NACWA met with Andrew Sawyers, Director of the Office of Wastewater Management, and key staff December 19, to discuss a range of issues including many that will top NACWA’s advocacy agenda in 2018.

A judge with the federal District of Columbia (DC) District Court granted a Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by the Kimberly-Clark Corporation to prohibit implementation of the District’s wipes labeling law, the Nonwoven Disposable Products Act of 2016.

David Ross officially began his tenure as EPA’s new Office of Water, Assistant Administrator on January 8, though his confirmation by the Senate took place in December of last year.

The final rule with public notification requirements for utilities discharging combined sewer overflows (CSOs) into the Great Lakes and other bodies of water in the Great Lakes basin was published in the Federal Register on January 8.

NACWA provided detailed comments on an interim revised version of EPA’s NPDES Compliance Inspection Manual, highlighting several areas that need revision or an updating of information

he District of Columbia (DC) District Court heard oral arguments December 13 on the Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wipes, seeking to prohibit implementation of the District of Columbia’s law on “flushable” wipes.

Federal tax reform continued its rapid advance last week, as Congressional negotiators “conferenced” the distinct House and Senate bills, which passed in each respective chamber.

NACWA sent comments to EPA on December 13 asking the Agency to modify its proposed label language for dichlobenil, a root control chemical. Dichlobenil can be effectively used to control roots in wastewater collection systems, helping to prevent overflows and backups.

The US Water Alliance recently released the Executive Summary of its One Water for America Policy Framework, capping a series of national “one water” listening sessions held across the country over the past few years and presenting a vision of how the United States can better view, value, and manage water.

NACWA hosted the final 2017 installment of the Hot Topics in Clean Water Law webinar series on December 13.