2013 Clean Water Current Archive

December 2013

November 2013

November 22	NACWA Commends FDA on Proposed Standards Regarding Use of Biosolids Bipartisan Voluntary Clean Water Trust Fund Legislation Introduced Johnson Foundation Report Focuses on Water and Electric Utility Collaboration Law Seminar Kicks Off with Top EPA Water Officials Addressing Regulatory Priorities NACWA Fall Strategic Leadership Offers Insights on Emerging Drivers & Priorities NACWA Board Approves Key Targeted Action Fund Projects NACWA Welcomes Harlan Kelly to its Board of Directors NACWA Blog of the Week: Utility of the Future at Work in San Antonio
November 14	Utility of the Future Partners Discuss Preliminary Energy Analysis NACWA Files Amicus Brief in Ohio Stormwater Case; Court Rules in Missouri Case Legislation Reintroduced to Promote Use of Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure NACWA, NYWEA Host Integrated Planning Workshop NACWA Calls on Members to Complete 2013 Index Survey See You in San Antonio!
November 8	NACWA Discusses Water Funding Programs with Key Committee Blending Decision Implementation the Focus of Sector Discussion New on NACWA’s Website – State Action Track Environmental Groups Brief Municipal Groups on RDA Stormwater Petitions Executive Order and EPA Adaptation Plans Address Resiliency, Climate Impacts Water Sector Coordinating Council Discusses Cybersecurity and Recent Security Threats EPA Extends Deadline for Siloxane Negotiations EPA to Hold New Webinars on NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule NACWA Blog of the Week: How Do We Measure the Importance of Water?

October 2013

October 31	NACWA Meets with EPA Administrator, Agency to Focus on Water Key Dialogue Focuses on Nutrient Management EPA’s Draft Affordability Framework Discussed with Mayors, Other Stakeholders EPA, National Organizations Recommit to Green Infrastructure Court Denies Rehearing Request in SSI Case; New Lawsuit Filed Over POTW Emissions Farm Bill Conference Begins; NACWA Seeks Inclusion of Senate Nutrient Provisions NACWA Members Explore Utility of the Future in Johnson Foundation Discussion NACWA Blog of the Week: The Farm Bill and the Fight to Reduce Nutrient Run-Off Attending NACWA’s Law Seminar? Hotel Reservation Deadline Extended
October 25	Green Infrastructure Summit Brings Leaders Together; EPA Announces New Strategy EPA Will Not Appeal 8th Circuit Blending Ruling NACWA Participates in National Water Quality Trading Meeting Cybersecurity Framework and National Infrastructure Protection Plan Released USDA Biorefinery Assistance Funding Available to Some Clean Water Agencies House Passes Water Resources Reform & Development Act Nancy Stoner to Keynote Law Seminar – Hotel Deadline November 1! NACWA Blog of the Week: The Shutdown, Clean Water Agencies and the Need for Collaboration
October 18	Federal Shutdown Ends, Government Funded until January 15, 2014 Wastewater Utilities Identified on Online Chlorine Gas Interactive Map NACWA Takes Message on Integrated Planning, Utility of the Future to Pennsylvania Unleash the Leader Within – Attend the Water & Wastewater Leadership Center NACWA Blog of the Week: Protecting our Pipes, Pumps, Plants, and Personnel Looking Ahead . . . Plan Now to Attend these future NACWA Conferences
October 11	NACWA/WEF Collaborate on Utility Leaders Morning and other WEFTEC13 Offerings On Path to SRF Reauthorization Bill, Reps. Bishop and King Urge Members to Support Infrastructure Legislation; Voice Your Utility’s Support! NACWA Seeks EPA Decision on Path Forward for Dental Amalgam Separator Rule Appeal Filed in Chesapeake Bay TMDL Litigation Activist Group Seeks Partial Rehearing in SSI Litigation Federal Shutdown Enters Third Week NACWA Expands Media Outreach on Key Advocacy Issues One Week Remains to Apply for the 2014 National Environmental Achievement Awards You Don’t Have to Be a Lawyer to Attend the Law Seminar! NACWA Blog of the Week: Cooperative Federalism: Courts Get it Right in Nutrient Litigation
October 4	Toilets Are Not Trash Cans! NACWA Declares War to Protect Your Pipes, Pumps, and Plants Public, Private Groups Join Forces on Infrastructure Investment, Value of Water Federal Shutdown in its Fourth Day; Impacts on Water Sector Grow NACWA Voices Concerns over Nutrient Training for Permit Writers Sharpen Your Advocacy Skills at NACWA’s Law Seminar NACWA Awards Recognize Your Environmental Achievements Unlock your Leadership Potential at the Water & Wastewater Leadership Center

