• NACWA, Broad Coalition Urge President Obama, Speaker Boehner to Maintain Tax Exemption for Muni Bonds
• NACWA Submits Brief Supporting Utility Member in Stormwater Fee Litigation
• Money Matters Task Force Discusses Integrated Planning, NACWA Legislative Efforts
• Steering Committee Works on Final Draft of the Utility of the Future Blueprint for Action
• NACWA Supports Proposed Stay of Florida Water Quality Standards, Reviews Two Related Federal Rules
• EPA Denies NRDC Secondary Treatment Petition in Key Victory for Clean Water Agencies
• Join NACWA in Miami to Explore the Innovative Approaches Shjaping the "Utility of the Future" Today
• Happy Holidays from NACWA!

• NACWA, Key Groups Urge Feds to Protect Exempt Bond Status during Fiscal Cliff Talks and Beyond
• NACWA Urges Feds to Provide Funds for Clean Water in Hurricane Sandy Relief Package; Encourages All NACWA Members to Contact Congress
• NACWA Provides Input to EPA on Key Elements Being Considered as Part of Stormwater Rule
• NACWA Meets with EPA Ofice of Water Leadership to Discuss Key Agenda Items
• EPA Set to Issue Response to NRDC Secondary Treatment Petition Today
• Deadline Approaching: Public Agency Members Asked to Complete the 2012 NACWA Index Survey by Next Friday, Dec. 21
• Meeting Summary from EPA Sustainability Workshop Now Available

• Water Sector Coalition Urges Congress to Resolve Fiscal Cliff and Prevent Cuts to Key Clean Water Programs
• NACWA Seeks Intervention in Water Quality Trading Lawsuit
• EPA Approves Florida’s Nutrient Criteria, Proposes Two Related Federal Rules
  
• NACWA Submits Final Brief in SSI Litigation
• Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Clean Water Act Stormwater Case
• NACWA Continues to Voice Clean Water Advocacy Priorities in the Media
• EPA Hosts Symposium on the Importance of Water
• NACWA Participates in WERF Workshop on Managing Wastewater Containing Radionuclides from Emergency Situations
• This Week on Engage™: Committees Moving Online, Resources Added
• Register Today for NACWA’s 2013 Winter Conference

• EPA Finalizes Recreational Water Quality Criteria
• WIN, NACWA Talk Funding with Ranking Member of House Water Resources Committee; Senate Holds Hearing on Impacts of Hurricane Sandy
• NACWA Participates in Oral Arguments on Stormwater Fees
• NACWA Presents Buyers’ Perspective at EPA Water Quality Trading Workshop
• New Congressional Committee Chairs Receive Assignments for 113th Congress
• NACWA Participates in Discussion on Draft Executive Order on Cyber-Security
• Presentation on Energy Production at POTWs Is a Highlight of New Total Energy Conference
• This Week on Engage: New Groups, Web Seminars Posted
• NACWA Participates in WEF/Alliance to Save Energy Workshop Exploring the Water-Energy Nexus
• Public Agency Members Asked to Complete the 2012 NACWA Index Survey by Dec. 21
• Join Us as We Examine Clean Water’s Future at NACWA’s 2013 Winter Conference

• NACWA Submits Brief in “Flow TMDL” Litigation
• Senator Merkley Introduces Clean Water Financing Legislation
• Senate Holds Hearing on the Water Resources Development Act
• NACWA’s Board, Committee Leaders Meet in Seattle
• Law Seminar Addresses Cutting-Edge Clean Water Legal Issues
• NACWA Discusses Advocacy Agenda at Key Texas Clean Water Conference

• NACWA Urges Obama Administration to Focus on Critical Clean Water Issues
• NACWA Provides Final Input as EPA Considers Response to NRDC Nutrient Petition
• NACWA Meets with EPA on SSOs, Peak Flow Treatment Next Steps
• NACWA Hosts Meeting to Discuss Stormwater Rule
• NACWA Continues Lead Role in SSI Litigation
• Little Change in Congressional Leadership on Clean Water Anticipated
• This Week on Engage
• NACWA Provides Input to Key Energy Conference

• NACWA Sends Thoughts to Victims of Hurricane Sandy; Seeks to Ensure Key Lessons Are Learned and Shared
• NACWA Raises Concerns as EPA Works to Finalize Recreational Water Quality Criteria
• NACWA Gears Up for Elections, Prepares Advocacy Letters to Congress and Next
  
