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Clean Water Current Archive

  • NACWA Board Approves New Advocacy Projects

    October 31, 2017
    NACWA’s Board of Directors met October 25 for their fall meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah and discussed a number of key strategic issues currently facing the Association.
  • NACWA Hosts Region 8 Utilities to Hear from Regulators, Discuss Common Issues

    October 31, 2017
    More than 30 leaders from clean water utilities across EPA Region 8 gathered in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 26 to discuss challenges facing their utilities, provide input to NACWA’s national advocacy priorities and network with peers.
  • ECOS Releases New Interactive Website

    October 31, 2017
    As the focus of environmental law shifts to the states, the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) recently released a new website, ECOS Results Project, outlining “states’ pollution reduction efforts on a national scale using common measures.”
  • NACWA Collaborates on Survey to Explore Regulatory Barriers to Innovation

    October 31, 2017
    NACWA is collaborating on an EPA-funded study seeking perspectives of utility managers and decision makers on the effects of regulation on innovation and new technology implementation in the municipal wastewater treatment sector.
  • Association Takes Pretreatment Message to New England

    October 31, 2017
    (October 31, 2017) - The New England Regional Pretreatment Coordinators Association (NERPCA) held its annual workshop October 25-26, with 150 attendees from public clean water utilities and state regulatory agencies.
  • NACWA Unveils Arid State and Water Quantity Concept Paper in Tucson

    October 31, 2017
    Following NACWA’s annual leadership meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah last week, Association staff attended the Western Coalition of Arid States’ (WESTCAS) Fall Meeting in Tucson, Arizona.
  • GAO Report Examines Use of Green Infrastructure for CSO & Stormwater Management

    October 31, 2017
    The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report Oct. 30 examining the use of green infrastructure to control urban stormwater, particularly in the context of combined sewer overflows (CSOs).
  • NACWA Farm Bill Advocacy Underway; ‘RCPP 2.0’ Legislation Introduced

    October 24, 2017
    The Farm Bill, a five-year bill authorizing federal programs, policy and spending regarding agriculture, nutrition and conservation, is up for reauthorization in 2018. The Bill presents an opportunity to advance collaboration between clean water utilities and the agricultural sector, and improve federal conservation programs that some clean water utilities are utilizing as a means to address water quality issues on a watershed basis.
  • NACWA Scores Advocacy Win on POTW NESHAP

    October 24, 2017
    The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW NESHAP) was finalized by EPA on October 16, and the final rule reflects the advocacy efforts of NACWA and its members.
  • Western Water Issues, Recycled Water in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill

    October 24, 2017
    In a briefing hosted by the Congressional Clean Water Caucus on October 20 to discuss the importance of recycled water, Paul Sciuto, General Manager of NACWA Member Agency Monterey One Water, asked the audience to judge water by its quality, not history.
  • GAO Release Report on Water Quality Trading

    October 24, 2017
    The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week examining the use of water quality trading programs in the United States.
  • NACWA Provides National Energy Update to Michigan WEA

    October 24, 2017
    The Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA) held its Sustainable Energy Seminar on October 19, focusing on how clean water agencies are improving energy efficiency and energy recovery at their facilities.
  • Concept Paper Outlining Arid State & Water Quantity Issues Finalized

    October 24, 2017
    NACWA has finalized a recent advocacy initiative, Incorporating Arid State and Water Quantity Priorities in NACWA’s Advocacy Agenda – a Concept Paper.
  • NACWA SRF Workgroup Refines Streamlining Ideas

    October 24, 2017
    NACWA’s State Revolving Fund (SRF) Workgroup met last week to further discuss the Association’s engagement with EPA to provide suggestions on streamlining the SRF application and reporting process.
  • NACWA Presents at American Bar Association Environmental Law Conference

    October 24, 2017
    NACWA presented at the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources’ (SEER) 25th Annual Fall Conference on October 18, touching on several points of NACWA’s legal advocacy priorities.
  • NACWA, White House Officials Discuss Infrastructure Package

    October 17, 2017
    NACWA held a private meeting with senior White House officials on October 12 to discuss the contours of the Administration’s planned infrastructure package, including opportunities for public clean water utilities. This followed a broader water sector meeting, hosted by the White House on October 10, in which a number of NACWA utility members participated.
  • Water Sector Coordinating Council Discusses Hurricane Response & Recovery

    October 17, 2017
    The Water Sector Coordinating Council (WSCC) held its quarterly meeting on October 11, focusing on the impacts to utilities of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
  • NACWA Seeking Input on Waters of the U.S. Definition

    October 17, 2017
    NACWA will host a conference call with its members on Wednesday, October 18, at 2:00 pm ET to discuss the Association’s position on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rulemaking (those interested in participating should RSVP to Oliver Hamilton, NACWA Manager of Government Affairs).
  • U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

    October 17, 2017
    The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments October 12 in National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) v. EPA, the litigation over the 2015 Clean Water Rule.
  • Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments in Clean Water Act Groundwater Liability Case

    October 17, 2017
    The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing on October 12 in Hawaii Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui, a critical case addressing the “conduit” theory of liability under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Archive 2017 & 2016

January 2017

January 17
January 10

December 2016

December 20
December 13
December 5

November 2016

November 22
November 14
November 7

October 2016

October 31
October 25
October 17
October 11
October 3

September 2016

Septemper 26
September 19
September 12
September 6

August 2016

August 29
August 22
August 15
August 8
August 1

July 2016

July 25
July 18
July 11
July 5

June 2016

June 27
June 20
June 13
June 6

May

May 31
May 23
May 16
May 9
May 2

April

April 25
April 18
April 11
April 4

March 2016

March 28
March 21
March 14
March 7

February 2016

February 29
February 19
February 12
February 5

January 2016

January 29
January 22
January 15
January 8
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