Clean Water Current Archive

January 2017

January 17

Hill Developments: Trump Cabinet Nominee Hearings Begin, Congress Names Key Committee Members States, EPA Host Talks to Help Communities-in-Need Finance Clean Water Infrastructure NACWA and EPA Evaluate Proposed POTW Emissions Standards Supreme Court to Review Jurisdictional Question in WOTUS Litigation EPA Announces Interim Leadership Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Prepares for Pruitt Nomination NACWA Coordinates Water Sector Groups on Shared Priorities Report Takes Deep Dive into Water Affordability in the US

January 10

Fourth Circuit Decision Threatens Permit Shield Reliance New Congress Kicks Off 2017 NACWA Challenges EPA on California Whole Effluent Toxicity Litigation "Flushable" Wipes Manufacturers Settle Lawsuit EPA Launches WIFIA with $1 Billion in Loans for Water Infrastructure Projects NACWA Air Quality Workgroup to Evaluate Updated POTW Emissions Standards Biosolids E-Reporting Training This Month Utility of the Future Webinar to Feature Organizational Culture Stormwater Network Discusses Remand Rule, New Legal Whitepaper NACWA Requests EPA Review of Pet Flea Collar Pesticide Brookings Report calls for Integrated Approach to Solve Water Infrastructure, Affordability Issues Congressional Research Service Releases Water Financing Report Water Sector Groups, Environmental Organizations Find Broad Consensus

December 2016

December 20

NACWA Scores Advocacy Win in Final Dental Amalgam Rule NACWA Delivers Trump Transition Letter while President-Elect Reportedly Defends Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds, Plans Infrastructure Task Force District Court Affirms EPA's Cooperative Federalism Approach in Numeric Nutrient Criteria Case EPA Proposes Great Lakes CSO Notification Requirements NACWA Reviewing Final EPA Test Methods Update Rule Final 'Technical' Report on Flow Addresses Some Concerns, Questions Remain EPA Proposes Updated POTW Emissions Standards EPA to Hold New Infrastructure Financing Clearinghouse Webinar

December 13

Congress Completes Water, Spending Bills to Wrap Up 114th Session NACWA, DC Water Help Advance Nation's First Wipes Legislation California Court Delivers Major Victory in Biosolids Land Application Case Water Stakeholders Seek Public-Private Collaboration at Miami Summit NACWA Releases Premium Legal Resources EPA Establishes Application Guidelines and Fees for WIFIA Financing State and Regional Groups Evaluate Election Impact on Water Issues U.S. Water Alliance Channels 'Utility of the Future' in its One Water Report Bring Holiday Cheer - and the Importance of Water - to Your Legislator this Holiday Season!

December 5

Congress Works to Wrap Before Holidays; Water & Funding Negotiations Continue EPA Transition Underway, Office of Water Briefs Trump Administration Important Implications for NACWA Members in New EPA Drinking Water Action Plan NACWA Energy Workgroup Reveals Advocacy Opportunities for 2017 NACWA Commits to Action on Affordability & Infrastructure Investment at New Jersey Conference EPA to Host Free Resilience Mitigation Financing Webinar

November 2016

November 22

NACWA Board and Committee Leaders Evaluate Election Results, Strategize Key Advocacy Priorities Board Greenlights Critical Projects Supporting NACWA Advocacy Agenda, Statement of Collaboration Signed with AMWA NACWA Opposes EPA Nutrient Removal Survey Water Coalition Engages Trump Transition Team New Appointees Join NACWA Board NACWA Concerns Addressed in Newly-Released EPA Phase II Stormwater Rule Congress Chooses New Leaders, WRDA Path Forward Still in Flux Association Advises GAO on Workforce Needs Survey NACWA Asks EPA to Consider Wastewater Impacts of Two Pesticides Save the Date: NACWA’s Hot Topics in Clean Water Law Webinar Inland Empire Agency Takes on ‘Utility of the Future’ Vision with Battery Storage Initiative

