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Metropolitan Launches Dashboard to Track Progress on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
December 13, 2022 -
Effective PFAS disposal methods still elusive
December 12, 2022 -
Upgrades to Toledo’s wastewater treatment plant looms Published: Dec. 9, 2022 at 7:44 PM EST
December 12, 2022 -
DEQ announces supplemental water infrastructure funding for FY24
December 12, 2022 -
Hampton Roads hospitals keep an eye on rising COVID-19 cases
December 12, 2022 -
Puget Sound wastewater plants may need billions to meet state mandates
December 9, 2022 -
How the water sector is using innovative tech to become more resilient and sustainable
December 8, 2022 -
Springfield residents can apply for assistance in their water, sewer bill
December 8, 2022 -
Leaders aim to fix Jackson’s water infrastructure without raising water bills
December 7, 2022 -
Neighborhood-level wastewater testing could offer new insights into COVID-19, other illnesses
December 7, 2022 -
Clean Water Public Utilities Predict Faster Development of Renewable Energy Sources With More Access to Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
December 7, 2022 -
NACWA Comments on Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
December 7, 2022The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed in August 2022 and outlines aggressive action to address climate change. While the $740 billion package is not focused directly on water, many of the provisions in the bill include potential impacts to clean water via the nexus with climate change, clean energy, conservation, and environmental justice. -
Congress Crunches to Complete Year-End Agenda
December 7, 2022After the midterm elections, Congress was faced with a hefty to-do list before the end of the year - including reauthorizing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), and reaching compromise on a funding agreement to keep the government open, to name a few. -
New PFAS Memo Issued by EPA to State Permit Writers
December 7, 2022U.S. EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox issued a new memorandum, Addressing PFAS Discharges in NPDES Permits and Through the Pretreatment Program and Monitoring Programs, to states’ regulatory authorities on December 5 detailing recommendations on how the Agency would like states to leverage Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits to reduce PFAS discharges into waters. -
EPA Seeking Feedback on Performance Evaluations of Wastewater Laboratories
December 7, 2022In a notice published in the Federal Register on November 30, EPA seeks to collect information from wastewater laboratories, including POTWs, on the “analytic ability of laboratories that perform chemical, microbiological and whole effluent toxicity analyses.” -
Updated Federal Stormwater Regulations to Correspond with U.S. Census Nomenclature
December 7, 2022Earlier this year, the U.S. Census Bureau revised and finalized new criteria for how it defines urban areas based on the 2020 Census. The Bureau's new criteria eliminate the term "urbanized areas," which will have a subsequent impact on how EPA and states designate and regulate Phase II municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) under the Clean Water Act. -
EPA Makes Move to Eliminate De Minimis PFAS Exemption in Toxic Release Inventory
December 7, 2022As anticipated, EPA recently proposed a rule to eliminate the de minimus reporting exemption that allows facilities to avoid reporting PFAS to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). -
San Diego homeowners concerned about upcoming water, sewer rate hikes
December 6, 2022 -
More than $270 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds approved for state water projects
December 6, 2022 -
Retiring Fox Metro Water Reclamation District manager honored for 36 years of service to the agency, community
December 5, 2022