September 2013

September 27	NACWA Takes Advocacy Lead on Wipes; Media Takes Note Court Rules EPA Must Make Determination on Federal Nutrient Criteria in Mississippi River Nutrients Case House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Signals Interest in SRF Reauthorization Bill State/Regional Associations, NACWA Discuss Stepped Up Collaboration NACWA Participates in Federal Agency Outreach Meeting on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan NACWA Recommends Changes to Steam Electric Power Effluent Guidelines Money Matters Task Force Discusses Latest Developments, Next Steps Make Your Plans Today for the National Clean Water Law Seminar NACWA Blog of the Week: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Has it Right – Climate Change Is Really about Water
September 20	NACWA Meets with EPA on Environmental Justice Issues NACWA, INDA Issue Joint Press Release on Flushable Wipes EPA Sends Draft Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Rule to OMB; Key Connectivity Report Released Cardin Reintroduces Water Infrastructure Resiliency & Sustainability Act NACWA Submits Testimony on President’s Climate Plan; New EPA Administrator Focuses on Water at Press Club Event Water Resources Reform & Development Act Passes in House Committee Law Seminar Registration Open – Join Us In San Antonio! NACWA Blog of the Week: Wiping Up New Customers
September 13	NACWA Helps Secure Legal Victory in Chesapeake Bay TMDL Litigation Water Sector Represented at Senate Roundtable on Climate Impacts EPA, Water Associations Meet to Discuss Climate and Resiliency NACWA-EPA Collaboration the Focus of High Level Meeting Settlement Agreement Released in Stormwater Fee Case Senator Udall to Propose Key Amendment to Energy Efficiency Bill House Introduces Water Resources Reform & Development Act NACWA Co-Hosts Popular Workshop on Integrated Planning in Region 1 National Perspective Provided at California Stormwater Conference NACWA – Active & Engaged at WEFTEC13 Year-at-a-Glance Now Available NACWA Blog of the Week: Collaborating to Meet the Challenges Ahead
September 6	NACWA Tells House Ways & Means Committee to Continue Tax-Free Municipal Bonds NACWA to Comment on Proposed Water Quality Standards Rule Revisions EPA Hosts Webinar on e-Reporting Rule for NACWA Members Law Seminar to Address Integrated Planning, Consent Decree Issues Applications Available for NACWA Environmental Achievement Awards Enrollment Open Water & Wastewater Leadership Center Healthy Waters Update Available NACWA Blog of the Week: In the Dyeing World of Wipes – Vancouver Puts Their Hands on Them

August 2013

August 30	NACWA Members Discuss EPA Study on Emerging Contaminants Deadline Extended for Appealing Biogenic Emissions Deferral Decision NACWA Talks Stormwater Regulation at APWA Annual Congress EPA, NACWA and other Key Groups to Convene Webinar on NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule EPA Extends Deadline for Siloxane Negotiations NACWA Blog of the Week: These Are a Few of Our Favorite {Virtual} Things NACWA Members To Be Featured at U.S. Water Alliance Meeting in L.A., Register Today!
August 23	NACWA Secures Sewage Sludge Incinerator Rule Remand in Court Ruling EPA Releases Final Ammonia Criteria Representative Earl Blumenauer Seeks Input on Draft Voluntary Trust Fund Bill NACWA, Member Agencies Participate in Johnson Foundation Meeting on Water and Electric Utility Collaboration Cybersecurity, Emergency Responder Access Discussed by Water Sector Coordinating Council NACWA Talks Nutrients, Utility of the Future at Georgia’s Largest Environmental Conference Make Your Plans Today for the National Clean Water Law Seminar NACWA Blog of the Week: Round Two— Court Says SSI Rule Needs More Work
August 16	Feds Agree to Pay in Stormwater Fee Dispute NACWA Meets with House Staff to Discuss Clean Water Priorities Biogenic Emissions Coalition Meets with EPA NACWA Brings Clean Water Message to Kentucky Data Collection to Enhance NACWA Advocacy NACWA Blog of the Week: Wipe Out! Keeping Wipes Out of Pipes
August 9	NACWA Defends Miami-Dade County Proposed Consent Decree NACWA, Water Sector Groups Briefed on Ammonia Criteria Revisions, Key EPA Rules NACWA Moves Forward with Congressional Clean Water Caucus Siloxane Negotiations Nearing End NACWA, State Regulators Meet to Discuss Priority Issues Media Covers Key NACWA Advocacy Issues NACWA Blog of the Week: What We’re Thinking About This August
August 2	EPA Plans New Financial Capability Framework to Outline Available Flexibility Biogenic Emissions Coalition Discusses Path Forward after Court Vacates Deferral Funds for Integrated Planning Pilots Secured in House Appropriations Bill NACWA Active on Key Funding and Financing Proposals NACWA, WEF, WERF Discuss Energy-Water Nexus with EPA NACWA’s Blog of the Week: New Rule Delays Show Continued Challenges of Federal Stormwater Regulation

