Biosolids are a valuable byproduct of the clean water process and this nutrient-rich resource is in demand for soil enhancement and fertilization nationwide. NACWA is working to ensure municipalities continue to have a suite of options for biosolids management available to them.

For more information on NACWA’s legal activities and litigation related toBiosolids Management/Incineration, please visit the Legal Resources page.

2013

03/01	Clean Water Current		Oral Arguments on Incineration Rule Challenge Set for May 3
02/17	NACWA Letter		NACWA Letter in Kern County Biosolids Litigation
02/15	Clean Water Current		California Court Upholds Injunction on Biosolids Land Application Ban

2012

12/07	Clean Water Current		NACWA Submits Final Brief in SSI Litigation
11/09	Clean Water Current		NACWA Continues Lead Role in SSI Litigation
10/26	Clean Water Current		EPA Files Brief in SSI Litigation, NACWA to Respond
08/10	Clean Water Current		NACWA Files Brief in Biosolids Land Application Case
07/27	Clean Water Current		NACWA Files Opening Brief in SSI Legal Challenge
06/01	Clean Water Current		NACWA Files Second Legal Challenge on SSI Issue
05/18	Clean Water Current		NACWA, WEF Recognize NBP Certification for Knoxville Utilities Board
04/13	Clean Water Current		EPA Issues Formal Denial of SSI Rule Reconsideration, NACWA Pivots to Legal Challenge
02/24	Clean Water Current		NACWA Provides Input on Solid Waste Rulemaking, Confirms Regulatory Status of Biogas
02/23	EPA Correspondence		EPA Clarification on Contained Gases
02/22	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on Proposed Revisions to EPA’s Nonhazardous Secondary Materials Rule
02/10	Clean Water Current		EPA to Deny Reconsideration of SSI Rule, NACWA Legal Efforts to Intensify
01/06	Clean Water Current		NACWA Meets with EPA Deputy Administrator, Urges Agency to Reconsider Incineration Rule