News EPA Releases Tools to Help Reduce Nutrients in Water EPA released new tools and information that states, territories, and authorized Tribes can use to help protect people, animals, and aquatic life from harmful algal blooms and other adverse effects of nutrients in water. N-STEPS Online, developed by the Nutrient Scientific Technical Exchange Partnership &… Read More »
News and Updates
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 15 (Week of April 26, 2021)
News Senate Passes the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (S. 914) The Senate voted to pass S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (DWWIA) this week. This legislation authorizes significant annual water infrastructure investment to help boost federal water infrastructure funding, including the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) at a level… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 14 (Week of April 19, 2021)
News ACWA Supports Robust USGS Streamgage Funding for FY2022 ACWA recently joined a broad coalition of groups in urging Congress to fully fund the USGS Streamgage Networks. The Streamgage Networks provide vital information to quantify and manage the nation’s critical water supplies and infrastructure. The group seeks funding levels for Federal Priorities Streamgages at $28.7… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 13 (Week of April 12, 2021)
News Water Associations Urge Congress to Increase Infrastructure & State Program Funding ACWA, along with ASDWA, ECOS, WSWC and CIFA, sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging Congress to significantly increase funding for water infrastructure. The letter includes policy priorities to maximize federal investments including flexibility on how and when states spend the money, with… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 12 (Week of April 5, 2021)
News President Biden’s FY 2022 Discretionary Funding Request Please see the President’s “skinny” budget request. The discretionary request proposes $769 billion in non-defense discretionary funding in FY 2022, a 16% increase over the FY 2021 enacted level, and $753 billion for national defense programs, a 1.7% increase. Specific requests of interest may include: Invests more… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 11 (Week of March 29, 2021)
News Administration Unveils Infrastructure Plan President Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that includes $111 billion investment in water infrastructure. The American Jobs Plan calls for 100% replacement of lead pipes and service lines to eliminate all lead pipes and service lines in the country. The plan calls for Congress to invest $45 billion… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 10 (Week of March 22, 2021)
News Senate EPW Approves Mallory and McCabe This week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) voted approval of Brenda Mallory to head the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and Janet McCabe to be the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator. Both votes were approved 11-9 with one Republican joining the Democrats… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 9 (Week of March 8, 2021)
News Bipartisan Vote to Confirm Regan as EPA Administrator This week, the Senate voted 66-34 to confirm Michael Regan as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan hails from North Carolina, where he most recently served as the head of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. During his confirmation hearings before the Senate… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 8 (Week of March 1, 2021)
News EPA Publishes Flyers Summarizing Bioassessment Program Reviews and the BCG Online EPA has posted online two new flyers that summarize key information found in two longer, previously published EPA technical documents on biological assessment of water bodies. These two flyers can be accessed at: Assessing Level of Technical Rigor to Support Water Quality Management… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 7 (Week of Feb. 22, 2021)
News EPA WSD Releases Vaccination Information for Water & Wastewater Workers The EPA Water Security Division (WSD) released an updated website with Center for Disease Control (CDC) vaccination information for essential workers. The CDC recommends states and local jurisdictions develop a phased approach for COVID-19 vaccinations. In defining essential workers, CDC references the Department of… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 6 (Week of Feb. 8, 2021)
News Regan Nomination Moves Out of Committee The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee approved President Biden’s nominee, Michael Regan, to be the next EPA Administrator. The committee bipartisan vote was 14-6. A full Senate vote has not yet been scheduled, but Regan is expected win Senate confirmation. EPA Updates EJSCREEN, Community EJ Mapping Tool… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 5 (Week of Feb. 1, 2021)
News EPW Holds Confirmation Hearing on EPA Administrator Nominee The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a confirmation hearing this week on President Biden’s nominee to lead the EPA. Michael Regan pledged to collaborate with stakeholders, including states, as the administration confronts the nation’s environmental challenges. Regan pledged, if confirmed, to bring the lessons… Read More »