July 2013

July 26	NACWA Seeks Member Input on EPA’s Proposed Electronic Reporting Rule House Subcommittee Seeks Cut to Clean Water Loan Fund; EPA Budget EPA to Release Proposed Revisions to Water Quality Standards Regulations NACWA Meets with INDA to Determine Path Forward on Wipes Website Features New Integrated Planning Webpage NACWA Partners with ACWA, NEIWPCC on Region 1 Workshop
July 19	NACWA/AMWA Release Key Report on Tax Exempt Municipal Bonds Court Vacates EPA’s Biogenic GHG Deferral NACWA Urges Inclusion of Wastewater-Derived Fuels in Renewable Fuel Standards NACWA Conference Explores the Resilient Clean Water Utility NACWA Board Takes Key Budgetary Actions, Approves Four TAF Projects Julius Ciaccia Elected as NACWA President Awards Ceremony Showcases Agency Compliance, Management Excellence Key Meetings on Water Quality Trading, Nutrients Take Place in Cincinnati NACWA Participates in Senate Roundtable on Energy-Water Nexus Media Covers Array of NACWA Priority Advocacy Issues NACWA, WEF, and WERF Provide Waste-to-Energy Information to DOE Senate Confirms Gina McCarthy as EPA Administrator
July 12	Federal Court Denies EPA’s Petition for Rehearing of Blending Decision House Passes Modified Farm Bill NACWA Meets with New EPA Wastewater Management Office Director Environmental Groups Petition EPA on Individual Stormwater Dischargers House Passes Water & Energy Appropriations Bill; Prohibits EPA Use of Funds to Clarify Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Water Resources Utility of the Future Partners Meet to Discuss Energy-Water Nexus EPA Holds Public Meeting on Steam Electric Power Generating ELG; NACWA Requests Information for Comments White House Holds Forum on Financing Green Infrastructure NACWA Welcomes Amanda Waters as Deputy General Counsel NACWA’s Blog of the Week: We Applaud Our Members’ Ongoing Commitment to Coastal Water Quality

June 2013

June 28	Obama Releases Climate Change Plan; NACWA Provides Clean Water Perspective 130 Representatives Sign on to Letter Opposing Changes to Muni Bond Tax Exemption NRDC Beach Report Shows Improvement on Beach Closures Utility of the Future Steering Committee Discusses Key Initiatives, Next Steps NACWA Meets with Intergovernmental Relations, Smart Growth Offices at EPA Siloxane Agreement Expected by August Time is Short. . .But We Still Have a Spot for you in Cincinnati!
June 21	EPA Breaches Settlement Agreement - National Stormwater Rule Further Delayed NACWA Requests Revisions to Draft Flushability Guidelines Utility of the Future Partners Welcome ABC Interest in Operator Training, Certification Efforts Continue to Maintain Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds House Votes Down Farm Bill Coming to the Summer Conference? Need a Place to Stay? NACWA Blog of the Week: Interpreting NACWA's 2012 Service Charge Index
June 14	NACWA Briefs Top Water Office Official on Financial Capability Senate Passes 5-Year Farm Bill, Includes Support for Nutrient Management Activities Rep. Blumenauer Crafts Voluntary Trust Fund Bill White House to Hold Forum on Financing Water Infrastructure South Korean Delegation Visits NACWA to Discuss Clean Water Challenges & Solutions Vote for Water Infrastructure in Repair America Survey Time is Short! Only a Few Weeks Left to Register! NACWA Blog of the Week: Looking Back to Move Forward . . . Learning from the Authors of the Clean Water Act
June 7	House Urged to Maintain Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds NACWA Talks Advocacy with New York and Oregon Utility Groups NACWA Seeks Support for Innovative Water Technologies Congressional Research Service Releases Water Infrastructure Funding Report Coalition Opposes Cuts to Agricultural Conservation Programs Water Reuse Key NACWA Priority at Bureau of Reclamation Meeting Security & Emergency Preparedness Committee Convenes via Webinar Comments Sought on NACWA’s FY 2014 Preliminary Budget & Dues NACWA Issues May Healthy Waters Update NACWA Blog of the Week: Starting a Regional Stormwater Management Utility

