News Final 404(g) State Assumption Rule Issued EPA issued a final rule to streamline, modernize, and clarify the procedures for states, territories and authorized Tribes to administer programs that protect local waterbodies. This is the first comprehensive update to the Clean Water Act Section 404(g) Tribal and State Assumption Program regulations in 35 years. The… Read More »
News and Updates
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XV, Issue 38 (Week of December 2, 2024)
News New Compendium of State, Tribal & Territorial Practices: Mitigating the Effects of Staff Turnover The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) has released Approaches to Mitigating the Effects of Staff Turnover on the CWA 303(d) Program: Examples from Practice. The brief compendium categorizes and summarizes some of the many ways that State, Tribal, and Territorial water… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XV, Issue 37 (Week of November 18, 2024)
News New Compendium of Tools and Methods to Estimate Environmental Benefits for Nature-Based Solutions Just Released This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released A Compendium of Tools and Methods to Estimate Environmental Benefits for Nature-Based Solutions. The compendium identifies methods and tools for quantifying the environmental benefits related to water quantity, resiliency, air quality,… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XV, Issue 36 (Week of November 4, 2024)
News Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox The Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox (CRAFT) was created to support technical assistance providers working with states, tribes, communities, NGOs, academia, and others looking to make sure investments are resilient to climate-related impacts. The materials contained in CRAFT can help potential funding applicants learn about and secure… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XV, Issue 35 (Week of October 28, 2024)
News EPA Releases Administering Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending (CPF/CDS) Congress directed the EPA to evaluate Community Project Funding and Congressional Directed Funding and to provide a report to the Congressional Appropriations Committees. This report is responsive to the Congressional direction in the Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42),… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XV, Issue 34 (Week of October 21, 2024)
News $3.6 Billion for Water Infrastructure Available EPA announced $3.6 billion in new funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. Combined with $2.6 billion announced earlier this month, this $6.2 billion in investments for Fiscal Year 2025 will help communities across the country upgrade water infrastructure that is… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XV, Issue 33 (Week of October 7, 2024)
News EPA Guidance on Improving Cybersecurity at Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems EPA recently released guidance to assist drinking water and wastewater systems (WWS) with some of their cybersecurity challenges. Specifically, the guidance highlights technical support programs EPA provides to the sectors, while also warning of the severe consequences a successful attack can inflict. EPA… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XVI, Issue 32 (Week of September 30, 2024)
News EPA Releases Final PFAS Aquatic Life Criteria and Benchmarks EPA finalized science-based water quality concentrations for 10 PFAS that will help states and Tribes protect fish and other aquatic life from these chemicals. The levels, referred to as water quality criteria and benchmarks, are not regulatory and are not required. States and Tribes can… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XV, Issue 31 (Week of September 23, 2024)
News Celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared the month of October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a dedicated month for the public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. Over the years it has grown into a collaborative… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XV, Issue 30 (Week of September 16, 2024)
News Campus RainWorks Challenge This week EPA announced the winners of the 11th annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a national competition that engages college students in the design of green infrastructure solutions that address stormwater pollution at their schools and in their communities. This year 13 teams from across 10 states and 12 academic institutions competed… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XV, Issue 29 (Week of September 9, 2024)
News Funding Now Available for Water Infrastructure Projects Under WIFIA Program EPA recently announced the availability of $7.5 billion in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program funding. This is the eighth round of funding available – with $6.5 billion available through WIFIA and $1 billion available through SWIFIA, which is a loan program… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XV, Issue 28 (Week of August 26, 2024)
ACWA’s Weekly Newsletter, “The Wrap,” covering the week of August 26th, 2024.
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