2011 Clean Water Current Archive

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October 2011

October 28	EPA Outlines Plans for Integrated Planning Framework for Regional Offices, Seeks to Work as “One EPA” with States and Local Governments NACWA Holds Capitol Hill Briefing on Green Infrastructure NACWA Files Court Papers Bolstering Case for Stay of SSI Rule NACWA Urges Science Advisory Board to Exempt Wastewater Biogenic Emissions from Greenhouse Gas Accounting EPA Announces Efforts to Pursue Formal Rulemaking on Clean Water Act Jurisdiction NACWA Seeks Member Input on Stormwater Survey Water Sector Coordinating Council Discusses Upgrades of Vulnerability Assessment Tools The 2012 Water & Wastewater Leadership Center – Executive Education Designed Specifically for Utility Leaders Have You Registered for NACWA’s Law Seminar? Registration Deadline Approaching! Clean Water America Alliance to Host Web Seminar Series on Hydraulic Fracturing
October 21	Senate Committee Releases FY 2012 Budget for EPA’s State Revolving Funds Congressmen Send Letter to EPA Requesting Reconsideration of SSI Rule EPA Announces Planned Revisions to Key Regulation Supporting SSI Rule NACWA Seeks Utility Endorsements for Farm Bill Recommendations NACWA, EPA Discuss Priority Issues at WEFTEC, Focus Is on Integrated Planning/Permitting and Nutrients NACWA Seeks Member Input on 2010 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan Key Speakers Confirmed for Law Seminar, Make Your Plans to Attend Today!
October 14	House Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Fund Clean Water as Senate Votes Down American Jobs Act NACWA Continues Discussions on SSO Rule with Stakeholder Groups NACWA Granted Intervention in Chesapeake Bay Daily Loads Case to Defend Holistic Watershed Approach NACWA, Municipal Water Groups Meet with EPA to Discuss Top Regulatory Priorities NACWA, Municipal and State Groups Urge Support for Key USGS Monitoring Program NACWA Urges EPA Office of Water to Weigh in on SSI Rule; EPA, Sierra Club Oppose Stay Request Senator Cardin Introduces Legislation to Upgrade Water Infrastructure Hotel Registration Deadline for Law Seminar Only One Week Away – Hurry and Register Today! NACWA Year-in-Review Available Online
October 7	Momentum Gathers on Money Matters™ Objectives with Administration, Congress NACWA Offers Support for House Clean Water Investment Bill Nutrient Issues Remain a Focus on Capitol Hill; DC Water, EPA Testify at Senate Hearing One Week Remains to Apply for NACWA’s National Environmental Achievement Awards A Unique Offering for Exceptional Executive Education – the 2012 Water & Wastewater Leadership Center Don’t Miss These Important Opportunities to Meet, Explore, and Discuss Issues Critical to Your Organization

September 2011

September 30	NACWA Weighs in with Congress to Include $10 Billion for Clean Water in Jobs Bill NACWA Urges Reconsideration on Sludge Rulemaking NACWA Comments on EPA Draft Handbook on Sustainability Planning NACWA, Key Municipal Groups Send Brief to U.S. Supreme Court on Critical Clean Water Act Case NACWA Raises Concerns over Proposed Sampling Program for BPA NACWA Law Seminar to Address Reopeners in Consent Decrees, Latest Developments in Clean Water Enforcement Submit Your National Environmental Achievement Award Nomination Today! E-Communication is Green Communication at NACWA ASIWPCA Changes Name
September 23	NACWA Evaluates Jobs Act, Seeks $10 Billion in Direct Funding for Clean Water NACWA’s Money Matters Task Force Applauds EPA’s Recent Efforts on Prioritization, Continues to Advance Legislation NACWA’s Security & Emergency Preparedness Committee Meets to Discuss Current State of Water Sector Save the Date for NACWA’s Hot Topics Breakfast at WEFTEC 2011
September 16	Administration Releases Jobs Package, NACWA Meets with Key Hill Staff NACWA Meets with EPA Administrator's Top Policy Advisors on Money Matters™ Campaign, Integrated Permitting SSI Legal Efforts Shift to High Gear, NACWA Files Request for Judicial Stay NACWA Raises Concerns over EPA Recreational Criteria Efforts NACWA Submits Brief Supporting Utility Member in Stormwater Fee Litigation NACWA, Water Associations Discuss Climate Change NACWA, Regional Members Discuss Top Challenges at Kansas City Summit Preliminary Agenda Now Available for Law Seminar, Hotel Deadline is October 21
September 9	President Obama Touts Need for More Infrastructure Spending, NACWA’s Focus Turns to Congress President’s Speech Highlights Regulatory Review Effort NACWA Discusses Effluent Guidelines Program with GAO EPA to Deny SSI Reconsideration Petition, NACWA’s Legal and Legislative Advocacy Efforts Advance Join NACWA on Upcoming Security & Emergency Preparedness Committee Web Meeting NACWA Welcomes Hannah Mellman as Legislative Manager Don’t Miss These Critical Deadlines. . .
September 2	EPA Reaches Out to NACWA on Regulatory Prioritization, Integrated Permitting Effort NACWA Urges Obama to Include Clean Water Infrastructure Investment in Jobs Package NACWA Continues to Bring Clean Water Message to State/Regional Groups August-September Clean Water Advocate Showcases Peak Performance Award Winners Clean Water America Alliance to Hold Urban Water Sustainability Conference in Milwaukee

