2011 Archive
- 12/19 — Testifies on Integrated Planning, Water Infrastructure Financing, National League of Cities
- 12/15 — Water Pollution: EPA Official Says Clean Water Act Allows Same Permit for Wastewater, Stormwater, BNA
- 12/14 — NACWA Testifying at House Subcommittee Hearing on Integrated Planning/Permitting, Environmental Expert
- 12/13 — Subcommittee Hearing to Focus on EPA's Integrated Planning and Permitting, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- 12/13 — House Infrastructure Subcommittee Hearing on Water Quality, Electric Light & Power
- 12/13 — Subcommittee Hearing to Focus on EPA's Integrated Planning and Permitting, WaterWorld
- 12/01 — Stormwater Strategies: Cities Prepare Aging Infrastructure for Climate Change, Environmental Health Perspectives
- 11/29 — Morgantown Utility Board Receives Award for Decade of Excellence, WBOY.com
- 11/28 — Why Your Water Bill Must Go Up, The Atlantic Cities, Gizmodo
- 11/24 — Water Reclamation Facility Receives NACWA Peak Performance Award, The Henderson Press
- 11/16 — New D.C. Tunnels, Green Solutions Aim to End Sewage Overflows into Local Waterways, Washington Post
- 11/15 — Gibbs to Hold Hearing on Fracking Before House Panel, The Times-Reporter
- 11/14 — OIL AND GAS: House Panel to Scrutinize Drilling Wastewater Reg Proposal; Senate Panel Travels to W.Va., E&E Publishing
- 11/10 — Subcommittee Hearing To Focus On Regulatory Approaches To Hydraulic Fracturing Of Shale Beds, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, WaterWorld
- 11/10 — River City's Pipe Dream, The Portland Tribune
- 11/02 — Flagg Creek District Earns Achievement Award, Chicago Sun-Times
- 10/21 — EPA to Propose Rule Setting Guidelines For Reducing Dental Amalgam Discharges, BNA
- 10/18 — Waste Findings May Mean Changes for Inland Bays, Delmarvanow.com (AP)
- 10/18 — US: Major Water Interests Back New US Bill, IWA Publishing
- 10/17 — Inside Process: System Upgrade Saves Operating Costs, Control Engineering
- 10/17 — Chesapeake Bay: Bay Foundation, Water Utility Groups to Help EPA Defend Maximum Daily Load Decision, BNA
- 10/15 — Ag Spending Cuts Coming Into Focus, Wallace's Farmer
- 10/13 — Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Other Groups Can Intervene In Suit Challenging Bay Restoration, Washington Post
- 10/12 — Bipartisan Lawmakers Seek $13.8B for Infrastructure Improvements, E&E Publishing
- 10/11 — Canton's Water-Reclamation Facility Earns Awards, Canton Repository
- 10/07 — Waste Discovery May Mean Changes for Inland Bays, The News Journal
- 10/06 — Wastewater Treatment Plants Earn Performance Awards, Huntersville Herald
- 10/04 — City Of Clearwater's Wastewater Treatment Plants Receive 2 Awards, US State News
- 10/03 — USGS Examines Trace Elements in Untreated Water Supplies, WaterWorld
- 10/03 — Jobs Bill Unlikely to Benefit Infrastructure, Report by Municipal Wastewater Group Says, BNA
- 10/03 — Valpo Sewage Treatment Efforts Earn Gold Peak Award, Northwest Indiana Times
- 09/30 — Local Water Treatment Plants Honored, South Charlotte Weekly
- 09/12 — Wastewater Facilities Earn Awards for Outstanding Compliance, TriCities.com
- 09/07 — Experts To Address Groundwater Sustainability At National Event, Water Online
- 09/02 — Facing Concern From Mayors, EPA Agrees To Prioritize Key Water Rules, Inside EPA
- 09/01 — Post-Construction Stormwater Proposal Expected to Be Delayed Two Months by EPA, BNA
- 08/30 — The Security and Sustainability Forum Announces the Panel for its September 28th Free Webinar on Infrastructure Adaptation, PRWeb
- 08/26 — Greensboro Receives Peak Performance Awards for Wastewater Treatment, WaterWorld
- 08/26 — ECUA Wins Performance Award, Pensacola News Journal
- 08/22 — Prince William County Service Authority Receives Peak Performance Award, PR.com, American Banking News, BizWire Express, Zimbio - Interactive Magazine
- 08/19 — Water Pollution Control Facility, Ames Tribune
- 08/18 — New Commissioner for City’s Environmental Protection Agency, New York Times
- 08/12 — Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference Spotlights 5 Cities In World Water Hub, Water Online
- 08/11 — Water Utilities May Have Escaped Impact Of U.S. Credit Rating Downgrading, BNA
- 08/11 — EPA Proposes Post-Construction Guidance For Monitoring Combined Sewer Overflows, BNA