May 2013

May 31	New Financial Capability White Paper Highlights Opportunities of Integrated Planning & Recent Consent Decree Negotiations NACWA Urges Congress to Address Sequestration Impacts on Build America Bonds Concerns Raised Over EPA Review of Triclosan Use Utility of the Future Concepts Discussed with Key DOE Staff Summer Conference to Highlight Key Issues Facing Utilities Today & In the Future Security & Emergency Preparedness Committee Webinar Planned for June 3 NACWA Blog of the Week: Key Considerations for Water Quality Trading
May 24	NACWA Applauds Proposed Consent Decrees with Integrated Planning Approach Biogenic Emissions Coalition Meets to Refine Strategy NACWA Supports Proposed Approach for Nutrient Criteria in Ohio Healthy Waters Coalition Urges Senators to Support Farm Bill Senate Holds Hearing on Water Quality Trading; NACWA Submits Statement House Subcommittee Holds EPA Budget Hearing NACWA Voices National Perspective at Wet Weather Partnership Workshop FY 2014 NACWA Budget Sustains Member Agency Return on Investment Make Your Plans Today for the 2013 Summer Conference & 43rd Annual Meeting
May 17	2012 NACWA Index Finds that Sewer Charge Increases Again Outpace Inflation Farm Bill Passes Senate Committee with Key Water-Related Provisions NACWA Holds Successful Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Workshop Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act EPA Hosts NACWA, Other Partners to Review its Draft Green Infrastructure Strategy NACWA Hosts Meeting with Municipal Groups, Focus is on Collaborative Advocacy
May 10	NACWA Continues Legal Advocacy in Mississippi River Nutrients Case Bipartisan Clean Water Funding Bill Introduced in House NACWA Voices Concern with EPA’s Draft Rivers and Streams Assessment EPA Seeks Rehearing of Federal Court Decision on Blending NACWA Continues Efforts to Maintain Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds; Voice Your Utility’s Support for House Resolution 112! Water Sector Coordinating Council Discusses Cybersecurity; Workgroup Maps Security Priorities Key House Approriators, Perciasepe Tout Importance of SRF, Clean Water Funding Water Blues, Green Solutions Documentary Trailer Released
May 3	NACWA Aggressive in Oral Arguments over SSI Rule New Jersey, New York to Receive $569M in EPA Grants for Resiliency Projects NACWA Co-Hosts Successful Integrated Planning Workshop in Region 5 Senators Support Funding for an Integrated Planning Pilot Program Senators Urge Funding for State Revolving Funds NACWA to File Brief in Biogenic Emissions Lawsuit NACWA Joins Farm Bill Energy Title Support Letter

