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  • NACWA Asks EPA to Update Greenhouse Gas Inventory

    March 27, 2020
    NACWA submitted comments March 13 on EPA’s Draft Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2018. The annual Inventory provides nationwide estimates for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for different sectors, including wastewater treatment, and is intended to be used only for informational purposes.
  • NACWA Provides COVID-19 Resources for Clean Water Agencies

    March 20, 2020
    As the impacts from the COVID-19 outbreak continue to spread across the country, NACWA is committed to providing the highest level of service and resources to its members during this difficult time. Member utilities are doing incredible things to keep their staff and communities safe and their utilities providing service without disruption that all clean water agencies can benefit from.
  • As Congress Develops COVID-19 Stimulus Packages, NACWA Weighs In

    March 20, 2020
    As the economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic further reverberate throughout the entire U.S. economy, NACWA staff have been in continual engagement with Congress to advocate that any legislative stimulus package must include assistance for hard-hit public clean water utilities.
  • Congress Passes COVID-19 Bill Mandating Employee Leave, Denies Public Entities Tax Relief; NACWA Member Advocacy Needed

    March 20, 2020
    As part of the ongoing federal response to COVID-19, the President yesterday signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201). This $100 billion law is considered “Phase 2” of the COVID-19 response.
  • NACWA In-Person Meetings Cancelled Through July, Online Offerings to be Increased

    March 20, 2020
    Given the significant public health and travel restrictions in place as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, NACWA’s Executive Committee and executive staff made the difficult decision this week to cancel or postpone all of the Association’s in-person meetings through the end of July.
  • EPA Names Municipal Ombudsman to Help Implement Integrated Planning

    March 20, 2020
    In an announcement made on March 16, EPA officially named Ms. Jamie Piziali as the Agency’s first Municipal Ombudsman to assist states and local governments in carrying out integrated planning efforts.
  • EPA Announces Supplemental Transparency in Science Proposal

    March 20, 2020
    Almost two years after EPA published its initial Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science proposed rulemaking, EPA announced a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) on March 3 to further clarify details on what the Agency plans to achieve.
  • State Court Dismisses Attempt to Force Settlement of County of Maui Groundwater Case

    March 20, 2020
    A Hawaii circuit court judge recently dismissed a lawsuit filed against the mayor of the County of Maui challenging his decision not to settle the case currently before the US Supreme Court concerning whether pollution reaching navigable waters via groundwater or other diffuse media is subject to Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements.
  • NACWA-Championed Water Technology & Innovation Bill Introduced in House

    March 11, 2020
    Legislation championed by NACWA was introduced in the US House of Representatives on March 6 that would create a federal “Advanced Research Projects Agency – Water” (ARPA-H2O) within EPA to spur clean water research and innovation.
  • Washington State Wipes Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature; Minnesota Wipes Bill Introduced

    March 11, 2020
    State bills to address the labeling of wipes continue to gain momentum, with a bill in Washington state passing both legislative bodies and a bill introduced in Minnesota.
  • NACWA Works with Congress on Key Clean Water FY21 Appropriations Provisions – Member Advocacy Needed!

    March 11, 2020
    As Congressional appropriators begin their Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) appropriations process, NACWA continues to work closely with Members of Congress to secure key clean water funding and provisions in the Interior and Environment bill, which funds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and core clean water programs.
  • NACWA Submits Comments on Proposed NEPA Changes

    March 11, 2020
    The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed the first updates in over four decades to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on January 10, 2020. The rulemaking proposes various updates to the manner in which federal agencies conduct reviews on major or significant actions that could affect the quality of public health or the environment.
  • NACWA, New England Utilities Meet with EPA Regional Administrator

    March 11, 2020
    On Wednesday, March 4th, NACWA and a group of member clean water agencies from across New England met in Boston with EPA Region 1 Administrator, Dennis Deziel. The meeting provided an opportunity for utilities to elevate clean water priorities to Administrator Deziel, who was appointed in August 2019, and key Regional Office staff.
  • NACWA Tracking Coronavirus Developments, Future Conference & Meeting Plans Unchanged at this Time

    March 4, 2020
    NACWA has been reviewing the Association’s plans for continuity of operations and for future meetings and events in light of developments surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19).
  • Water Sector Receives Update from EPA on Affordability Efforts

    March 4, 2020
    NACWA, along with the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), met with senior EPA Office of Water (OW) and Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) leadership on February 27 to hear an update on work EPA has underway to potentially revise the Agency’s household affordability and utility financial capability methodologies.
  • EPA Rolls Out National Water Reuse Action Plan

    March 4, 2020
    After a year-long effort, EPA released the first iteration of the National Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP) on February 27.
  • EPA Testifies to Congress on Proposed FY21 Budget

    March 4, 2020
    EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler testified before the House Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change last Thursday, Feb. 27th concerning EPA’s Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Budget.
  • NACWA, CASA Request Renewable Fuel Standards Change

    March 4, 2020
    NACWA and the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) met with EPA on February 25 to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program’s classification of fuel produced through co-digestion of biosolids and food waste.
  • Electronic Reporting Implementation for NPDES Permittees Extended

    March 4, 2020
    EPA recently announced it is proposing to extend the Phase 2 compliance deadlines for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule from December 21, 2020 to December 21, 2023.
  • NACWA Op-ed Promotes Integrated Planning and Defends Public Clean Water Utilities

    February 26, 2020
    NACWA CEO Adam Krantz published an op-ed in Bloomberg Environment yesterday, February 25, highlighting the hard work and remarkable efforts undertaken by public clean water utilities to comply with federally mandated consent decrees regarding combined sewer overflows under the integrated planning framework.
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