2012

• 12/06 — Water Agencies Seek to Join in Defending Chesapeake Bay Pollutant Trading Program,  BNA
• 12/05 — Wastewater agencies seek to defend EPA in lawsuit over trading, Greenwire
• 12/02 — Clean Water Act Needs Fine-Tuning, Critics Say, Telegram & Gazette

• 11/27 — EPA Finalizes Water Quality Criteria To Protect Recreational Water Users, BNA
• 11/26 — EPA Finalizes First New Regulations on Beach Water Quality in Quarter CenturyState, The Washington Times
• 11/20 — State, Utility Officials Want Water Programs Funded at Levels Proposed by Senate Panel, BNA
• 11/20 — Municipal Officials Support Virginia in Suit Against EPA on Stormwater Flow Regulation, BNA
• 10/16 — As landmark law turns 40, utility managers call for a tuneup, Greenwire
• 10/16 — States, Wastewater Officials Seek Flexibility On Technology to Meet Clean Water Act Rules, BNA
• 10/15 — Water Puts America to Work: Investment in Water Infrastructure Creates Jobs, Drives Innovation and Safeguards Public Health, Water World
• 10/15 — Organizations celebrating 40th anniversary of the CWA in Washington on Oct. 15, Water Technology
• 10/01 — Denver Uses Sewer Scope to Detect Blockages in Wastewater System, Denver Post
• 09/13 — Public Utilities Receives Awards for Performance, Mechanicsville Local
• 09/04 — WSSC on a Mission to Unclog Greasy Sewer Pipes, Washington Post
• 08/31 — States Back Continued SRF Support To Undertake Green Infrastructure Projects, BNA
• 08/27 — People and Honors: August 26, knoxvillebiz.com
• 08/23 — Guest Viewpoint: Labor Will Honor Workers' Struggles in Parade, The Register-Guard
• 08/03 — Alcosan proposal likely not final, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• 08/03 — Cardin Says We Need To Act now To Protect Our Communities From Extreme Weather We Cannot Tolerate The Kind of Disruptions That Left People Without Power For Nearly A Week, Water World
• 07/31 — MSD Board to Vote on 6.5% Rate Increase, The Courier-Journal
• 07/31 — MSD Board to Vote on 6.5% Rate Increase, The Courier-Journal
• 07/27 — EPA Issued Incinerator Rule Under Wrong Section of Clean Air Act, Water Agencies Say, BNA
• 07/26 — Rep. Gibbs to Introduce Legislation To Fund Water Infrastructure, Pilot Projects, BNA
• 07/26 — EPA: Median Household Income Not Sole Indicator of Ability to Comply With Water Act, BNA
• 07/25 — House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Hearing, Federal News Service
• 07/25 — Tacoma Wastewater Utility Recognized for Excellence in Management, Business Examiner
• 07/23 — Western Virginia Water Authority Receives National Honor, Roanoke Times
• 07/20 —  EPA Schedules Stormwater Proposal For June 2013 Under Deadline Extension, BNA
• 07/20 —  EPA to Provide $950,000 in Green Infrastructure Grants to Communities, BNA
• 07/20 —  Wastewater Agencies to Meet With U.S., State Officials on Integrated Management, BNA
• 07/20 —  EPA Urged to Expand Water Quality Trading, Include Pollutants Other Than Nutrients, BNA
• 07/19 —  Congressional Funding for Pilot Projects Would Help Municipalities, Water Group Says, BNA
• 07/19 — NACWA Seeks Change in Pollution Trading Policy to Address Nonpoint Sources Issue, BNA
• 07/19 — Group Forms Task Force to Lobby Congress On Sewer Overflows During Heavy Rains, BNA
• 06/24 — County Water Treatment Plants Earn Top Award From National Agency, The Oakland Press
• 06/13 — George Mason Program Minimizes Pollution in Potomac and Chesapeake, and Educates Kids, The Washington Post
• 06/11 — Court Holds Federal Agencies Responsible for Payment of Past-Due Stormwater Service Charges, Lexology
• 06/11 — Bion Proposes Alternative Approach to Chesapeake Bay TMDL Nitrogen Compliance: Projected Cost Savings of 50% to 95% for Pennsylvania Ratepayers, Stockhouse
• 06/07 — Jim Swarthout Honored for Three Decades of Service to the North Shore Sanitary District, TribLocal
• 06/05 — Court Says U.S. Must Pay Sewer Fees, But Cities Must Show Reasonableness, BNA
• 06/05 — Agriculture Committee Chair Will Not Support Tying Federal Crop Insurance to Conservation, BNA
• 06/01 — Pending Lawsuit Seeks Big Changes In Regulation of Nutrients in Much of U.S., BNA
• 06/01 — Case Filed Over Sewage Sludge Incinerator Rule, BNA
• 05/29 — Mayor Rawlings-Blake and Department of Public Works Accept the 2012 Special Recognition Award from NACWA, Water World
• 05/29 — States Press EPA for Agreement on Notifying Them When TMDL Revisions Are Warranted, BNA
• 05/24 — Municipal Water Group Seeks to Intervene In Mississippi River Basin Nutrient Lawsuit, BNA
• 05/23 — EPA Can Exclude Biomass From Greenhouse Gas Permitting, Water Agencies Tell Courts, BNA
• 05/17 — Municipal Officials Seek Flexibility, Funds To Curb Effects of Combined Sewer Overflows, BNA
• 05/11 — NACWA Applauds USDA Water Quality Initiative But Calls on Congress to Weigh in on Nutrients, Water World
  
