News WGA Policy Resolution on Federal State Relationship The Western Governors’ Association recently approved several policy resolutions, including a resolution focused on the Federal-State relationship, during its winter meeting in Las Vegas. The resolution calls for improving state-federal communication and coordination is among the Western Governors’ and is one of the association’s highest priorities. In… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 44 (Week of December 16, 2019)
News EPA Extends Deadline for Lead and Copper Rule Comments EPA has extended the comment deadline for National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. The new comment deadline is February 12, 2020. You can view the notice here. For more information on this effort, go here. ACWA is planning to submit comments… 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 later than January 6, 2020. The EFAB is a chartered federal advisory committee that provides ideas and advice to the EPA administrator and regional and… 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 within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) programs. These exemplary projects showcase water quality improvements and public… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 39 (Week of November 4, 2019)
News EPA Streamlines EAB Process EPA is proposing to streamline and modernize the review of permits by the agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) while providing more flexibility to regulated parties, states and tribes, and the public. Under this proposal, interested parties would be empowered to choose the option for resolving a permit dispute that is… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 37 (Week of October 21, 2019)
News EPA Releases National Study of Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies Screener Survey to POTWs EPA has initiated a multi-phase study to showcase nutrient removal at publicly owned treatment works (“POTWs”). The goals of the study are to establish a nationwide baseline for nutrient removal at municipal wastewater treatment plants, and to characterize lower cost… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 35 (Week of October 7, 2019)
News EPA Announces $436 Million Loan to the Indiana Finance Authority to Support Water Infrastructure Projects Across the State EPA announced a $436 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan – the largest initial disbursement under WIFIA to date – to the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA). With EPA’s WIFIA loan, IFA will be… 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 »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 30 (Week of August 19, 2019)
News Office of Water Policy for Draft Documents The Office of Water issued a policy for managing draft documents this week. EPA often issues guidance and policy documents related to the national program. In some cases, the Office of Water has issued these documents in draft form but not taken steps to issue them timely… Read More »
