New 2020 Water Quality Certification Rule Vacated A federal district court issued a ruling In re: Clean Water Act Rulemaking late last week vacating the Sec. 401 Water Quality Certification… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 19 (Week of May 24, 2021)
News EPA Announces Plans to Revise Sec. 401 Regulations EPA announced this week that it intends to revise the the 2020 Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Certification Rule after… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 42 (Week of December 2, 2019)
News EPA Seeks Nominations for Environmental Financial Advisory Board The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking nominations of candidates for the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB). Nominations are due no… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 41 (Week of November 18, 2019)
News EPA Recognizes Excellence and Innovation in Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure On Monday, EPA recognized 30 clean water and 25 drinking water infrastructure projects for excellence and innovation… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 7 (Week of February 18, 2019)
News ACWA Joins Coalition in Offering Potential Sec. 401 Process Improvements ACWA, along with WGA, NCSL, ASWM, WSWC and CSG West, developed a set of potential section 401 process improvements… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 35 (Week of September 24, 2018)
News Sixth Circuit Rules in Two Hydrologic Connection Cases, Setting Up Circuit Split This week, the Sixth Circuit issued its decisions in Tennessee Clean Water Network v. Tennessee Valley Authority and… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 30 (Week of August 20, 2018)
News Federal District Judge rules against WOTUS Applicability Date Rule Last week, on August 16th, Judge David C. Norton of the US District Court for the District of South Carolina… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 29 (Week of August 6, 2018)
News ACOE Issues Memo Clarifying Sec. 404 Assumption The U.S. Army today released a memorandum taking initial steps to empower States and tribes in assuming Section 404 permit authority under… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 21 (Week of June 4, 2018)
News EPA Budget Moves to House Floor The House Appropriation Committee approved a $7.95 billion EPA budget. This budget is about 1% lower than FY18 level, but $2 billion more… Read More »