• 05/07 — Raleigh Asks to Spread Treated Waste on Previously Contaminated Land, Raleigh Public Record
• 04/26 — 40 Years After Passage of Clean Water Act, Challenges Seen in Funding, New Regulation, BNA
• 04/26 — Sen. Brown Seeks to Add Nutrient Projects To Activities Eligible for Farm Bill Funding, BNA
• 04/26 — Water Agencies Support Comprehensive Monitoring of Impacts From Nutrients, BNA
• 04/26 — McCaskill Expected to Introduce Legislation Codifying EPA Plan for Managing Overflows, BNA
• 04/26 — EPA Says Delay in Cost, Benefit Analysis Could Push Back Stormwater Rule by Year, BNA
• 04/26 — EPA Framework for Integrated Approach On Managing Overflows Expected in May, BNA
• 04/24 — Utilities to Lobby Hill Today Seeking More Money For ... Farms, E&E Daily
• 04/24 — EPA Working on Guidance to Help States Develop, Revise TMDLs for Water Bodies, BNA
• 04/22 — Campaign Launched to Deodorize Area, Denton Record-Chronicle
  
• 04/16 — Use of Green Infrastructure Would Prevent Floods, Cut Energy Use, Report Concludes, BNA
• 04/10 — NACWA Applauds Forward-Thinking Philadelphia-EPA Partnership, NACWA - National Association of Clean Water Agencies
• 04/09 — MSD Wins National Environmental Award, Cincinnati.com
• 03/28 — NACWA Urges Congress To Reject Reductions To The Clean Water And Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, Water Online
• 03/28 — Water Utilities Object to EPA Plan to Post Certain Chemical Facility Information Online, BNA
• 03/27 — More Funding Sought for Water Infrastructure Improvements, Lexology
• 03/26 — Food Security Focus Fuels New Worries Over Crop Chemicals, Reuters
• 03/26 — State, Water Utility Representatives Seek Increased Federal Funding for Programs, BNA
• 03/20 — Lawsuits Seek Stricter Wastewater-Treatment Requirement, Engineering News Record
• 03/13 — Groups Sue EPA Over Alleged Failure To Require Updated POTW Nutrient Control, BNA
• 03/12 — Joint Meeting of Essex, Union Receives Environmental Award, Cranford Chronicle - NJ.com
• 03/08 — Bion's Vice Chairman and Kreider Farms' CEO Speak at Healthy Waters Coalition and National Association of Clean Water Agencies Press Conference, The Wall Street Journal
• 03/07 — America’s Water Infrastructure Shows Its Age — The National Debate About How to Pay for Repairs, Circle of Blue WaterNews
• 03/07 — Coalition Says Congress Should Require Farmers Receiving Subsidies to Curb Runoff, BNA
• 02/25 — Sewage Spills on the Rise in Southwest Florida, Herald-Tribune
• 02/16 — ECUA Receives National Award For Cantonment Facility, NorthEscambia.com
• 02/16 — Water Quality Projects Can Be Replicated To Control Nutrients, Phosphorus, Group Says, BNA
• 02/15 — EPA's Integrated Planning Framework To Broaden Regulator, Municipality Dialogue, BNA
• 02/15 — EPA Seeks Comments From Water Agencies On Integrating Stormwater, Wastewater Effort, BNA
• 02/14 — Concerns Raised Over Infrastructure Cuts in Face of Trillion-dollar-plus Repair Needs, E&E Publishing
• 01/27 — Why Every City Should Be Planting Rain Gardens, The Atlantic Cities
• 01/26 — Ohio Senator Considering Legislation To Codify Integrated Planning Approach, BNA
• 01/19 — GAO Slated To Probe EPA Pretreatment Program Amid Water Utility Split, Inside EPA
• 01/16 — Philadelphia Uses Tough Love to Overhaul Water and Sewer System, Scientific American
• 01/16 — $16.2 Million Water Treatment Plant Upgrade: Wetland to be Among Places to Benefit from Water, WaterWorld, El Paso Times (AP), Las Cruces Sun-News
• 01/13 — Philadelphia Uses Tough Love to Overhaul its Water and Sewer Syste , E&E