August 2011

August 26	EPA Delays Stormwater Rule Proposal by Two Months EPA's Final Regulatory Review Plan Adds Momentum to Money Matters™ Campaign EPA Seeks NACWA Comment on Draft Sustainability Planning Handbook for Utilities Water Sector Coordinating Council Discusses Future of Utility Security; NACWA Security Committee to Meet Via Web Conference in September NACWA Farm Bill Work Continues Make Your Plans Today for NACWA's 2011 Law Seminar
August 19	Momentum Continues toward Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Overflow Rule NACWA Seeks Additional Guidance from EPA on Status of Digester Gas NACWA Comments on EPA’s Proposal on Nanoscale Materials in Pesticide Products Save the Date! Join NACWA for its 2011 Law Seminar, November 16–18, in Charleston, S.C
August 12	NACWA to Engage in Aggressive Fall Campaign on Clean Water Infrastructure Funding NACWA Weighs in with EPA on Need to Embrace Regulatory Prioritization Approach EPA Seeks More Time to Review NACWA's Reconsideration Request on SSI Rule NACWA, Municipal Groups Meet with EPA to Discuss Top Regulatory Priorities
August 5	NACWA, State/Regional Groups Highlight Concerns Regarding Numeric Nutrient Criteria NACWA to Help Coordinate Next Steps toward a Comprehensive SSO Rule EPA Denies Petition to Develop Federal Criteria for Mississippi River Basin Congress Completes Work on Debt Ceiling and Budget Package; Cuts Expected to Environmental Programs National Environmental Achievement Award Applications Now Available Water & Wastewater Leadership Center Application Process Underway

July 2011

July 29	NACWA Helps Secure Positive Outcome in Ruling on New TMDL for Anacostia River NACWA Meets with Top EPA Attorneys, Key EPA Staff on Incineration NACWA Comments on EPA/Army Corps Draft Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Guidance House Debates FY 2012 EPA Spending Bill; NACWA Eyes Senate for Advocacy Push NACWA Convenes Healthy Waters Coalition Meeting to Discuss Farm Bill Water Sector Addresses Gaps between Security Standard and Assessment Tools
July 22	NACWA Conference Underscores Clean Water Agencies’ Rapidly Evolving, Expanding Role Board Takes Key Actions to Help Ensure NACWA Efforts Advance Excellence in Management, Peak Performance Awards Honorees Recognized
July 15	General Support for Development of SSO Rule Emerges from EPA Facilitated Workshop NACWA Money Matters Regulatory Prioritization Legislation Poised for Capitol Hill NACWA Participates in National Dialogue on Agriculture-Water Policy Issues NACWA, ASIWPCA Urge Senate to Maintain Clean Water Funding Levels Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Hours Available at Summer Conference in Chicago
July 8	NACWA Holds Productive Discussion with NGO Groups on SSOs NACWA Advocacy Obtains Key Biogenic Emissions Deferral in EPA Final Rule Key Stakeholder Groups Submit Letter to EPA on Stormwater Rule-Making Process NACWA Seeks State/Regional Group Signatures on Nutrient Letter to EPA NACWA Files Response to Farm Bureau Opposition in Chesapeake Bay Case NACWA Discusses Priority Advocacy Issues with Region 2 Members House Introduces FY 2012 EPA Funding Bill that Cuts SRFs NACWA Submits List of Preliminary Issues in Solid Waste Rule Challenge Countdown to NACWA’s 2011 Summer Conference Has Begun! American Biogas Council Announces Webinar Series, Discount for All NACWA Members
July 1	NACWA’s SSO Workgroup Sets Strategy for Upcoming EPA Facilitated Workshop EPA Extends Comment Period on Jurisdiction Guidance, NACWA Seeks Member Input NACWA Weighs in with Congress on Clean Water Funding NACWA Members Advance Key Affordability Legislation in Several States Media Looks to NACWA for Views on Nutrients, Data on Rate Increases Have You Registered? Join NACWA at Our 2011 Summer Conference!

