NACWA in the News

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The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), which represents public wastewater and stormwater agencies of all sizes nationwide, said it supports the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that will strike down “vague” language in Clean Water Act permits.

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with San Francisco on Tuesday in a ruling that narrows the Clean Water Act. The case pitted a city that champions environmental policies against the federal agency tasked with protecting the environment.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday narrowed EPA's ability to regulate how cities and industrial facilities discharge wastewater, the conservative justices' latest ruling shrinking the agency's power to police pollution.

After a week spent with constituents in their home districts, House lawmakers are planning to vote on a Trump-endorsed budget plan that would direct congressional committees to slice $2 trillion from federal coffers to pay for $4.5 billion in tax cuts. The Senate cleared a narrower, $340-billion plan on Feb. 20.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The shifting political landscape in Washington, D.C., has the wastewater industry anxiously awaiting new regulations from President Donald Trump’s White House that could impact water bills. I-Team 8 spoke with representatives of two organizations who say they’re not concerned about how new regulations will impact water safety. Instead, they’re concerned about the loss of financial programs from the federal government that could potentially impact utility bills.

The Water Coalition Against PFAS, a coalition of water sector associations whose membership represents all facets of clean and safe water delivery, is strongly supporting the reintroduction legislation that would protect utilities and ratepayers from having to bear the costs of PFAS cleanup.