November 14

Election Dramatically Reshapes Power in DC; Infrastructure Poised as Top Priority DC Wipes Bill Takes Major Step Forward; NACWA Urges International Statement WRDA Path to Passage Clarifies, Still on Track for Lame Duck Action Watershed RDA Stormwater Petitions Denied by EPA Regions French Connection: NACWA Hosts Paris Utility to Talk Clean Water NACWA Pushes Water Issues at EPA Intergovernmental Meeting NACWA Adds National Clean Water Viewpoint to Texas Conference Energy Workgroup Meeting to Help Advance POTW Energy Generation Association Welcomes New Communications Staff

November 7

Law Seminar Provides Fountain of Legal Knowledge Consent Decree Workshop Offers Insider’s View on Enforcement & Implementation New Stormwater Legal Whitepaper Released WRDA Advocacy Heats Up Region 7 Meeting Addresses Affordability, Integrated Planning EPA Letter, Webinars Prepare Clean Water Community for Massive Survey Water Sector Prepares to Update Security & Resilience Roadmap Dialogue Examines Market-Based Stormwater Management Water Associations Deliver Energy-Water White Paper to DOE EPA to Host Disaster Recovery & Resilience Mitigation Webinars Urban Waters Grant Opportunity Announced

October 2016

October 31

DC Council Considers Wipes Legislation, NACWA Testifies EPA Announces New Stormwater Integrated Planning Tool at NACWA Workshop Coalition Weighs-In on FY17 Spending Priorities Water Groups Press Forward on WRDA Advocacy Water Quality Committee Discusses Coliphage, Nutrients EPA Releases Environmental Justice, Drinking Water Reports Workgroup Meets to Revise EUM Primer HRSD Garners Media Recognition for UOTF Project NACWA Talks Clean Water in Southwest, New England

October 25

GAO Report Highlights Water Infrastructure Challenges EPA to Host Webinars on Planned Nutrient Survey Federal Court Hears Oral Arguments in Blending Litigation NACWA Continues Strong Advocacy on WRDA Member Agencies, NACWA Active in Ontario Water Events Comments Filed on FEMA Plan to Implement Federal Flood Standard NACWA Provides National Perspective at Southeast Stormwater Conference

October 17

NACWA Intervenes in Key Nutrient Litigation Dental Amalgam, Stormwater Discussed with White House Budget Office Responses Requested to Cybersecurity Awareness Survey Coalition Calls on White House to Address Conservation, Green Infrastructure Tools Georgetown Climate Center Offers Green Infrastructure Tools EPA to Host Stormwater Financing Forum for New England Utilities

October 11

Association Hosts Water Sector Discussion on Top Advocacy Priorities NACWA Continues to Engage EPA on Nutrient Survey Inaugural Energy Workgroup Webinar Addresses Green Power, Energy Bill EPA Argues Narrative Criteria Are Substantive Permit terms in Fola Litigation OCSD Instrumental in Law Aimed at Garnering Support for Water Reuse

October 3

Congress Advances Clean Water Legislation, Government Funding Bill NACWA Active in Water Policy Discussions at WEFTEC16 NACWA Members Receive UOTF Today Recognition Concerns Expressed Regarding Saltwater Copper Criteria Revision 2017 Leadership Center Opens Application Process, Launches Website EPA Releases New Climate Resiliency Tool Green Power and More Planned for Energy Workgroup Webinar 175 Organizations from 14 Countries Support Wipes Position EPA Announces WIFIA Information Sessions NACWA Supports Massachusetts Consent Decree in Comments

September 2016

Septemper 26

EPA Renews Call to Action on Nutrients, Sets Goal for Monitoring at All Major POTWs Federal Funding Bill Stalled, House Action on WRDA Possible Stormwater Rule Goes to White House for Review Stormwater, Next Generation Compliance Issues Discussed with EPA NACWA Urges Flexibility in Great Lakes CSO Requirements Volunteers Sought for Environmental Justice, Community Service Compendium Decision Expected Soon in Long-Running Biosolids Land Application Litigation Utilities Urged to Sign Letter on Water Conservation, Green Infrastructure Rebates New Report Outlines Climate Change Impacts on Sewer Overflows Webinar Addresses Trends in EPA & Citizen Clean Water Act Enforcement