June 2011

June 24	NACWA Testifies at House Hearing on EPA’s Nutrient Policies House T&I Committee Approves Bill Restricting EPA's Role in Permitting Process NACWA Requests Intervention in Air Litigation Related to SSI Rule NACWA’s Progress on Farm Bill Advocacy Continues Chemical Security Bill Passes House Panel — Excludes Water, Wastewater Facilities NACWA Participates in Climate Resilience Tool Workgroup NACWA Active at WESTCAS Annual Meeting – Plans More Engagement with State, Regional Clean Water Groups Hotel Deadline Approaching – Join NACWA at the 2011 Summer Conference! Registration Available for Alliance to Save Energy’s Watergy Webinar
June 17	NACWA Provides Clean Water Community Perspective at EPA Workshop on Recreational Water Quality Criteria NACWA Files Amicus Brief in Florida Nutrients Case, Pushes Back on EPA Nutrient Limits EPA Invites Public Participation at SSO Workshop, Registration Available to NACWA Members NACWA Initiates Legal Challenge to EPA’s Definition of Solid Waste Rule, Moves to Intervene in Sierra Club SSI Case NACWA Summer Conference Offers Exceptional Value Alliance to Save Energy’s Offers Watergy Webinar
June 10	NACWA Poised for Major Push on Money Matters™ Legislation NACWA Holds Key Meeting with Senate Staff on Farm Bill CEQ Issues Water Quality Climate Change Plan; NACWA to Comment
June 3	NACWA Hosts Water Sector Meeting to Support Vital USGS Water Quality Assessment Program NACWA Receives Invitation to EPA's SSO Workshop NACWA Farm Bill Efforts Gets Funding Boost from Key Foundation EPA Releases Final Clean Water Act Action Plan for Permitting, Enforcement Issues NACWA Is Coming to Region 2, Other Key State and Regional Venues Don't Miss Important Committee Meetings at NACWA's 2011 Summer Conference

May 2011

May 27	NACWA Files Petition for Reconsideration and Stay of Sewage Sludge Incinerator Rule NACWA Moves to Enter Chesapeake Bay Daily Loads Case, Defend Holistic Watershed Approach EPA Releases Preliminary Plan for Review of Existing Regulations, NACWA to Comment Senate SRF Dear Colleague Letter Closes with Strong Support Water Sector Coordinating Council Meets to Discuss Utility Security Issues Key House Committee Approves Chemical Facility Program Extension through 2018 NACWA’s Summer Conference in Chicago Explores Cutting Edge Management Issues Deadline for Submitting 2011 Financial Survey is Next Friday, June 3 Media Continues to Call on NACWA as an Expert Resource
May 20	Senate Dear Colleague Letter on SRF Funding Gains Bipartisan Support, NACWA Urges Members to Weigh In NACWA Voices Concerns on Recreational Criteria Revisions with EPA Farm Bill Coalition Focuses on Viable Policy Solutions to Address Nutrients Deadline Extended for 2011 Financial Survey Dental Amalgam Separators Major Topic of Discussion at NACWA Pretreatment Workshop NACWA’s Summer Conference in Chicago to Feature Unique Sustainability Workshop
May 13	Register Now for 2011 Summer Conference in Chicago, Hotel Reservations Cut-Off June 27 NACWA Environmental Policy Forum Highlights Advocacy Efforts with Congress, EPA Nutrients, SSOs Top List of NACWA’s Regulatory Concerns NACWA, Clean Water America Alliance Awards Featured at Policy Forum NACWA Submits Comments to EPA on Controversial Stormwater Memo, Meets with National Groups on Stormwater Rule
May 6	NACWA Initiates Legal Challenge to Sewage Sludge Incineration Rule NACWA Meets with Minority Water Resources Subcommittee Staff; SRF Reauthorization Bill on Horizon NACWA Meets with EPA Staff on its Regulatory Review Initiative NACWA Supports Biogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Deferral; Receives Response from EPA on Biogenic Emissions Report NACWA Provides Input on EPA Environmental Justice Permitting Initiative NACWA Hosts Meeting on Hydraulic Fracturing for Municipal Sector Registration Now Open for NACWA 2011 Summer Conference

