News EPA Proposes Changes to MSGP On Monday this week, EPA’s proposed updates to the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) were published in the Federal Register. The comment period is 60 days and closes May 1, 2020. Comment can be submitted via Docket Number EPA–HQ–OW–2019–0372. If you think there would be value in having ACWA submit… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 4 (Week of January 27, 2020)
News House Democrats Introduce Infrastructure Framework The Chairs of three U.S. House Committees released a framework for a five-year, $760 billion investment in infrastructure that would address some of the country’s most urgent infrastructure needs, from addressing the massive maintenance backlog, to designing safer streets, to putting the U.S. on a path toward zero emissions… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 34 (Week of September 30, 2019)
News Ohio EPA hosts Integrated Planning Workshop This week, Ohio EPA hosted a integrated planning workshop in Columbus, Ohio. The workshop included presentations from experts and practitioners that have implemented integrated plans in Ohio municipalities, including engineers, WWTF managers, and city mayors. The workshop also included a lengthy discussion on affordability calculations. For more information… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 33 (Week of September 23, 2019)
News EPA Takes Two Important Steps Under PFAS Action Plan EPA has given advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that would allow the public to provide input on adding PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory toxic chemical list. A second action is a supplemental proposal to ensure that certain persistent long-chain PFAS chemicals cannot be imported… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 32 (Week of September 16, 2019)
News Water Quality Trading Notification and Request For Comment Published in Federal Register This week, EPA’s notification and request for comment, Water Quality Trading Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Program, was published in the Federal Register. Comments are due November 18, 2019. There will be a public listening session both in-person (at EPA HQ… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 31 (Week of September 9, 2019)
News Administration Repeals 2015 Clean Water Rule Defining “Waters of the United States” This week, EPA and the Department of the Army published a final rule to repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” (“2015 Rule”), which amended portions of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and to restore… Read More »
