News Final EPA Rule on Guidance Published This week on October 19, 2020, EPA published in the Federal Register a rule titled EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions, which establishes the procedures and requirements for USEPA to implement EO 13891 entitled Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents. This… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 30 (Week of August 31, 2020)
News White House Memo – Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery On August 31, 2020, OMB sent a memo to federal agencies providing guidance on how to implement Executive Order 13,924 Regulatory Relief To Support Economic Recovery. This memo compiled a list of best practices for assisting agencies with their review of processes and procedures. The… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 29 (Week of August 24, 2020)
News New Report on Importance of Water Infrastructure Funding The American Society Civil Engineers and the US Water Alliance released a report entitled The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure: How a Failure to Act Would Affect the US Economic Recovery this week, which outlines the importance of infrastructure funding to economic growth. This… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 28 (Week of August 17, 2020)
News EPA Emergency COVID-19 Impact Study EPA is developing an emergency survey to gauge the current and anticipated economic and operational challenges faces by the nation’s drinking water and wastewater system during the coronavirus (COVID-19) national health emergency. A goal of the information collection is to assess whether water sector utilities have sufficient resources to… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 27 (Week of August 10, 2020)
News EPA/State/Tribal Webinar Series on Water Quality Certification Rule Changes The EPA is hosting a three-part webinar series for states and tribes to learn about the final rule and implementation considerations. Please note that this webinar series is open to states and tribes only. Webinar presentations will be recorded and posted on EPA’s CWA 401… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 22 (Week of June 22, 2020)
News ECOS Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets ECOS published its report on the Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets (EAB), FY2016 – FY2019 this week. The report notes that state environmental agency funding rose 18.9%, or a total of $2.56B, in 46 states and one territory over the reporting period. Based on data collected… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 21 (Week of June 15, 2020)
News EPA Announces the Release of the How’s My Waterway App EPA has announced the release of the How’s My Waterway App. From their press release: “EPA’s new How’s My Waterway provides unprecedented transparency that our partners and the public can use to learn about water, explore data and find out what’s happening to improve… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 21 (Week of June 8, 2020)
News Public Webinar for the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule On June 1, 2020, the EPA finalized the “Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule” to implement the water quality certification process consistent with the text and structure of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The final rule establishes procedures that promote consistent implementation… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 20 (Week of June 1, 2020)
News EPA Issues Final Rule Revising 401 Regulations This week, the Office of Water released the long-awaited final rule revising the water quality certification process, Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. The final rule establishes procedures designed to promote consistent implementation of CWA Section 401 and provide regulatory certainty in the federal licensing and… 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. X, Issue 10 (Week of March 11, 2019)
News ACWA Participates in Call with USACOE on Sec. 401 ACWA participated in a call this week with a coalition of partners and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address several issues of importance including changes to section 401 policy, WOTUS, and WRDA 2018 Implementation. During the call the coalition received an update on… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 44 (Week of December 3, 2018)
News Broad Coalition Sends Letter to EPA on Sec. 401 ACWA joined a broad coalition of regional and national organizations in writing to the Office of Water about potential changes to state authority under sec. 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The coalition includes WGA, WSWC, NCSL, ASWM, COG, COG West, AFWA, Conference of… Read More »
