Research is documenting with increasing frequency that many chemical and microbial constituents that have not historically been considered as contaminants are present in the environment on a global scale. These emerging contaminants are commonly derived from households, municipal, agricultural, and industrial wastewater sources and pathways. There is a sound and reasonable approach to addressing this emerging issue.

2017

2016

08/22	Clean Water Current		NACWA Weighs in on Key Energy, Biogas Issues
06/13	Clean Water Current		NACWA Weighs in on Key Regulatory Issues
06/10	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on EPA’s Draft Biological Evaluation of Malathion
01/08	Clean Water Current		NACWA Supports Proposed Ban On Flushing Of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals
01/08	Clean Water Current		Microbead Ban Signed By President

2015

12/23	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on Proposed Rule on Management of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals
12/11	Clean Water Current		House Passes Microbead-Free Act of 2015
12/04	Clean Water Current		NACWA Asks EPA to Consider Impacts of Root Control Chemical
11/24	NACWA Comments		Recommendations for Notification Requirements on Use of Diquat Dibromide, a Root Control Chemical
11/20	Clean Water Current		NACWA Weighs in on Microbeads Legislation, House Committee Considers Key Bills
09/04	Clean Water Current		EPA Proposes Ban on Flushing of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals
08/07	Clean Water Current		NACWA Supports Nanomaterial Reporting Requirements
08/05	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on EPA Proposed Rule on Reporting Requirements for Nanomaterials
05/08	Clean Water Current		Association Weighs in to Support Microbead Legislation

2014

06/16	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on FDA's Proposed Rule on the Use of Triclosan in Soaps
03/25	NACWA Letter		NACWA Letter of Support for California PHarmaceutical Take-Back Bill, SB 1014

2013

05/31	Clean Water Current		Concerns Raised Over EPA Review of Triclosan Use
05/28	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on Triclosan Registration Review Work Plan
03/22	Clean Water Current		NACWA Meets with NRDC about Triclosan
02/22	Clean Water Current		NACWA Urges EPA to Limit Inadvertently Generated PCBs
02/19	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on Drug Enforcement Administration Proposed Rule on Disposal of Controlled Substances

 
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