action Moves to the House The Senate passed a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government through December 16, 2022. The continuing resolution maintains current funding levels and gives Congressional negotiators more time to develop a broader budget deal before the holidays. The CR also includes funding for… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 28 (Week of September 19, 2022)
News Competing Senate Permit Streamlining Proposals Include Sec. 401 Changes Two legislative proposals that address a variety of energy project permit streamlining were released this week. Senator Capito (WV) released the Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act, which aims to streamline federal environmental regulatory permitting and project review reform legislation. Capito’s legislation would… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 27 (Week of September 12, 2022)
News EPA Releases the CWA Section 303(d) Vision (2022-2023) Memo EPA has released the next iteration of the CWA Section 303(d) Vision. The 2022 – 2032 Vision for the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Program (“2022 Vision”) identifies opportunities to manage effectively Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303(d) program activities to achieve water quality goals for the… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 26 (Week of August 29, 2022)
News EPA Releases Final FY 2023-2024 National Program Guidances EPA released the final FY 2023-2024 National Program Guidances (NPGs) and Response to Comments. The FY 2023-2024 NPGs are the first issued under the FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan and supportthe implementation of the EPA’s FY 2023 President’s Budget priorities. The NPGs build on work underway… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 25 (Week of August 22, 2022)
News EPA Proposes to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA Today, EPA released a pre-publication copy of proposed rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (Docket ID EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0341). Once posted to the docket, EPA will accept comments on the proposed rule for 60 days. You… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 24 (Week of August 15, 2022)
News National SRF BIL Training Workshops EPA has scheduled a series of 5 national SRF BIL Training Workshops this fall. These training workshops focus on topics important to SRF BIL implementation including reaching disadvantaged communities, BABA, and building the project pipeline. The training is mainly geared toward those experienced in the SRF program who already… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 24 (Week of August 8, 2022)
News ACWA Submits Comments on Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule ACWA submitted a set of comments on EPA’s proposed Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule. The proposed rule aims to restore state water quality certification authority that was limited by the 2020 Wate Quality Certification rule and retain several best management practices to promote efficiency. ACWA’s… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 23 (Week of July 25, 2022)
News EPA Releases Preliminary Data for 2021 Toxics Release Inventory Reporting This week, EPA published 2021 preliminary Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data. The 2021 preliminary data are for substances included on the TRI list of chemicals, reported by facilities in certain industry sectors, including federal facilities, that manufactured, processed, or otherwise used the TRI-listed chemicals… Read More »
