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A Clear Commitment to America’s Waters
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Integrated Planning
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the resources necessary to explore integrated planning, both at the lo-
cal and state level, has also been raised as a concern.
Tough questions remain including whether large, regional waste-
water authorities without control over stormwater or much of their
collection systems, will be able to take advantage of the framework.
Communities with existing consent decrees are also anxious to learn if
and how they might be able to utilize some of the Agency’s new, more
flexible thinking.
Congressional Hearing Held
The House Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment held a
hearing on July 25, to explore the benefits of, and potential obstacles
to, implementing EPA’s recently finalized integrated planning frame-
work. George Hawkins, general manager of DCWater and a NACWA
Board Member and Chair of the Association’s Money Matters Task
Force,
on behalf of the Association. In his testimony, Hawkins
discussed the problems posed by EPA’s expensive and numerous man-
dates on DCWater’s ability to address their most urgent infrastructure
needs. Hawkins applauded EPA’s integrated planning framework as a
step in the right direction, but pointed out that some communities
lack the resources to even get to the negotiating table. NACWA pro-
posed that Congress provide funding for pilot communities to develop
integrated plans pursuant to EPA’s framework and urged Congress
to extend permit terms to 25 years where this would help communi-
ties sequence their Clean Water Act projects more effectively. Carter
Strickland Jr., Commissioner of the New York City Department of
Environment Protection and a NACWA Board Member also testified,
focusing on New York City’s growing Clean Water Act affordability
challenges.
NACWA Welcomes New Members
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ACWA continues to strengthen its influence as the leading advocate on behalf of the clean water community through a robust and
active membership. As membership grows, so does the Association’s ability to shape national policy. The Association is proud to
welcome one re-joining Member Agency, one new Corporate Affiliate and one new Supporting Affiliate.
All NACWAmembers are encouraged to make the most of their membership through participation in the Association’s active committees, engage-
ment in its awards programs, and attending conferences, workshops, and web seminars. Another great benefit of NACWAmembership is that it’s
organizational — allowing all staff at your organization to take advantage of the resources and information the Association offers. If there are ad-
ditional key members of your staff who you feel would benefit from receiving NACWA correspondence, or participating on NACWA committees,
please contact Kelly Brocato, Director of Membership Development at
kbrocato@nacwa.org
.
Public Agency
Represented by Clay Duffie, General Manager
NACWA welcomes back the Mount Pleasant Waterworks outside of
Charleston, S.C. Mount Pleasant Waterworks is a water and waste-
water system that serves a population of 45,000. Their Rifle Range
Road Wastewater Treatment Plant and Center Street Wastewater
Treatment Plant are both
Peak Performance
award-winning facili-
ties.
Corporate Affiliate
Wetlands Studies and Solutions, Inc., Va
Represented by Michael S. Roland, President
Wetlands Studies and Solutions, Inc. is the leading natural and cul-
tural resources consultant in Northern Virginia. Wetland scientists,
engineers, regulatory/compliance/survey/GIS specialists, and arche-
ologists assist developers and public works agencies with the permit-
ting process and create innovative solutions to water quality issues
affecting the Chesapeake Bay region.
Supporting Affiliate
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Represented by David Primozich, Senior Ecosystem Services Director
The Freshwater Trust is an action-oriented not-for-profit that re-
stores rivers and streams throughout Oregon. They use cooperative,
market-based solutions that benefit rivers, working lands and local
communities – from working with landowners to keep more water
in our streams to streamlining restoring processes to achieve greater
pace and scale to improving aquatic habitat using a localized ap-
proach.
NACWA Board Member George Hawkins (in white) testified on behalf of the Association
and Carter Strickland (left of Hawkins), NACWA Board Member and Commissioner for
New York City Department of Environmental Protection.