Purpose: This meeting is intended to help support states and EPA to showcase permit writer innovations, assist with analysis of training, guidance, tools, and other support material needs, improve administrative efficiencies, clarify roles and responsibilities, build stronger linkages to WQS & TMDLs, modernize permit terms and data management, discuss program performance measures, and identify program… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 17 (Week of May 6, 2019)
News EPA Discusses NPDES Application Updates This week EPA hosted a call to discuss the NPDES program application forms that were recently completed and will be made available via EPA’s website. Updates to these forms were the result of EPA’s finalized revisions to the application requirements found at 40 CFR 122.21. The application forms were… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 13 (Week of April 8, 2019)
News White House Releases Executive Order on Energy Initiatives, 401 Water Quality Certification Chances On Thursday, February 11, the White House published an Executive Order (“EO”) titled: “Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth”. You can read it here. Section 3 of the EO concerns Clean Water Act section 401 Water Quality Certifications… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 37 (Week of October 8, 2018)
News EPA Sends Phase I of Final NPDES Updates Rule to OMB for Review On October 9, 2018 EPA sent Phase I of the NPDES Updates Rule to the Office of Management and Budget. EPA initially proposed (May 18, 2016) to update the NPDES regulations in order to eliminate inconsistencies between regulations and application forms,… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 26 (Week of July 16, 2018)
News EPA to Modify CGP EPA’s Construction General Permit (CGP), which covers stormwater discharges from certain construction activities, became effective on February 16, 2017. The National Association of Home Builders and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation filed suit on the permit in the D.C. Circuit. Related to discussions with these two groups, EPA intends to provide… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 20 (Week of May 21, 2018)
News Evolution of Stormwater Permitting and Program Implementation Approaches On May 17, 2018 EPA released a Region 9 workshop report that summarized discussions among 29 national stormwater experts from local, state, and federal agencies, along with participants from consulting firms and nonprofit organizations. The report provides a “synthesis of participant ideas and contributions, along with… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 10 (Week of March 5, 2018)
Association Updates 2018 ACWA Member Priorities Survey In preparation for the upcoming Mid-Year Meeting, we are asking each ACWA member to complete a short survey. The survey is designed to identify states’ key implementation or policy priorities. These priorities will help ACWA leadership and staff focus and guide our work over the coming 12 months. … Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 8 (Week of February 19, 2018)
News EPA Hosts Webinar with States to Discuss WOTUS This week, EPA hosted a states-only webinar for the members of ECOS, the Western States Water Council (WSWC), ACWA, and ASWM to begin a dialogue on the rewrite of the WOTUS rule. The purpose of the webinar was to share and discuss the status of EPA’s… Read More »
2018 National Stormwater Roundtable
Registration This meeting is only open to states, EPA staff, and invited presenters. For those state staff that have already been provided account access to ACWA’s new Member365 tool, please use your login and select the 2018 National Stormwater Roundtable as the event for which you wish to register. If you are a state employee… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 7 (Week of February 12, 2018)
News Webinar: What States Must Consider Before Assuming Clean Water Act §404 Authority to Regulate Alteration of Wetlands. The National Governors Association Water Policy Learning Network is hosting a webinar on state assumption of the 404 program. The webinar will be held on Thursday March 1, 2018 from 1:00pm-2:00pm EST. Please use this link to register: NGA Webinar… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 5 (Week of January 29, 2018)
News President Gives First State of the Union Address On Tuesday, January 30, President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address. Regarding infrastructure, the president called for a $1.5 trillion bill from Congress combining both public and private investment stating, “I am asking both parties to come together to give us safe,… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 2 (Week of January 8, 2018)
News House Caucus Releases Ideas for Funding Water/Wastewater Infrastructure The Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of House members, released a report outlining actions Congress could take to fund water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The report details bipartisan policy solutions to improve the nation’s infrastructure. The report concludes that policies modernizing existing user fees, providing… Read More »