• NACWA Issues Healthy Waters Update on Nonpoint Nutrient Pollution

• Clean Water Agencies, State Regulators, EPA Meet to Discuss Integrated Planning
• NACWA Meets with Key EPA Staff to Discuss Translation of Narrative Nutrient Criteria
• EPA Files Brief in SSI Litigation, NACWA to Respond
• NACWA Hosts International Standards Community Meeting on Water & Wastewater Security
• Have You Registered for NACWA’s Law Seminar? Additional Room Block Added!
• This Week on Engage: Web Seminar Content Posted

• NACWA Focuses on a Vision for the Future as the Clean Water Act Turns 40
• NACWA Urges Open Stakeholder Dialogue for Pesticide Registration Review
• Not sure Social Media is for your Utility? Let’s Talk about It!
• New on Engage™. . .Three Key Interest Groups
• Oct. 23 Hotel Deadline for NACWA’s Law Seminar Is Just a Few Days Away
• Awaken the Leader Within – Attend the Water & Wastewater Leadership Center

• NACWA, Water Sector Organizations Discuss Key Initiatives with EPA
• Utility of the Future Task Force Holds First Workshop
• NACWA Meets with EPA to Discuss Water Quality Trading
• Critical Deadlines Approaching for Three Important Offerings: 2013 National Environmental Achievement Awards, 2012 Developments in Clean Water Law Seminar,the Water & Wastewater Leadership Center

• NACWA, Municipal Partners Represented at Oral Arguments in Chesapeake Bay TMDL Litigation
• New NGO Lawsuit Filed to Challenge Chesapeake Bay Trading Program
• WEF/NACWA Utility Leaders Morning at WEFTEC a Big Success
• NACWA, WEF, ACWA to Host Event for Clean Water Act’s 40th Anniversary
• True Environmentalists – Apply for NACWA’s National Environmental Achievement Awards
• Unlock your Leadership Potential at the Water & Wastewater Leadership Center
• Make Your Plans to Join Us for the 2012 Law Seminar

• Water Sector Representatives Talk Sustainability with EPA
• Senate Releases Draft of FY 2013 Interior & Environment Appropriations Bill
• NACWA Joins WEF’s Water Puts America to Work Initiative, Urges Members to Become Supporters
  
• Law Seminar to Address Opportunities, Challenges of Integrated Planning
• 3rd Annual Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference to Convene in Cincinnati
  

• Steering Committee Begins Work on Utility of the Future Blueprint for Action
• NACWA has Strong Presence at White House Green Infrastructure Conference
• NACWA Submits Brief Supporting Rehearing of Key Nutrients Case
• Sequestration to Take 8.2% Bite Out of EPA
• NACWA Provides Comments, Participates in Meeting on Study of Siloxane Impacts
• WEFTEC Bound? Don’t Miss the Hot Topics Breakfast on October 2
• Draft Agenda Now Available Region 3 Integrated Planning Workshop
• NACWA Hosts Delegation from China on Clean Water Issues
• Law & Order: SPU Web Seminar Discusses Pretreatment Investigations
• This Week on Engage™: Nutrients, Stormwater Issues Highlighted

• NACWA Weighs in with U.S. Supreme Court on Stormwater Case
  
• NACWA Recommends Broader Study of Nanosilver Impacts During Registration Review
  
• Congress Works on Continuing Resolution Providing SRF Funding at FY2012 Levels
  
• Queue the Music! Law & Order: SPU (Special Pretreatment Unit) Is Coming!
• Let NACWA Recognize Your Environmental Achievements

• Potential Impact of New Data Analysis on Proposed Recreational Water Quality Criteria Explored
• NACWA Offers Information/Data as EPA Considers NRDC Nutrient Petition Response
• NACWA, ACWA to Co-Convene a Region 3 Workshop on Integrated Planning
• NACWA, EPA Discuss Post-Construction Stormwater Rule
• EPA to Meet with NACWA on Water Quality Trading Issues
• WEFTEC Events to Focus on Utility Leaders
• NACWA Provides Input on Review of Root Control Chemical by EPA’s Pesticide Office
• Law Seminar to Deliver Engaging, Educational Program
• Leadership Center Applications Now Being Accepted

• NACWA to Participate in White House Conference on Green Infrastructure
• Senate Considers Bill to Improve Extreme Weather Resiliency; NACWA Provides Input
• NACWA Discusses Integrated Planning, Utility of the Future Efforts at Key Venues
• What is the Definition of Flushable? NACWA’s Blog Provides Answers
• Register for NACWA’s Social Market Leadership Web Seminars and Kick-Start Your Program!
• Have You Registered Yet for Law & Order: SPU (Special Pretreatment Unit)?

