Biosolids are a valuable byproduct of the clean water process and this nutrient-rich resource is in demand for soil enhancement and fertilization nationwide. NACWA is working to ensure municipalities continue to have a suite of options for biosolids management available to them.

For more information on NACWA’s legal activities and litigation related toBiosolids Management/Incineration, please visit the Legal Resources page.

2016

05/13	Clean Water Current		Congrats to DC Water on the Launch of Bloom!
05/13	Clean Water Current		Kern County Biosolids Litigation Moves Forward
05/02	Clean Water Current		NACWA Leads Collaboration against Farming Standard’s Ban on Biosolids
03/14	Clean Water Current		NACWA Discusses Impending SSI Deadline With Enforcement Officials
03/07	Clean Water Current		SSI FIP Provides No Relief, But Some Helpful Clarification
01/21	Clean Water Current		Biosolids Committee Discusses Legal, Regulatory Developments
01/15	Clean Water Current		NACWA, WEF Raise Concerns with ATSDR Review Of PBDEs
01/14	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on ATSDR's Draft Toxicological Profile for PBDEs
01/08	Clean Water Current		Pennsylvania’s High Court Delivers Major Victory In Biosolids Land Application Case

2015

12/04	Clean Water Current		NACWA Meets with Air Office Chief on SSI Rule
11/20	Clean Water Current		FDA Finalizes Produce Safety Regulations
10/16	Clean Water Current		SSI Members Discuss Compliance Agreements, More Time to Comply with Air Rules
10/09	Clean Water Current		Response Sought from EPA on SSI Petition, Federal Implementation Plan
10/05	NACWA Letter		Letter to J. McCabe on Petition and Status of the FIP
06/12	Clean Water Current		NACWA Highlights Implementation Challenges in Comments on SSI Federal Plan
06/11	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on proposed Federal Plan Requirements for Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
01/09	Clean Water Current		NACWA Files Briefs in Biosolids, Stormwater Litigation

2014

12/05	Clean Water Current		Utility Leaders, Nationwide, Express Concern with Whole Foods Policy
12/05	Clean Water Current		Regulatory Status of Struvite Discussed with Key Office of Water Officials
12/04	NACWA Letter		Utility Directors Letter to Whole Foods on Biosolids
11/07	Clean Water Current		Court in Washington State Delivers Major Biosolids Victory
11/07	Clean Water Current		NACWA Seeks Public Agency Member Signatures on Bisolids Letter to Whole Foods
10/17	Clean Water Current		NACWA Concerned by Anti-Biosolids Policy at National Grocery Chain
10/03	Clean Water Current		NACWA Files Brief, Continues Advocacy on SSI Issue
08/01	Clean Water Current		NACWA Requests Republication of Biosolids Legal Opinion
06/06	Clean Water Current		NACWA Pushes Back On Biosolids Land Application Ban
05/27	NACWA Petition		Petition for Administrative Stay and Reconsideration of SSI Rule
05/02	Clean Water Current		NACWA Continues SSI Advocacy with Brief Challenging EPA Solid Waste Rule

2013

11/15	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on FDA Food Safety Regulations
03/01	Clean Water Current		Oral Arguments on Incineration Rule Challenge Set for May 3
02/17	NACWA Letter		NACWA Letter in Kern County Biosolids Litigation
02/15	Clean Water Current		California Court Upholds Injunction on Biosolids Land Application Ban

2012

12/07	Clean Water Current		NACWA Submits Final Brief in SSI Litigation
11/09	Clean Water Current		NACWA Continues Lead Role in SSI Litigation
10/26	Clean Water Current		EPA Files Brief in SSI Litigation, NACWA to Respond
08/10	Clean Water Current		NACWA Files Brief in Biosolids Land Application Case
07/27	Clean Water Current		NACWA Files Opening Brief in SSI Legal Challenge
06/01	Clean Water Current		NACWA Files Second Legal Challenge on SSI Issue
05/18	Clean Water Current		NACWA, WEF Recognize NBP Certification for Knoxville Utilities Board
04/13	Clean Water Current		EPA Issues Formal Denial of SSI Rule Reconsideration, NACWA Pivots to Legal Challenge
02/24	Clean Water Current		NACWA Provides Input on Solid Waste Rulemaking, Confirms Regulatory Status of Biogas
02/23	EPA Correspondence		EPA Clarification on Contained Gases
02/22	NACWA Comments		NACWA Comments on Proposed Revisions to EPA’s Nonhazardous Secondary Materials Rule
02/10	Clean Water Current		EPA to Deny Reconsideration of SSI Rule, NACWA Legal Efforts to Intensify
01/06	Clean Water Current		NACWA Meets with EPA Deputy Administrator, Urges Agency to Reconsider Incineration Rule