April 2011

April 29	EPA Releases Jurisdiction Guidance as Part of Administration’s Clean Water Framework NACWA PR Committee Discusses Successful Local Strategies on Rates, State Affordability Legislation With Policy Forum Approaching, NACWA Conferences Offer Valuable Information and Insights
April 22	NACWA Hosts Facilitated Session with Key Groups on Draft Money Matters Legislation NACWA to Comment on EPA Environmental Justice Initiative, Seeks Member Input NACWA Briefs State Nutrient Workgroup on Clean Water Community Concerns NACWA PR Committee Call to Explore How to Garner Support for Rate Increases during Challenging Economic Times NACWA Sets Record Straight on Role of Clean Water Agencies, MWRDGC in Chicago Tribune Article Make Your Plans for NACWA’s Two Upcoming Conferences. . . Deadlines Approaching!
April 15	Budget Compromise Averts Government Shutdown; Cuts Clean Water Funding NACWA Discusses New Rules, Regulatory Reform with EPA Office of Water NACWA and Key Municipal Groups Meet with EPA, Urge Changes to Stormwater Memo Senate Holds Hearing on Natural Gas Fracking Operations; NACWA Survey Closes NACWA, Healthy Waters Coalition Send Fact Sheet to Congress Highlighting Nutrient Pollution Issues
April 8	NACWA Submits Comments on EPA Regulatory Review Initiative NACWA Moves to Join Legal Battle over Florida Nutrient Criteria NACWA-led Farm Bill Coalition Focused on Policy Solutions NACWA Stresses Need for Improved Assessment of Triclosan’s Environmental Impacts, Opposes Clean Water Act Regulation NACWA Supports Biogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Deferral at Public Hearing House Moves Forward Legislation Repealing EPA Authority over Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Senate Balks on Similar Proposals NACWA Honors Memory of Workers Who Died in Gatlinburg, Tennessee POTW Tragedy Two Key NACWA Conferences To Take Place Next Month — Register Today!
April 1	Sewage Sludge Incineration Coalition, Legal Challenge to EPA Rules Take Shape Farm Bill Working Group Approves White Paper, Develops Strategy for Future Advocacy NACWA Urges Congress to Support Clean Water SRF as Budget Negotiations Ramp Up NACWA and Quicksilver Caucus Discuss Recommendations for Dental Amalgam Separator Rule Make Your Plans Today for NACWA’s Upcoming Conferences & Workshops! One More Week to Apply for Key NACWA Awards Programs

March 2011

March 25	NACWA Urges Representatives to Support Recently Introduced Clean Water Affordability Act NACWA Urges Members to Provide Comments to EPA on Regulatory Review, Provides NYCDEP’s Comments as an Example NACWA Recommends Revisions to Greenhouse Gas Inventory SSO Workgroup to Review NACWA Position as EPA Makes Overture on Potential Facilitated Session NACWA Urges Members to Complete Clean Water America Alliance Green Infrastructure Survey DOJ Guidance Clarifies Federal Payment of Stormwater Fees EPA Responds to NACWA Pressure, Agrees to Comment Period on Stormwater Memo Last Week for NACWA Members to Complete Survey on Treatment of Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracking Have You Made Your Plans for These Upcoming NACWA Offerings? Deadline Approaching for NACWA Awards Programs: April 8, 2011
March 18	GAO Letter Signals Federal Reversal on Nonpayment of Stormwater Fees EPA Releases Nutrient Framework Memo, NACWA Finalizes Nutrient Summit Issue Paper NACWA Moves Forward With Challenge to SSI Regulations NACWA Participates in EPA Regulatory Review Stakeholder Meeting NACWA Reminds Members to Complete Survey on Treatment of Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracking NACWA Accepting Applications for Peak Performance & Excellence in Management Awards as April 8 Deadline Nears Registration Open for National Environmental Policy Forum and Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Workshop
March 11	NACWA Briefs Members on Final SSI Rule, Consensus Builds for Legal Challenge NACWA Asks EPA to Revise Report on Biogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions NACWA Urges Members to Complete Survey on Treatment of Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracking Senate Democrats’ FY 2011 Budget Proposal Maintains Funding for Water Programs NACWA Speaks with State, Local Government Groups on Stormwater & Nutrient Issues One More Week to Complete NACWA/Food & Water Watch Triclosan Survey NACWA Urges Members to Complete 2011 Financial Survey Questionnaire
March 4	NACWA Public Agency Members Take Message of Need for New Regulatory Approach to Key EPA Officials, Capitol Hill SRF Budget Cuts Focus of House and Senate Hearings; NACWA Provides Key Information Defending Investments Register Today for the 2011 National Environmental Policy Forum

