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February 6, 2019
NACWA submitted comments January 29 on three pesticides undergoing registration review by EPA, recommending changes to labeling of the products to better protect wastewater treatment, the aquatic environment, and collection system workers.
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February 6, 2019
EPA released a pre-publication version of its proposed Fiscal Year 2020 – 2023 National Compliance Initiatives this week, and the proposal includes some important positive developments for the public clean water utility sector. Most notably, the proposal moves away from a focus on addressing sewer overflows via enforcement and encourages them to be addressed via the Clean Water Act permitting process.
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February 6, 2019
NACWA delivered an address, on February 4, before the National Rural Water Association’s (NRWA) Board of Directors as part of Association’s Washington, DC Capitol Hill Rally.
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February 6, 2019
NACWA was thrilled to be a sponsor and active participant at last week’s 2019 VerdeXchange meeting in Los Angeles.
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January 31, 2019
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January 31, 2019
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January 31, 2019
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January 31, 2019
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January 31, 2019
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January 29, 2019
Congress and the President agreed late last week to end the five-week partial federal government shutdown and re-open under a three-week continuing resolution (CR) that will temporarily fund the government, including EPA, until February 15.
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January 29, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied, on January 17, the environmental groups’ request for rehearing en banc of the Tennessee Clean Water Network v. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) case.
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January 29, 2019
Registration is now open for the National Water Policy Fly-in—convening April 3 – 4 in Washington, DC—the highlight event of Water Week 2019, which runs March 31 – April 6.
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January 29, 2019
Now that the Federal Government shutdown has ended, EPA is moving forward with two timely webinars.
EPA’s Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center is hosting a webinar on Thursday, January 31, 2019 on Leading-Edge Stormwater Financing: Improving Return on Stormwater Investments with Crediting and Pay-For-Performance Approaches. Expert panelists including Chad Praul, Erik Michelsen, Dave Smith, and Mo Minkara will discuss stormwater crediting and how communities can get more for their stormwater dollar.
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January 29, 2019
The Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) Utility Management Committee, through its Delivery Sub-Committee, is conducting a survey to help support utilities as they develop and implement Capital Improvement Programs (CIP).
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January 29, 2019
NACWA provided an important national advocacy perspective during the Government Affairs Committee meeting at the Annual Conference of the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA), which convened on January 28, in Boston, MA.
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January 28, 2019
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January 28, 2019
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January 28, 2019
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January 28, 2019
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January 28, 2019