The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) is pleased to provide you with the April 2022 Regulatory Update.

(Washington, D.C.) – Sunday, April 24 marked the beginning of Water Week 2022, as hundreds of water professionals from across the country come together in Washington, D.C. to advocate before Congress and the Administration on behalf of the local communities they serve.

(Washington, DC) -- The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) filed comments today in opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed 2022 Financial Capability Assessment Guidance and asking that the proposal not be finalized.

After much anticipation and NACWA engagement with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and EPA, the Biden Administration released guidance on April 18th for how federal agencies – including EPA – should implement new Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements set to take effect on May 15th.

The Maine state legislature passed a bill – L.D. 1911, An Act to Prevent the Further Contamination of the Soils and Waters of the State with So-Called Forever Chemicals – last week that completely prohibits the land application of biosolids and the sale of compost or other agricultural products and materials containing sludge and septage in the state of Maine due to PFAS concerns. The bill now goes to Governor Mills and she is expected to sign it.

As part of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 172 PFAS chemicals were added to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), requiring certain facilities to report annual management activities involving these chemicals and releases under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.