February 2011

February 25	NACWA Scores Key Victory on SSI Rule but Legal Action May Still Be Necessary NACWA’s New Money Matters White Paper, Tri-fold Now Available Online NACWA Reviewing Final EPA Rule on Boiler Emissions Peak Performance, Excellence in Management Award Applications Are Now Available NACWA Clean Water Careers Features Key Employment Opportunities
February 18	NACWA Legal, Legislative Advocacy on Sewage Sludge Incineration Ramps Up President’s Budget, House Proposal Seek Cuts to Water Programs; NACWA Pushes Back NACWA to Comment as EPA Seeks Input into President’s Call for Regulatory Review Money Matters Campaign Advances with Key Legislative Initiative, New White Paper NACWA Joins EPA, Other Advocacy Groups to Discuss Green Infrastructure Issues Media Looks to NACWA on Range of Issues from Budget to Farm Bill The Money Matters Summit and Fly-In Is Just Ten Days Away; Register Today and Make Your Voice Heard!
February 11	NACWA Holds Capitol Hill Briefing for New Members of Congress NACWA Urges Action on Key Clean Water Priorities with EPA’s Acting Water Chief NACWA Responds Strongly to House’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal to Slash EPA Funding and Cut the CWSRF by $700 Million NACWA Meets with New Chairman of the House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee to Discuss Priority Issues NACWA Highlights Flaws in Incinerator MACT Proposal for White House, EPA Signals Intent to Reconsider Rule Make Your Voices Heard in Washington; Tell Your Agency’s Story at NACWA’s March 1-2 Money Matters Summit and Fly-In
February 4	Winter Conference Highlights Wet Weather Costs, Need for New Approaches NACWA Committees Help Set Strategic Direction on Array of Vital Issues NACWA Board Takes Important Action on TAF Projects, Likely Legal Action on SSIs Speakers and Panels Underscore Creative Approaches to Wet Weather Issues

January 2011

January 28	NACWA Ramps up Advocacy in 112th Congress on Federal Clean Water Funding NACWA and Food & Water Watch Launch Triclosan Survey Coalition, NACWA Urge Federal Funding for USGS Cooperative Water Program NACWA Participates in EPA Research Planning Workshop Focused on Holistic Approaches to Clean Water, Drinking Water
January 21	Senator Kirk to Introduce Great Lakes Anti-Blending Legislation Next Week; NACWA to Seek Key Changes and Push for EPA Sanitary Sewer Policy Court Rules on EPA Incineration Rule Extension Request, Sets New Deadline of Feb. 21 NACWA Submits Additional Comments on Stormwater Rule to EPA NACWA Participates in DEA Meeting on Unused Pharmaceutical Disposal NACWA Supports California Member Agencies in Letter on Whole Effluent Toxicity Join NACWA on March 1-2 to Make the Case for Reality-Based Clean Water Policies
January 14	EPA Makes Key Staff Changes: Silva to Leave EPA, Stoner to Serve as Acting AA for Water NACWA Testifies at Field Hearing Hosted by Senator Cardin on Passage of Federal Stormwater Fee Legislation NACWA Provides Input to DOJ on Implementation of Stormwater Fee Legislation Court Grants Brief Extension to Provide Additional Time for Ruling on Incineration NACWA Participates in Key Clean Water America Alliance Meeting on a Sustainable Water Policy Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule Changes Should Benefit POTWs EPA to Host Webinar for NACWA Members on Web-based DMR Pollutant Loading Tool Water Coalition Seeks Authorization for EPA WaterSense Program; NACWA to Voice Clean Water Concerns NACWA’s 2011 Winter Conference Hotel Deadline is Monday! Register Today for NACWA’s Money Matters Summit & Fly-In Apply Today for NACWA’s Excellence in Management Recognition Program
January 7	President Obama Signs Key NACWA-Backed Stormwater Fee Legislation into Law NACWA Continues Advocacy Efforts on Sewage Sludge Incineration EPA Still Considering Regulatory Action on SSO, Collection System Issues NACWA Chesapeake Bay-Area Members to Discuss EPA’s Final TMDL NACWA Index Survey Underway, Additional Responses Needed by January 14 NACWA Peak Performance Award Application Now Available! Mark Your Calendar and Register Today for these NACWA Offerings!

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