September 19

Senate Advances Water Bill with Key NACWA Priorities EPA Proceeds with Study on Secondary Treatment, Nutrients NACWA Looks Back at a Year of Commitment & Collaboration Association Weighs in on EPA Guidance for Fish Consumption Surveys Clean Water Community Speaks Out on Great Lakes CSOs NACWA Signs International Wipes Position Statement Dental Amalgam Rule Submitted for White House Review Presidential Candidates Weigh in on Water Issues NACWA Supports Label Instructions for Swimming Pool Chemicals Water Sector Launches Innovation & Technology Scholarship Program Communications Committee Addresses Key Clean Water Issues Clean Water Message Shared in Oregon, New Jersey

September 12

Senate Closes in on WRDA Passage, Attention Shifts to House Water Sector Groups Meet with DOE Secretary Moniz NACWA Discusses Big Data, Smart Utility Issues with Senior Water Office Staff WSCC Discusses Response Procedures for Cybersecurity Incidents Court Requests EPA and State Amicus Briefs in Permit Shield Litigation Legal Challenges Mount to Massachusetts Small Stormwater Permit Green Power, Legislative Update Slated for Energy Workgroup Discussion

September 6

Full Senate Poised to Consider WRDA & Advance NACWA Strategic Priorities NACWA Advocates on Energy Bill State/ Regional Call Addresses Key Legal Topics FDA Bans Triclosan in Consumer Soaps NACWA Brings National Perspective to Kansas & Colorado EPA Session on Great Lakes CSO Notification Set for September 14 September 21 Legal Webinar to Provide Law Seminar Preview

August 2016

August 29

NACWA Weighs In with Presidential Campaigns to Advance Clean Water Priorities EPA to Brief NACWA on New Sludge Survey News Media Focuses on Great Work of NACWA Members Registration Open for Law Seminar/ DC Workshop Deadline for Permittees to Electronically Report NPDES Info Looms NACWA Discusses Innovation, Utility of the Future Efforts with ACEC Phoenix Wastewater's Resource Recovery Initiative

August 22

Secondary Treatment, Nutrient Removal the Focus of EPA Survey NACWA Weighs in on Key Energy, Biogas Issues Association Presents Awards to Member Agency Communications Committee Addresses Crisis Communications, Imagine A Day Without Water Campaign Narragansett Bay Celebrated in Annual Save the Bay Swim

August 15

Utility of the Future Today Recognition Recipients Announced Sector Groups, EPA Discuss Water Quality Trading, Utility Financing NACWA Active on Swimming Pool Discharges NACWA Considers Prospects for WRDA EPA, USDA Affirm Collaboration on Water Quality Trading EPA Releases Updated Resilience Tool for Utilities Water as a Women's Issue Highlighted in TEDx Talk Upcoming UOTF Webinar Focuses on Resilience Garden City Disconnects All City Owned MS4 Outfalls with Green Infrastructure

August 8

NACWA Comments Outline Consequences of Proposed Changes to NPDES Program EPA Announces Public Listening Session for Great Lakes CSO Notification Association Expresses Support for Baltimore Consent Decree NACWA Brings Toilets Are Not Trashcans Message to Region 6 Pretreatment Workshop Meet With Your Members of Congress While They're Home for Summer Recess CEQ Releases NEPA Climate Review Guidance, Could Impact Federal Utility Funding Programs NYC and Chicago Turn Food into Fuel!

August 1

Review of EPA Centralized Waste Treatment & Landfill Categories Requested Association Provides Municipal Voice to Water Infrastructure Financing Discussion NACWA Brings National Update to Oregon Clean Water Agencies Political Conventions Close, NACWA to Engage Major Party Presidential Campaigns Water Sector Groups Advance Energy-Water Nexus Discussions Utilities, NGOs, Community Groups Meet to Promote Urban Watersheds Association Members & Staff Participate in DC-Area Local Government Meeting Water Quality Trading Alliance Releases New Resource Member Spotlight: South Bend Pioneers Real Time Monitoring

July 2016

July 25

EPA Leads Discussion on Infrastructure Funding Strategies Maui County Files Reply Brief in Conduit Theory Appeal OECA Requests Feedback on Policy to Address Climate Risks Summer Recess- A Great Opportunity to Host your Members of Congress NACWA Members Comment on WIFIA Materials Input Requested for Water Utility, Land-Use Planning Survey

