News EPA Finalizes Analytical Methods Update Rule This week EPA finalized and published the Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule for the Analysis of Effluent. One of EPA’s responsibilities is to approve analytical methods for measuring regulated pollutants in wastewater. The regulated community and laboratories use these approved methods for determining compliance with NPDES permits… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 14 (Week of April 19, 2021)
News ACWA Supports Robust USGS Streamgage Funding for FY2022 ACWA recently joined a broad coalition of groups in urging Congress to fully fund the USGS Streamgage Networks. The Streamgage Networks provide vital information to quantify and manage the nation’s critical water supplies and infrastructure. The group seeks funding levels for Federal Priorities Streamgages at $28.7… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 12 (Week of April 5, 2021)
News President Biden’s FY 2022 Discretionary Funding Request Please see the President’s “skinny” budget request. The discretionary request proposes $769 billion in non-defense discretionary funding in FY 2022, a 16% increase over the FY 2021 enacted level, and $753 billion for national defense programs, a 1.7% increase. Specific requests of interest may include: Invests more… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 9 (Week of March 8, 2021)
News Bipartisan Vote to Confirm Regan as EPA Administrator This week, the Senate voted 66-34 to confirm Michael Regan as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan hails from North Carolina, where he most recently served as the head of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. During his confirmation hearings before the Senate… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 13 (Week of April 6, 2020)
News EPA Releases FY 2021 National Water Program Guidance Addendum The Office of Water released the FY 2021 National Water Program Addendum. In June of 2019, the FY 2020-2021 National Water Program Guidance (NWPG) was published. This guidance was streamlined in an effort to provide clear, concise guidance and to focus on achieving the long-term… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 12 (Week of March 30, 2020)
News States Urged to Designate Drinking Water and Waste Water “Essential” during COVID-19 Last Friday, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler sent a letter to state Governors urging them to ensure drinking water and wastewater employees are deemed “essential workers” by state authorities when enacting restrictions to help curb the spread of COVID-19. “Having fully operational drinking… 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 8 (Week of February 24, 2020)
News EPA Makes Agency Guidance Available to the Public EPA launched a new guidance portal that provides public access to agency guidance documents. This new searchable database is designed to make it easier for the regulated community to find and follow agency guidance. The new guidance portal provides an indexed database that allows the public… 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 2 (Week of January 13, 2020)
News EPA Holds Webinar on EnviroAtlas This week, EPA held a webinar on EnviroAtlas, an interactive web-based decision support suite that provides geospatial data, easy-to-use tools, and other resources related to ecosystem services, their stressors, and human health. The webinar focused on recent updates made to EnviroAtlas and highlighted examples of how EnviroAtlas has been… Read More »
