News Federal Court Nullifies Clean Water Act General Permit for Pipelines and Other Linear Projects A Montana federal court has vacated Clean Water Act (CWA) Nationwide Permit 12 (“NWP 12”) on the basis that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to uphold its obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when it reissued NWP… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 11 (Week of March 23, 2020)
News CISA Provides Guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) executes the Secretary of Homeland Security’s responsibilities as assigned under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide strategic guidance, promote a national unity of effort, and coordinate the overall federal effort to ensure the security and resilience of… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 10 (Week of March 9, 2020)
**ACWA 2020 Mid-Year Meeting (March 17/18) Will Go On…Virtually!** Pursuant to coronavirus (COVID-19) management efforts, the ACWA Executive Committee made the difficult decision to host the 2020 ACWA Mid-Year Meeting in a “Virtual” rather than “In-Person” format. Please see the Mid-Year Meeting event page for more information and to check for periodic updates. Speakers and… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 7 (Week of February 17, 2020)
News EPA CCR Permit Program Proposed February 20, 2020 (60-day Comment Period) In December 2016, the President signed the WIIN Act. The Act amended RCRA and requires EPA to implement a federal CCR permit program in Indian Country and, subject to appropriated funds, a federal CCR permit program in nonparticipating states. With newly appropriated funds,… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 6 (Week of February 10, 2020)
News President’s Budget Request Released The Trump Administration released its Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request, A Budget for America’s Future, this week and continues the Administration’s focus on cutting federal spending. The Administration requested $6.7 billion to fund the Environmental Protection Agency, an amount that is 26.5% below the levels enacted by Congress in December. … Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 3 (Week of January 21, 2020)
News EPA, Army Announce Final WOTUS Step 2 Revision On January 23, the EPA and the Department of the Army finalized the “Navigable Waters Protection Rule” (i.e. Step 2), the latest action in defining “Waters of the United States.” Similar to the proposal released in September 2019, the rule delineates 4 categories of waterbodies that… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 1 (Week of January 6, 2020)
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 »
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 »