July 18

Marshall Elected President, New Members Welcomed to Board of Directors Approved FY 2017 Budget Advances NACWA Communication, Advocacy Priorities New TAF Projects Focus on Strategic Advocacy, Funding Opportunities Utility Leadership Conference Addresses Strategies for the Smart Utility Association Committees Examine Key Clean Water Issues Congress Leaves for Summer Recess with Unfinished Business Concerns Remain Over Revised Selenium Criteria

July 11

NACWA Leads Coalition Letter Encouraging House Consideration of WRDA Bill Association Comments on EPA Environmental Justice Plan, Calls for Greater Focus on Affordability Concerns Feedback Requested on Revised CWA 404 Nationwide Permit & Potential TMDL, CSO Program Implications

July 5

NACWA Plays Leadership Role in Advisory Council Recommendations on Water Sector Resiliency Momentum Builds for Senate Consideration of WRDA Prior to July Recess NACWA, EPA Discuss Path Forward on Recovered Resources NACWA Members Participate in Workshop on Protecting Wastewater Workers EPA Publishes Effluent Guidelines Plan; NACWA Requests Member Input State & Regional Organizations React to NPDES Updates Rule

June 2016

June 27

CBO Finds Senate WRDA Bill Will Reduce Federal Deficit, NACWA Ramps Up Advocacy Senate EPA Appropriations Bill Addresses Great Lakes CSO Notification Issue President Signs Toxic Substances Control Reform Law, NACWA to Track Implementation EPA Requests NACWA Input on Industrial User Manual Agricultural Conservation Practices Reduce Nitrogen Loads

June 20

Senate FY17 Appropriations Restores CWSRF Funding, Supports Integrated Planning NACWA Comments Highlight Concerns with “Technical” Report on Flow Alteration Association Leads Joint Effort in Support of WRDA 2016 Record Turnout for Legal Webinar Addressing Permit Shield Litigation Chesapeake Bay POTWs Hit Nutrient Reduction Targets 10 Years Early Survey Results Inform Membership Enhancements EPA Releases Guidance on Environmental Justice Assessment Initial Analysis Available on EPA Proposal to Update NPDES Program EPA Finalizes Fracking Wastewater Effluent Guidelines Volunteers Sought to Review WIFIA Application Materials EPA Launches Two New Climate Tools, Requests Case Studies Interactive Map Offers DC Residents a Look at their Lines

June 13

NACWA Expresses Concern Regarding Tax-Exempt Bond Regulations Senate Leaders Request Utility Help to Advance WRDA NACWA Weighs in on Key Regulatory Issues Region 4 Utilities Participate in Clean Water Leaders Dialogue NACWA Comments on Akron Consent Decree Amendment Association Board Member Testifies on Capitol Hill Congress Sends Toxic Substance Control Reform to President State Clean Water Administrators Briefed on Permit Shield Litigation Baltimore Announces Consent Decree Modification

June 6

EPA Answers NACWA Questions on Proposed NPDES Changes Bipartisan Senate Request for Integrated Planning Funds Sent to Appropriators U.S. Supreme Court: Army Corps Jurisdictional Determinations Are Subject to Review DOE and NACWA Discuss Programs to Assist Utilities with Energy Efficiency & Production Department of Justice Files Brief in Support of Groundwater Conduit Theory June 15 Webinar to Address Permit Shield Litigation

May

May 31

Association Comments on Tax Exempt Bonds Changes NACWA Stormwater Proposal Included in House WRDA Bill Funding for Integrated Planning Included in FY17 EPA Budget Members Provide Input on Great Lakes CSO Notification Railroad Anti-Fee Campaign & Tennessee Standards Law the Focus of Stormwater Groups 2015 Cost of Clean Water Index Survey Report Now Available EPA Reviewing Clean Water Funding Mechanisms Wipe Flushability Guidelines Work Continues EPA Releases Final Environmental Justice Plan, NACWA to Comment Media Highlights Broad Range of Clean Water Issues Rally Ho! NACWA attends its first River Rally NACWA Participates in Water Quality Trading Meeting New Report Focuses on Climate Change Practices in Stormwater Management

