EPA signed the final Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Category, also known as the “Dental Amalgam Rule,” for a second time on June 9. The final rule is significantly different than the proposed rule, due in part to the extensive comments submitted by NACWA.

NACWA met June 7 with the Director of EPA’s Office of Wastewater Management, Andrew Sawyers, and his senior staff to discuss a range of issues, including NACWA’s May 15 input on regulatory areas needing improvement.

Based on recent conversations with EPA (see related story), NACWA is forming a workgroup of members to provide input/ideas on the how the application/paperwork process around the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) can be streamlined.

Last week, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced the bipartisan Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act to promote the use of sustainable biogas facilities.

NACWA met with specific Congressional offices last week to advance clean water priorities this year—particularly targeting Clean Water Act improvements, Integrated Planning, and infrastructure investment.

NACWA hosted more than 100 participants for the most recent installment of its Hot Topics in Clean Water Law webinar series.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has recently denied a request by EPA to stay a February federal district court order that requires EPA to federalize the development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) to address West Virginia water bodies with high conductivity levels.

NACWA, together with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, National League of Cities, National Association of Counties and other key stakeholders met June 1 with representatives from the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to discuss NAPA’s ongoing study on affordability-related issues in the clean water sector.

NACWA’s “Toilets Are Not Trashcans” campaign reached a significant milestone with the publication of the Second Edition of Code of Practice: Communicating Appropriate Disposal Pathways for Nonwoven Wipes to Protect Wastewater Systems by INDA (Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry) and its European counterpart, EDANA.

NACWA, along with several California water organizations, filed an amended complaint on May 30 in Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works v. EPA