- 08/08 — Waianae Wastewater Treatment Plant Wins Award, My San Antonio (AP), The Garden Island, Washington Examiner, Daily Reporter, Daily Journal, The Republic (AP)
- 08/04 — States Should Invest More Aggressively To Increase Revolving Funds, Analysts Say, BNA
- 08/03 — Capps Introduces Bill to Create Jobs, Protect Water Resources from Climate Change, Noozhawk.com
- 08/03 — House Bill Addresses Impacts of Climate on Utilities, BNA
- 08/01 — Wastewater Plants Garner Awards, El Paso Times (AP), WaterWorld
- 08/01 — Energy Programs Prepare For Cuts, Politico, Public Works
- 07/28 — National Biosolids Partnership Announces A New Class Of Participating Agencies, Water Online, Water & Wastes Digest
- 07/25 — El Paso Water Utilities Receives Cleanest Wastewater Award, KDBC 4 News, KTSM News Channel 9
- 07/22 — Johnson County’s O’Neil Elected to NACWA’s Board, GardnerEDGE
- 07/19 — Utility, State Officials Urge EPA to Consider Improved Technology in Sewer Overflow Rule, BNA
- 07/19 — United Water and Indianapolis Receive NACWA Awards for Environmental Performance, SunHerald.com
- 07/11 — MSD Board Approves 6.5 Percent Rate Increase, The Courier-Journal
- 06/30 — MSD OKs Ambitious Upgrade to System, STLtoday.com
- 06/28 — Homebuilders’ Group Sues EPA, Says Chesapeake Restoration Strategy Oversteps Federal Authority, Washington Post, The Republic, Daily Reporter, The Daily Item, The Baltimore Sun, Myfoxdc.com, Journal-news.net, Agweek, CBS 6 WTVR, WTOP, Centre Daily Times, York Dispatch, PilotOnline.com, and My San Antonio, Annapolis Capital, Patch.com
- 06/24 — NACWA Testifies in House Hearing on EPA’s Nutrient Policies, Environmental Expert
- 06/23 — Subcommittee Hearing To Focus On EPA's One-Size-Fits-All Nutrient Standards For States, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Website
- 06/20 — Budget Woes Encumber Infrastructure, Seattle Post Intelligencer
- 06/20 — Budget Woes Threaten Infrastructure, Politico
- 06/20 — EPA's Nutrient Pollution Policies to Face Scrutiny, E&E Publishing
- 06/20 — EPA to Hold Two-Day Workshop in July On Overflows From Sanitary Sewers, Rains, BNA
- 06/17 — Commissioner Blasts Jefferson Service District, Journal-news.net
- 06/16 — New Bi-National Commitment, Investment Urgently Needed to Protect Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, CNW Group, Chatham-Kent Daily Post, TheSpec.com, TheRecord.com, NetNewsLedger.com, Global News, Metro-Edmonton, The Guardian, Nation Talk
- 06/14 — Draft Guidelines Help Clarify Waters Protected by CWA, WaterWorld
- 06/11 — Wastewater-Treatment Plant Wins National Honor, Sun Gazette
- 06/10 — Legal War Over Pollution Diet Escalates, The Hopewell News
- 06/06 — US Wastewater Utilities Sue EPA Over Sludge Incineration Rule, Solid Waste & Recycling
- 06/02 — Bergen County Utilities Authority Hikes Sewerage Fees, The Record Online
- 05/31 — NACWA Seeks Intervention in Chesapeake Bay Daily Load Litigation Defends Holistic Watershed Approach, Storm Water Solutions
- 05/27 — Reps. Edwards, Carnahan Join Senator Udall to Introduce the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2011, TradingCharts.com
- 05/27 — Chesapeake Bay: NACWA Files Motion to Defend EPA Pollutant Plan, BNA
- 05/26 — Wastewater Utilities Sue EPA Over Sludge Incineration Rule, Waste Business Journal
- 05/26 — Municipal Sewer Authority Group Joins Bay Fight, Lebanon Daily News,Ventura County Star (AP), FOX44NOW.com, ABC 27 News, WSET.com, Centre Daily Times, The Evening Sun (AP), Seattle Post Intelligencer, Myfoxdc.com, NBC 12 News, Environmental Expert
- 05/26 — Municipal Agencies Urge EPA to Withdraw Stormwater Memo on Discharge Limits, BNA
- 05/26 — More Lawsuits, Petition for Reconsideration Filed Over Incinerator, Waste Definition Rules, BNA
- 05/25 — Wastewater Agencies Ask EPA to Delay Sewage-Incinerator Rules, E&E Publishing
- 05/25 — Mobile Sewer, Water Board Votes to Hire In-House Lawyer, Mobile Press-Register
- 05/23 — EPA Expects to Issue Final Guidance On Pharmaceuticals Disposal by End of 2011, BNA
- 05/20 — MSD Rates Are Set To Go Up, One Way Or Another, St. Louis Beacon
- 05/18 — EPA Report Touts Near Complete Use Of Stimulus Funds for Water Infrastructure, BNA
- 05/18 — Champion Receives Award For Clean Water Work, The Examiner
- 05/16 — Sewer Overhaul to Bring Beautiful Relief to Marlborough Neighborhood, The Kansas City Star
- 05/12 — EPA to Propose Rule on Dental Amalgam, Considering Rules for Shale Gas Extraction, BNA