May 23

EPA Proposes Array of Revisions to NPDES Permit Program, NACWA to Comment House Committee Releases Draft 2016 WRDA Bill UOTF Recognition Award Deadline Near – Apply Now! Pretreatment Workshop Draws Large Crowd Infrastructure Week Highlights Importance & Needs of Water Sector Register Now for NACWA’s 2016 Utility Leadership & Summer Conference! Region 4 Clean Water Meeting Quickly Approaching, New EPA Speaker Announced! NACWA Provides Advocacy Update at Wet Weather Partnership Conference NACWA Participates in Blue Cities 2016 NACWA to Host Utility Webcast on WRDA 2016 Legislation Clean Water Services Unveils Energy Generation Partnership

May 16

NACWA Helps Facilitate Congressional Briefing on Low Income Rate Assistance Water Sector Joins with NACWA on WRDA Stormwater Request NACWA Hosts Meeting to Discuss Key Clean Water Advocacy Priorities Association Shares Perspective on Ag Nutrient Issues WSCC Meets with Government Council to Discuss Utility Security Issues Federal Appeals Court Accepts NACWA’s Brief in Permit Shield Litigation ‘Toilets Are Not Trashcans’ Gaining Media Attention Senate Passes Its First FY17 Appropriations Bill Congrats to DC Water on the Launch of Bloom! Kern County Biosolids Litigation Moves Forward DOE Better Buildings Challenge Launches Wastewater Infrastructure Accelerator NACWA Visits Oregon, New York

May 9

Draft IRS Regulations Could Limit Use of Tax-Exempt Bonds Bipartisan Letter Touts Important WRDA Provision NACWA, EPA Discuss Phase II Stormwater Rule Proposal Congressional Briefing on Low-Income Rate Assistance to Spotlight NACWA Member Agency Challenges New Grant Awards Support Watershed Management Projects in the Great Lakes New Report Examines Benefits of SRF Green Project Reserve Spending GAO Report Confirms Utilities Face Challenges to Expanding Water Reuse New Tennessee Stormwater Law Limits Use of Post-Construction Performance Standards Calling All Region 4 Clean Water Utilities – Register Now for June 8 Regional Meeting! Time Running Out -- Register Now for Webinar on Building the Workforce of the Future

May 2

Senate Panel Advances Water Infrastructure Bill with NACWA Priorities NACWA Leads Collaboration against Farming Standard’s Ban on Biosolids USGS, NACWA Discuss Water Data Needs NACWA Meets with Florida Utility Executives Water Sector Organizations Discuss Next Steps on EUM House Passes Bills Authorizing Water Ecosystem Restoration Programs Comments Sought on Hydrologic Alteration Report, Webinar Set for May 12 Climate Bond Bill Would Fund Resilient Infrastructure

April

April 25

SRF Funding Takes Center Stage on Capitol Hill Bipartisan Support Emerges for Integrated Water Resources Management in WRDA NACWA Files Brief in Permit Shield Litigation Concerns Raised Over Use of Default Values for Water Quality Model EPA Intergovernmental Meeting Focuses on Finance & Environmental Justice Utility of the Future Today Recognition Program Launched EPA Issues Report to Congress on CSOs to Great Lakes Sixth Circuit Denies Rehearing on Venue in Clean Water Rule Litigation Senate Passes Energy Reform Bill TMDL Symposium Considers Strategies for Action New Report Released on California Citizen Suit Enforcement CHP Opportunities for Clean Water Agencies Highlighted in Webinar NACWA Active & Engaged at Texas Water Conference

April 18

Water Week 2016 Draws Hundreds to Washington EPA Brings Message of Leadership, Collaboration and Innovation to Policy Forum NACWA Board Positions Association for FY 2017 & Beyond Stormwater Thought Leaders Engage in National Policy Dialogue EPA Proceeding with Development of Coliphage Criteria EPA Releases Utility Customer Assistance Programs Resource Brief Filed in Mississippi River Nutrients Litigation Member Spotlight: Voters Approve St. Louis MSD’s Stormwater Tax

