EPA Region 1 issued a formal postponement, on June 29, of the effective date (July 1) of the general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for small municipal separate stormwater systems (MS4s) in Massachusetts.

As healthcare and federal spending debates loom on Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) fast-tracked energy legislation straight to the Senate floor.

NACWA participated in a July 10 press conference organized by Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the District of Columbia’s non-voting member in the House of Representatives, to defend local DC laws from being blocked or overturned by riders added to the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations bill.

Through high-level conversations with Trump Administration officials and Congress in recent weeks, NACWA is learning more about the infrastructure package under development by the White House and key congressional committees.

Congress continued preparing to address major Administration priorities throughout the month of June, including an infrastructure package and tax reform which could impact clean water agencies.

NACWA sent a letter June 22 to Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia’s non-voting member in the House of Representatives, supporting the wipes law passed by the D.C.

The Energy Workgroup will convene on Thursday, June 29, from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET to discuss the cross-cutting issue of Renewable Identification Number (RINs) credits issued under EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

NACWA held a collaborative roundtable workshop on June 22 with the Western Coalition of Arid States (WESTCAS) in San Diego, CA, as part of the WESTCAS Annual Meeting.

NACWA was pleased to help sponsor The Conservation Fund’s National Summit on Infrastructure and the Environment, June 19-20.

NACWA offices will be closed July 3 – 4 in observance of Independence Day, 2017, and there will be no Clean Water Current issued during the week of July 3.

Aging and inadequate water infrastructure is a persistent issue throughout the country, and Miami-Dade County, FL is no exception. Like many regions of the U.S., Miami-Dade’s water and wastewater systems are decades old and unable to support its current and future population.