- 05/11 — State Revolving Funds Face Tough Fight In Fiscal 2012, Wastewater Officials Told, BNA
- 05/02 — Federal Budget Deal Slashes Key Community Water Funds, High Country News
- 04/18 — In Defense of Deep Tunnel, Chicago Tribune
- 04/15 — Budget Deal Cuts Clean Water Funding, Hurts Communities And Economy, Water Online
- 04/15 — EPA Budget Cuts Will Impact Texas Water, Sewer Programs, Texas Tribune
- 04/15 — Budget Deal Cuts Clean Water Funding, Hurts Communities And Economy, Environmental Expert
- 04/15 — Budget Deal Cuts Clean Water Funding, Hurts Communities And Economy, Public Works.com
- 04/14 — NACWA: Budget Deal Cuts Clean Water Funding, Water & Wastes Digest
- 04/12 — Sharp Budget Knife at Throat of SRFs, Underground Construction
- 04/08 — Fight Of Our Lives: Moore's Law vs. Murphy's Law, Energy Bulletin
- 04/06 — It’s Official: The Harbor Is Great, The New York Times
- 04/05 — Water Groups Brace for Federal Funding Cuts, WaterWorld
- 04/05 — Water Infrastructure Budgets to See Massive Cuts in 2012, Newswire
- 03/25 — Reducing Nutrients Should Be Addressed As Complex Issue, Water Officials Caution, BNA
- 03/23 — Justice Department Memo Clarifies Policy On Federal Payment of Stormwater Fees, BNA
- 03/13 — Budget Priorities Dig Us Into a Deeper, Dirtier Hole, Rutland Herald
- 03/04 — Water Infrastructure a Focal Point of Proposed EPA Cuts, Public Works
- 03/03 — The GOP's Secret EPA Love, Politico
- 02/23 — House Bill Would Slash Construction Programs, Engineering News-Record
- 02/23 — Over 140 Groups Sign Letter Urging Congress to Include Water Quality Concerns in Upcoming Farm Bill, Newsvine.com
- 02/18 — Coalition Urges Congress to Avoid Drastic Cuts to Water Infrastructure, Water Technology Online
- 02/16 — EPA's, Congress Clean Water Budget Proposals Ignore Local Regulatory/Financial Realities, Public Works.com
- 02/15 — What Obama's Budget Proposal Means for the Environment, AlterNet
- 02/15 — EPA Budget Would Cut Water Loans, Increase Grants for State Air Programs, BNA
- 02/15 — EPA's, Congress Clean Water Budget Proposals Ignore Local Regulatory/Financial Realities, Environmental Expert
- 02/15 — NACWA Criticizes Clean Water Budget Proposals, Water Tech Online
- 02/14 — Over 140 Groups Sign Letter Urging Congress To Include Water Quality Concerns In Upcoming Farm Bill, Water Online
- 02/14 — Obama Administration Proposes 'Tough Choices' EPA Budget for 2012, Environment News Service, Fox23.com, 12Wham.com, CBS 47.tv
- 02/11 — Coalition Urges Congress to Consider Water Quality Programs in 2012 Farm Bill, BNA
- 02/11 — Over 140 Groups Sign Letter Urging Congress to Include Water Quality Concerns in Upcoming Farm Bill, Environmental Expert
- 02/11 — Coalition Urges Congress to Improve Nation’s Waters Through Farm Bill, Water Technology Online
- 02/10 — Water Groups Urge Congress to Include Water Quality Concerns in Farm Bill, WaterWorld
- 02/10 — House Appropriators to Seek Steep Cuts In EPA Spending for Rest of Fiscal 2011, BNA
- 02/07 — Utilities Lobby For Fewer Controls, Zanesville Times Recorder (Fort Wright, Ky)
- 02/05 — Independence EcoFest Wins National Water Award, The Kansas City Star
- 02/02 — State Pollution Control Officials Seek Flexibility in Planned EPA Stormwater Rule, BNA
- 02/01 — Wastewater Treatment Agency Officials Urge House Leadership Support for Revolving Fund, BNA
- 02/01 — New Law Requires Federal Government to Pay Stormwater Fees, The Chesapeake Bay Journal
- 01/31 — NACWA Urges The Administration To Call For Greater Investment In Water Infrastructure, Public Works.com
- 01/25 — Water Main Break: Example Of National Infrastructure Problem?, WUSA 9
- 01/19 — Consent Decrees Call For Sewer Upgrades, ENR
- 01/18 — Stormwater Runoff, Nutrients Called Major Clean Water Priorities in 2011, BNA
- 01/16 — New Law Makes Federal Government Pay Pollution-Related Fees to States, Fox News
- 01/14 — New Law Allowing Local Governments To Assess Fees on U.S. Property Draws Praise, BNA
- 01/14 — Federal Agencies Must Pay Local Stormwater Fees, Texas Municipal League
- 01/13 — Cardin Law Makes Federal Government Pay Stormwater Fees, Chevy Chase Patch
- 01/13 — CHESAPEAKE BAY: Federal Facilities to Lead Stormwater Cleanup, White House Vows, E&E Publishing
- 01/12 — Cardin: Feds Can Now Pay Local Stormwater Fees, WTOP.COM
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