April 11

Senate Focuses on Affordability & Infrastructure Investment NACWA Weighs in on Legislation to Triple Authorization for SRFs NACWA Joins Coalition Calling for Stronger Water Data Collection System GAO Initiates Report on Green Infrastructure Webinar to Feature Efforts to Build the Workforce of the Future NACWA Brings Clean Water Message To Michigan

April 4

NACWA Experiences Top-Notch Utility Service First-Hand Association Files Brief in Key CWA Liability Litigation Time to Prep for Policy Forum Congressional Meetings Member Spotlight: Grand Rapids CSO Program Touted U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Clean Water Case Recipients of Singapore International Water Week Scholarships Announced Initiatives Three Training Sessions Featured at Pretreatment Workshop

March 2016

March 28

Comments on MS4 Rule Recommend Flexible Hybrid Approach NACWA Weighs in on Greenhouse Gas Inventory Association Provides Testimony on FY17 Appropriations NACWA Meets with Army Corps on WRDA Proposal White House Summit Shines Light on Sustainability, Infrastructure Issues NACWA Supports State & Local Toilets Are Not Trashcans Initiatives NACWA Weighs in on Flint Crisis & Infrastructure Investment Petitioner Files Reply Brief in Blending Litigation NACWA Shares Clean Water Message at AMWA Conference

March 21

NACWA Tackles Water Resilience with Congress and White House WSCC Provides Input for Resilience Study NACWA Advances Stormwater Proposal in Meetings with House Committee Leaders Congress Focuses on Flint Crisis, EPA Chief Pens Op-Ed House Democrats Submit $4 Billion SRF Request Hotel Deadline Extended for 2016 Policy Forum! Legal Web Seminar Addresses Supreme Court, Nutrients & Flint Water Crisis Great Lakes Utilities Discuss EPA Plans on CSO Public Notification Requirements Legislation to Advance Water Technology Introduced USDA Announces Next RCPP Application Period

March 14

CWSRF under Attack – Contact Congress Today! Clean Water Caucus to Host Resiliency Briefing, NACWA Members Featured NACWA, EPA Discuss Phase II Stormwater Rule Association Supports Legislation Exempting Stormwater Rebates From Taxation NACWA Discusses Impending SSI Deadline With Enforcement Officials Flint Crisis Continues Center Stage EPA Discusses Metal Finishing Study with Pretreatment Committee NACWA to Host Panel on SCOTUS, MRB Litigation, and Flint Lead Crisis Synthesis of International Water & Climate Forum Released NACWA Communications Committee Discuss Survey, Audit Association Takes Message on the Road

March 7

NACWA Shares Expert Review of Coliphage Science with EPA Association Endorses Water Reuse, Recycling Provisions in Drought Bill NACWA Solicits Support from State & Regional Organizations on 2017 Appropriations Legislation Introduced to Authorize 10-Year Permits for Green Stormwater Infrastructure SRF Funding Letters Circulating in Congress SSI FIP Provides No Relief, But Some Helpful Clarification House Committee Passes Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act Senate Queries EPA on Great Lakes CSO Reporting Requirement, NACWA to Host Call

February 2016

February 29

Winter Conference Draws Crowd, Addresses Issues & Innovations Congress Considers Flint Aid, New Water Bills Introduced High Court Rejects Chesapeake Bay TMDL Challenge Court Accepts Jurisdiction over Consolidated Clean Water Rule Effective Utility Management Review Group Releases Findings Leisa Thompson Appointed to NACWA’s Board Board Adopts Strategic Plan, Advances Key Partnerships Targeted Advocacy & Litigation Projects Approved NACWA Committees Address Advocacy Priorities Utility Leaders Share Innovative Approaches to Challenges in Region 9 Smart Utilities & Big Data Explored at Roundtable Water Rebate Legislation Introduced House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Army Corps Annual Reports Presidential Memorandum the Subject of House Subcommittee Debate Americans Willing To Invest In Water Infrastructure