April 2013

April 26	NACWA Releases Water Resources Utility of the Future… A Call for Federal Action NACWA, Water Groups, Call on Congress to Reject CWSRF and DWSRF Reductions NACWA Joins with USCM to Maintain Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds NACWA Board Approves Strategic Plan, Endorses Five TAF Projects NACWA Advances Legal Advocacy in Trading Litigation Water Sector Coordinating Council meets with DHS, EPA Policy Forum Highlights Integrated Planning, Affordability, Utility of the Future
April 19	Fifty-five House Members Urge Funding for State Revolving Funds Key House Members Support Pilot Community Funding under Integrated Planning NACWA Issues Comments on National Climate Assessment NACWA Prepares for Oral Arguments in SSI Litigation NACWA Members Discuss Needed Investment, Flexibility at Water Infrastructure Summit
April 12	NACWA Disappointed with Administration’s Support for Water Utilities in FY2014 Budget Proposal Sen. Boozman Questions EPA Administrator Nominee on Integrated Planning at Confirmation Hearing As Stormwater Rule Deadline Looms, NACWA Continues Advocacy Court Hears Arguments on EPA’s Biogenic GHG Deferral NACWA Submits Comments on Cybersecurity Framework NACWA Members Featured at National Water Infrastructure Summit Next Week NACWA’s National Environmental Policy Forum Is Only Nine Days Away! Have You Made Your Plans to Visit Your Congressional Delegation?
April 5	NACWA Hosts Region 10 Integrated Planning Workshop in the City of Roses Rep. Latta to Reintroduce and Expand Clean Water Affordability Act NACWA Issues March Healthy Waters Update Award Deadlines - It’s the Final Countdown! NACWA’s National Environmental Policy Forum Is Only Two Weeks Away. . . Make Your Plans to Visit Your Congressional Delegation! Are Your Pretreatment Professionals Registered for the Only National Workshop Designed Specifically for Them?

March 2013

March 29	Federal Appellate Court Issues Key Ruling on Blending Negative Ruling on Federal Payment of Stormwater Fees to be Appealed NACWA Recommends Revisions to Greenhouse Gas Inventory NACWA Meets with USCM, NLC, and NACo to Discuss Affordability Issues NACWA Members Prominent at Mississippi River Nutrients Dialogue NACWA Participates in Continuing Siloxane Negotiations Letter Encourages CEQ to Release Green Infrastructure Conference Report EPA Water Technology Innovation Blueprint Highlights NACWA Members Peak Performance Award Deadline Nears Policy Forum Hotel Cut-Off Date Extended!
March 22	NACWA Seeks Member Recommendations on EPA “Innovation” Visits Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Avert Federal Shutdown Water Sector Coordinating Council Workgroup Discusses Future Security Priorities NACWA Meets with NRDC about Triclosan Water Resources Development Act Approved in Senate EPW Committee March AWARDS Madness Is Here! Is Your Agency Ready To Be Recognized? Legislative, Regulatory, and Legal Developments Featured at NACWA’s Policy Forum Don’t Miss the Only National Workshop Designed for Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Professionals
March 15	NACWA Seeks Input from Members Using Build America Bond Program, Weighs In on Tax Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds NACWA Hosts Successful Region 7 Integrated Planning Workshop Howard Neukrug Testifies for NACWA at House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing Senate Budget Proposal Would Cut EPA Funding NACWA Briefs EPA Leadership on Wet Weather Proposal Clearing the FOG at NACWA Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Workshop This Week on The Water Voice: Member Agencies See Green Infrastructure as a Key Tool Kopocis Renominated for EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Join NACWA in D.C. for the 2013 National Environmental Policy Forum! NACWA Calls for Nominations for Excellence in Management Awards
March 8	Howard Neukrug to Testify for NACWA on Clean Water Funding, Financing Needs NACWA Voices Concerns over Translation of Narrative Nutrient Criteria Sequestration Goes into Effect, Clean Water Programs Impacted NACWA Legal Briefs Argue Against Federal Nutrient Criteria for Mississippi River Basin EPA Declines Appeal of Stormwater Flow TMDL Ruling Join NACWA at the only National Workshop Designed for Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Professionals Utility Executives Forum to be Highlight of National Environmental Policy Forum Integrated Planning Workshops Draw Strong Response
March 1	NACWA Encourages EPA to Focus on Integrated Planning as Top 2014-2016 Priority Oral Arguments on Incineration Rule Challenge Set for May 3 NACWA Considers Coalition to Address Regulation of Biogenic Emissions Senator Lautenberg Reintroduces Sewer Overflow Right-To-Know Legislation Affordability, Hurricane Sandy Response the Focus of EPA National Association Outreach Meeting Rep. Bishop Holds Stakeholder Meeting to Discuss Advancing Water Infrastructure Legislation NACWA Urges Members to Get Active on Engage™

