News CEQ Issues Draft NEPA GHG Guidance The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued draft guidance clarifying the treatment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in environmental impact reviews of federal projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). CEQ is accepting comment July 20, 2019. The new guidance replaces Obama administration guidance that… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 1 (Week of January 7, 2019)
News Federal Government Shutdown Continues On December 21, 2018 Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to ensure federal agencies could continue to operate. Several federal agencies had funding reserves they were permitted to use to stay open for a short time thereafter. On December 28, 2018 EPA closed with approximately 800 “essential” employees still… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 46 (Week of December 17, 2018)
News 2018 Farm Bill Signed This week, President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill. The legislation will cost $867 billion over 10 years. Regarding the conservation title, the Conservation Reserve Program will be increased from 24 million acres to 27 million acres, but rental rates will be lowered to 85% of the average county rental… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 45 (Week of December 10, 2018)
News EPA and Army Propose New “Waters of the United States” Definition This week, EPA released the pre-publication version of their proposed rule redefining Waters of the United States for purposes of the Clean Water Act. EPA released several documents related to the new rule: The rule text A press release, Several fact sheets: Overview fact… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 24 (Week of June 25, 2018)
News PFAS Community Engagement Event Information Released EPA announced more details for their next PFAS Community Engagement Event in Horsham, Pennsylvania on July 25th. Additionally, locations for future engagement events include Fountain, Colorado and North Carolina. More details for these two events will be announced soon. More information and meeting materials from the first engagement event… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 15 (Week of April 16, 2018)
News ACWA Past President, Martha Clark Mettler, Testifies on Behalf of ACWA on The Appropriate Role of States and the Federal Government in Protecting Groundwater On Wednesday, April 18, Martha Clark Mettler (IN) represented ACWA testifying in front of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee at a hearing entitled The Appropriate Role of States… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 14 (Week of April 9, 2018)
News Supplemental WOTUS Notice Sent to OMB This week EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) sent a supplemental notice to the pending repeal of the 2015 Clean Water Rule (CWR) to the Office of Management and Budget for inter-agency review. According to the agency, the agency is issuing a supplemental notice to provide… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 12 (Week of March 26, 2018)
News EPA’s FY18 Information Released On March 23, 2018, the FY18 Omnibus bill became law with the President’s signature. EPA’s funding levels remained at $8.1 billion despite the president’s drastic proposed cuts. Bill highlights include $2.9 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF, an increase of $600 million, and $63 million for WIFIA, also an increase… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 4 (Week of January 22, 2018)
News Leaked White House Infrastructure Plan Since taking office the President has been discussing a $1 trillion infrastructure plan to build and maintain roads, bridges, and water systems. This plan is expected to be released soon after the January 30, 2018 State of the Union address. This week, a six page document was leaked that… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 3 (Week of January 15, 2018)
News USDA Office of Environmental Markets announces the release of NTT This week, USDA’s Office of Environmental Markets announced the release of the Nutrient Tracking Tool (“NTT”’) for nation-wide use. NTT is based on the Agricultural Policy/Environmental eXtender (“APEX”) model, the same model used by the NRCS Conservation Effects Assessment Project (“CEAP”). This release marks… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 1 (Week of January 1, 2018)
EPA Publishes POTW Study Notice in Federal Register The second notice announcing the National Study of Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies: Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Screener Questionnaire was published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 29. You can view the notice here. Comments are due January 29, 2018. You can view the latest version of… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. VIII, Issue 33 (Week of September 11, 2017)
Strategic Plan approved and published, Rules Chart updates, new work group announcements and more… Read More ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. VIII, Issue 33 (Week of September 11, 2017) »
