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May 3, 2017
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May 2, 2017
Congress and the Trump Administration have reached agreement on an Omnibus spending bill to keep the Federal Government funded through the end of September. It includes funding for many of NACWA’s key priorities.
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May 2, 2017
NACWA has been involved in a variety of meetings with top EPA officials recently to ensure that any regulatory reform efforts fully account for the public clean water agency perspective.
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May 2, 2017
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation on April 24 aimed at improving federal efforts to identify and respond to the public health effects of emerging contaminants.
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May 2, 2017
Registration is now open for a timely and free webinar offered by NACWA on May 24 at 2:00 PM ET that will provide an update on the status of key Association advocacy priorities under the Trump Administration and the new Congress.
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May 2, 2017
The NACWA Facility & Collection System (FACS) Committee held a web meeting on April 27 to discuss blending and wet weather treatment, including recent legal developments and potential regulatory reform related to blending, which is a focus for NACWA advocacy with EPA.
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May 2, 2017
NACWA’s Water Reuse Workgroup held a call April 25 to examine current legislation affecting reuse funding and financing.
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May 2, 2017
Eileen J. O’Neill, Executive Director of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), and Amanda Waters, NACWA General Counsel, updated and briefed water professionals April 27 at the KY/TN Water Environment Association (WEA) 2017 Management Conference in Murfreesboro, TN.
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May 1, 2017
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April 28, 2017
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April 26, 2017
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April 26, 2017
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April 25, 2017
NACWA engaged senior EPA officials on a range of policy issues in three separate meetings over the past week, advancing many of the Association’s key advocacy priorities with Agency officials.
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April 25, 2017
Congress returned to Washington, DC April 24 to face a looming deadline, as the Continuing Resolution currently funding the government will expire on April 28.
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April 25, 2017
EPA is scheduled to file a response May 12 in litigation challenging the Agency’s efforts to impose certain testing requirements for whole effluent toxicity (WET) on dischargers without going through the rulemaking process required by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
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April 25, 2017
NACWA submitted comments on April 24 to EPA’s recent Public Review Draft of Field-Based Methods for Developing Aquatic Life Criteria for Specific Conductivity.
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April 25, 2017
NACWA will be offering a free webinar to members on May 24 at 2:00 pm ET, providing an update on the status of key Association advocacy priorities under the new Trump Administration and the new Congress.
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April 25, 2017
As part of a continued effort to enhance positive networking and goodwill among government and the water sector, congressional staffers, along with NACWA staff, toured DC Water’s Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Facility—the world’s largest treatment plant of its kind—on April 21.
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April 25, 2017
NACWA’s Environmental Justice Task Force discussed via conference call on April 19 the Association’s planned Environmental Justice & Community Service Compendium document.
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April 25, 2017
The Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA) released a report April 15 highlighting how Michigan clean water utilities are pursuing “Utility of the Future (UOTF)” concepts.