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NACWA Joins Forces on
Utility of the Future
Blueprint for Action....................... 2
Water Sector Representative
Talk Sustainability with EPA.......... 2
The Regulatory Roundup............... 3
NACWA Blog, Online
Community Invite Discussion. ....... 4
NACWA’s Year-At-A-Glance
Showcases Achievements............... 5
Peak Performance Awards............. 6
NACWA Utility Management Committee Chair, Tom
Sigmund, is playing a leadership role in the Association’s
water resources utility of the future initiatives and
sustainability efforts. Sigmund is the Executive Director
of the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District.
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ACWA’s annual
Developments in Clean Water Law
Seminar
– the only conference of its kind focused spe-
cifically on the broad array of legal and regulatory
challenges facing the municipal clean water community – will
be held November 14 -16, 2012 at the Westin Seattle in Seattle,
Wash. As in years past, the Seminar promises to deliver timely
and provocative information on the hottest issues in clean wa-
ter law, featuring top speakers from around the nation.
Critical Clean Water Law
Issues to be Examined at
Law Seminar
Clean Water Utilities a Strong
Presence at White House Green
Infrastructure Conference
A
large contingent of clean water utilities
participated in a Sept. 20 conference
hosted by the White House Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) and U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to explore
the use of green infrastructure in managing storm-
water and urban wet weather flows. The conference
brought together key stakeholders from the utility,
engineering, environmental/conservation com-
munities, and the public sector, to examine the op-
portunities and challenges facing green infrastruc-
ture – and consider how to better encourage and
implement it as a viable stormwater management
approach.
Benefits & Barriers Discussed
Conference participants engaged in robust discus-
sion focused on defining the range of benefits of
green infrastructure practices; identifying barriers
to these practices; finding opportunities for fund-
ing, financing and valuing green infrastructure;
and developing steps that government and others
can take to promote greater implementation of
green technologies to manage urban stormwater.
NACWA Members Pursue
Innovative Solutions
The municipal clean water utility community had a
strong voice throughout the day’s discussions, ably
represented by a number of NACWA members pur-
suing a variety of innovative green infrastructure
solutions. Among the utility members present were
the New York City Department of Environmental
Protection, the Philadelphia Water Department,
DCWater, the City of Los Angeles Bureau of
Sanitation, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer
District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District of Greater Chicago, the Metropolitan
Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, Onondaga
County, NY, and the Milwaukee Metropolitan
Sewerage District. Conference participants also
heard from senior CEQ and EPA leadership, includ-
ing Nancy Sutley, Chair of CEQ; Bob Perciasepe,
EPA Deputy Administrator; Nancy Stoner, EPA
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Clear
Commitment to America’s Waters
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