February 2013

February 22	NACWA Hosts Follow-Up Meeting to Discuss Stormwater Rule Capps Reintroduces Water Infrastructure Resiliency Bill NACWA Discusses Affordability with Members of Congress NACWA Supports DEA Proposed Rule for Disposal of Controlled Substances NACWA Meets with Water Sector Organizations, EPA to Discuss Technology, Innovation NACWA Urges EPA to Limit Inadvertently Generated PCBs Are Your Treatment Facilities at Peak Performance? Get the Recognition You Deserve! Registration Now Available for 2013 Pretreatment Workshop
February 15	Executive Order May Lead to Cybersecurity Regulations for Utilities NACWA, Water Sector Groups Meet with EPA Staff, Focus Is on Utility of the Future and Affordability Chairman Shuster Holds First Hearing on The Federal Role in America’s Infrastructure WEF, NACWA Release Joint Response to the President’s State of the Union Address California Court Upholds Injunction on Biosolids Land Application Ban Agenda Now Available for NACWA’s 2013 National Environmental Policy Forum Media Outlets Continue to Look to NACWA as a Key Resource NACWA Recognizes Senator Stabenow for Federal Public Service EPA Accepting Nominations to Environmental Justice Advisory Council
February 8	Court Grants NACWA Intervention in Water Quality Trading Case NACWA Brings Clean Water Message to New York Utility Executives Senate Holds Hearing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Policies Winter Conference Focuses on Transforming Vision of Clean Water Utilities
February 1	NACWA/WEF/WERF Release Water Resources Utility of the Future...Blueprint for Action NACWA Files Brief with Supreme Court in Nutrients Case NACWA Encouraged by EPA Actions in Florida Regarding Nutrients; Submit Comments NACWA Wet Weather Task Force Finalizes Proposed Wet Weather Legislation Wet Weather Remains EPA's Top Enforcement Priority for FY 2014 - 2016; NACWA to Comment Federal Court Issues Disappointing Decision on Stormwater Fees NACWA Launches New Congressional Toolbox President Signs Sandy Recovery Package, Includes Funds for Impacted Utilities Have a Peak Performing Facility? Apply Today & Get Recognized!

January 2013

January 25	EPA Submits Strong Brief in Mississippi River Nutrients Litigation NACWA, ACWA, WEF and EPA Partner on Regional Integrated Planning Workshops NACWA/WERF/WEF Steering Committee Gives Green Light to the Utility of the Future Blueprint for Action Water Sector Coordinating Council Discusses Security and Natural Disasters; NACWA’s Patty Cleveland Elected Vice Chair This Week on Engage: New Discussions; New Help Section
January 18	NACWA to Participate in New Dialogue on Financial Capability House Passes $50.7 B in Hurrican Sandy Aid, Includes Money to Improve Utility Resiliency Secondary Treatment Lawsuit Dismissed NACWA Takes Utility of the Future Advocacy Message to California ASCE Holds Briefing on Infrastructure Needs Standing Committees Now on NACWA Engage^TM
January 11	House to Vote on Sandy Emergency Appropriations Package, Will Include Funding to Improve Utility Resiliency U.S Supreme Court Decision Limits Definition of “Discharge” Under Clean Water Act. Utility of the Future Task Force Holds Final Call, Blueprint for Action Near Final Operate a Sewage Sludge Incinerator? Join Us on a Call Senate Announces New Committee Assignments; Vitter to Be New Ranking Member of Environment & Public Works DC Water’s George Hawkins Authors Key Article on Modernizing the Clean Water Act This Week in Social Media: NACWA Continues to Expand Presence, Outreach Final Call for Public Agency Members to Complete the 2012 NACWA Index Survey 2012 Peak Performance Award Applications Now Available!
January 4	Federal Court Strikes Down EPA “Flow TMDL” for Stormwater NACWA Files Brief Supporting Municipal Stormwater Fee Program As Congress Reaches Deal on Fiscal Cliff, Farm Bill is Extended 9 Months Shuster Named T & I Committee Chair Congress Passes Initial Relief Package for Hurricane Sandy Disaster NACWA Supports Adaptive Approach in Proposed Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy EPA Extends Siloxane Negotiations Deadline Extended: Public Agency Members Urged to Complete the 2012 NACWA Index Survey by January 18 This Week on Engage™, The Water Voice

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