News TN Governor Issues Clean Water Appreciation Week Proclamation Governor Bill Lee (TN) issued a proclamation announcing August 1-7, 2022, as “Clean Water Appreciation Week.” The proclamation recognizes the vital… Read More »
TMDL Modeling Workshop
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XIII, Issue 14 (Week of May 2, 2022)
News New DOJ Enforcement Strategy This week the DOJ announced a comprehensive enforcement strategy for environmental justice. The DOJ has developed a strategy that “positions the Biden-Harris Administration to leverage… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 33 (Week of September 13, 2021)
News EPA Rescinds Maui Guidance On September 15, 2021, EPA formally rescinded the January 2021 Maui Guidance document titled “Applying the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 30 (Week of August 16, 2021)
News EPA/Army Corps Extends Federalism Consultation Comment Period The EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) have initiated a federalism consultation for a rulemaking that restores the… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 33 (Week of September 28, 2020)
News EPA OIG Reports on Title VI Program Funding Oversight EPA Office of Inspector General Released (OIG) a report, Improved EPA Oversight of Funding Recipients’ Title VI Programs Could Prevent… Read More »
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… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 26 (Week of July 27, 2020)
News House Passes FY21 EPA Budget with a Boost The House approved EPA’s fiscal year 2021 spending bill with a boost to overall agency funding by about 3 percent to… 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… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 29 (Week of August 12, 2019)
News EPA Pre-Publication Version: Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing for public comment a pre-publication version of a proposed rule providing updates and… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 23 (Week of June 18, 2018)
News ATSDR Releases Toxicological Profile for PFAs The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (“ATSDR”) announced the release of its ATSDR Toxicology Report profile evaluating 14 per- and polyflouroalkyl substances… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. IX, Issue 13 (Week of April 2, 2018)
News EPA Amends Regional Administrators Delegation Authority under 404 Administrator Pruitt sent a memo and associated amendment to EPA regional offices outlining changes to the standing delegation of CWA authority from… Read More »