February 19

NACWA Members Selected For Regional Conservation Partnership Awards Association Releases Climate Resilience Resource Menu For Clean Water Agencies NACWA Weighs In On Toxic Substances Control Reform Clean Water Caucus To Host Resiliency Hearing Member Spotlight: Camden County Featured In New EPA Video On Sustainable Communities Flint Crisis, Affordability Concerns Prompt Media Interest Plaintiffs File Reply Brief In Mississippi River Nutrients Litigation Water Infrastructure Network Discusses Infrastructure Investment Issues EPA Announces Enforcement Priorities For FY 2017 – FY 2019 NRDC Publishes Report On Stormwater Credit Trading

February 12

Administration’s Budget Signals Shift in Water Investment Priorities New House Bill Highlights Congressional Focus On Low Income Rate Assistance Water Sector Groups Talk Flint, EPA Budget With Water Office Chief Dispute Over Flint Funding Stalls Energy Bill Senate Hearing Raises Infrastructure Investment Concerns Senate Drought Bill Introduced; Funding Announced Clean Power Plan Rule Put On Hold NACWA Brings Clean Water Message To New York NACWA Releases Analysis On Tiered Water Rates Webinar To Focus On Tribal Involvement In TMDL Program Plan Now To Be Part of Water Week 2016 US Water Prize Nominations Open

February 5

Water Sector Groups Deliver Joint Message On Flint Water Crisis Bipartisan Water Funding Bill Introduced; Seeks Key Low-Income Study Flint Crisis Takes Center Stage, Threatens Comprehensive Energy Legislation White House Report Outlines Water Challenges & Innovation EPA Files in Blending Case House Committee Holds Roundtable On WRDA 2016 Senate Amendment Seeks Conservation Tax Exclusions, Green Infrastructure Subsidies Stomwater Network Discusses Phase II Rule Proposal NACWA Presents At American Law Institute Conference Integrated Planning Survey To Result in Users’ Guide

January 2016

January 29

NACWA Supports Energy-Water Nexus Provisions In Senate Energy Bill Call To Action: NACWA Needs Your Input! Senate Drought Proposal Funds Reuse Projects, References NACWA Research Utility Water Reuse Survey Underway Biosolids Committee Discusses Legal, Regulatory Developments Opportunities For Water Reuse Take Spotlight This Week States To Offer Web Seminar On Innovative Uses Of CWSRF

January 22

Biogas Stressed In EPA Clean Power Plan Implementation Comments NACWA Files Brief In Mississippi River Nutrients Litigation Flint Water Crisis Highlights Water Infrastructure, Affordability Concerns NACWA Participates In Mayors Water Council Meeting NACWA Discusses Affordability Issues On Capitol Hill Stakeholders Urge Change In FDA Drug Disposal Recommendations NACWA Peak Performance Awards Application Now Available Briefs Filed Opposing Supreme Court Review In Bay TMDL Case Utility Of The Future Issues Take Center Stage Association Seeks Information On Agency Communication Programs Legal Perspectives Provides New Benefit Of NACWA Membership

January 15

NACWA Highlights Affordability at White House Event Association Urges Support for Clean Water Compliance & Affordability Act NACWA Facilitates Water Sector Priorities Discussion NACWA, WEF Raise Concerns with ATSDR Review Of PBDEs Survey Reaffirms Clean Water Needs, Underscores Data Collection Flaws EPA Wet Weather Data Compendium Summary Under Review WIN Focuses on Clean Water Opportunities in WRDA Bill Treasury Responds to Congressional Request for GI Revenue Ruling Small & Medium Utility Advisory Workgroup to Meet January 25 Member Spotlight: St. Louis Demolition Provides Stormwater Control & Community Benefits

January 8

NACWA Kicks Off New Year, Seeks To Shape 2016 Legislative Agenda Microbead Ban Signed By President Pennsylvania’s High Court Delivers Major Victory In Biosolids Land Application Case Water Groups Urge Funding For Reuse To Address Drought NACWA Supports Proposed Ban On Flushing Of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals NACWA Urges EPA To Withdraw Proposed Federal Criteria For Washington State EPA Phase II Stormwater Rule Comment Deadline Set For March 21 Transportation Bill Includes Language On Stormwater Mitigation NACWA Welcomes Erica Spitzig As Deputy General Counsel NACWA Index Responses Needed, Deadline Extended To Jan. 22