The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited Inc. v. EPA on Feb. 26, in effect upholding EPA’s Water Transfers Rule and providing a key legal victory for the water sector.

NACWA is pleased to see the recent introduction a bill to reinstate tax-exempt advance refunding bonds (H.R 5003).

NACWA hosted a conference call on February 20 with the Association’s State & Regional Exchange network, where representatives from various state and regional clean water organizations discussed upcoming national advocacy issues.

With policymakers in Washington, DC now firmly focused on infrastructure investment, it’s more critical than ever that YOU make plans to attend the National Water Policy Fly-In (April 17 – 18), the anchor event of Water Week 2018.

This question is next on the docket for NACWA's Hot Topics in Clean Water Law webinar series. The hot topic is both complex and high-stakes, as recent litigation shows.

NACWA staff and utility members of the Association — including the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Boston Water & Sewer Commission, Springfield Water & Sewer, Narragansett Bay Commission, and The Metropolitan District, Hartford — met with Alexandra Dunn, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1, and several senior EPA staff members on February 15.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Federal Register notice today requesting comments on the Agency's previous statements regarding whether point source discharges through groundwater that has a direct hydrologic connection to jurisdictional surface water may be subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

NACWA sent a letter to House and Senate Appropriations leadership Feb. 15 requesting that strong Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 funding be allocated to the Interior & Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, which funds core clean water programs at the U.S. EPA including the State Revolving Funds, WIFIA, and related programs.

NACWA encourages all members to register for EPA’s upcoming webinar on Community Service Programs at Water and Wastewater Utilities, scheduled for March 1 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM ET.

More than 40 NACWA members from around the country convened by conference call February 14 to discuss whether to seek changes to EPA’s Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for sewage sludge incinerators (SSIs).

The White House released its long-awaited infrastructure proposal this week, which outlines the Trump Administration's framework for rebuilding overall infrastructure in America.

Shortly after government funding expired the morning of Friday, February 9, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, a sweeping budget deal that will increase current discretionary federal spending caps for domestic and defense programs by $300 billion over the next two fiscal years, and keep the Federal Government funded until March 23.

NACWA’s members gathered in Napa, CA last week to explore the critical balance between science and cost in clean water advocacy, and the possibility of using a net environmental benefit-based approach to addressing the nation’s water challenges.

With policymakers in Washington, DC now firmly focused on infrastructure investment, it’s more critical than ever that YOU make plans to attend the National Water Policy Fly-In (April 17 – 18), the anchor event of Water Week 2018.