2011 NACWA in the News Archive

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