• NACWA Discusses Recreational Water Quality Criteria Revision Developments with EPA
• WEF, NACWA Collaborate on Utility Leaders Morning at WEFTEC 2012
• Coalition Works to Keep Nutrient Management in Farm Bill
• Water Sector Coordinating Council Discusses Mutual Aid Networks
• National Environmental Achievement Award Nominations Open
• Water & Wastewater Leadership Center Applications Now Being Accepted
• Join NACWA for its Social Market Leadership Web Seminars!
• Tune In for Law & Order: SPU (Special Pretreatment Unit) on September 20
• Biogas Production Webinar Available to NACWA Members at a Discounted Rate
  

• NACWA Board Approves Utility of the Future Blueprint for Action
• Secondary Treatment Petition Lawsuit Suspended, EPA to Respond in Mid-December
• Water Sector Coordinating Council Workgroup Prepares to Update Security Roadmap
• NACWA Meets with USDA to Discuss Collaboration on Water Quality Trading
• NACWA Participates in Department of Defense Emergency Response Seminar
• This Week on Engage™ – Add a Feed to Your Home Page
• The Water VoiceTM Invites Reader Participation on Advocacy Issues

• Federal Court Denies Permit Challenge Involving Controversial Nutrient Limits
• NACWA, Water Sector Organization Discuss Integrated Planning, Nutrients with EPA
• NACWA Files Brief in Biosolids Land Application Case
• The Healthy Waters Coalition Continues Outreach on House Farm Bill
• Register Now for Law & Order:  SPU Web Seminar
• This Week on Engage™ – Members Share Ideas, Learn from Peers
• EPA Webcast on Utility Sustainability

• Rep. Blumenauer Introduces Clean Water Trust Fund Bill
• Healthy Waters Coalition Meets with House Agriculture Committee Staff on Farm Bill
• NACWA Comments on ICLEI Greenhouse Gas Emissions Protocol
• NACWA Encourages its Members to Meet with Congressional Delegations Back Home
• Join Us for NACWA’s Social Market Leadership Web Seminars!
• Now on YouTube — NACWA’s Video Tribute to the Platinum Peak Performance Honorees

• NACWA Testifies at House Hearing on Integrated Planning
• NACWA Meets with EPA to Discuss Implementation, Next Steps on Integrated Planning
• NACWA Files Opening Brief in SSI Legal Challenge
• NACWA Seeks Member Input on EPA Reporting Requirement Burden Reduction
• NACWA Participates in Continuing Discussions on Plan for Collecting Siloxane Data
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer Poised to Introduce Clean Water Trust Fund Bill

• NACWA Conference Explores Transformational Leadership at Clean Water Agencies
• NACWA Board, Membership Take Action to Help Ensure Key Efforts Advance
• NACWA Engage™ Network Is Officially Unveiled at Summer Conference
• NACWA Awards Ceremony Showcases Impressive Clean Water Agency Compliance Records, Management Excellence

• Money Matters Task Force Discusses Integrated Planning, NACWA Next Steps
• NACWA Discusses Range of Water Quality Standards Issues with Chief of EPA’s Water Science Office
• White House to Hold Conference on Role of Green Infrastructure in Stormwater Management
• NACWA Files Reply Brief in Chesapeake Bay TMDL Litigation
• NACWA Meets with GAO on Study to Review the TMDL Program’s Effectiveness
• NACWA, Members Inform Costco of Problems with “Flushable” Products

• NACWA to Testify at House Hearing on Integrated Planning Implementation
• EPA Announces New Schedule for Stormwater Rulemaking
• NACWA Letter Supports Atlanta Consent Decree Extension

• NACWA Launches Blog Dedicated to Clean Water Issues
• Website Enhancements Offer New Options
• U.S. Supreme Court to Review Two CWA Stormwater Cases
• NACWA Participates in Meeting on Siloxane Data Collection Plan
• NACWA Urges Members to Complete Utility of the Future Survey
• EPA Releases Green Infrastructure Factsheets
• Healthy Waters Coalition Praises Focus on Nutrients in Senate Farm Bill
• NACWA Joins WEF, Water Sector in Calling on Congress to Fund USGS Water Program
• EPA Provides Update on Nutrient Issues during Webinar

• Health Waters Coalition Scores Victory on Nutrients in Senate Farm Bill
• NACWA Commends EPA Efforts on Integrated Planning, Stresses Importance of Implementation
• House Slashes Funding for the FY 2013 Clean Water State Revolving Funds
• NACWA Requests Interested Party Status in Siloxane Negotiations
• First of Two Nutrient Web Seminars Discusses Role of Technology-Based Controls
• Hotel Deadline Approaching – Have You Made Your Plans to Join Us in Philadelphia?

• EPA Releases Integrated Planning Framework
• NACWA Urges Members to Complete “Utility of the Future” Survey
• NACWA Continues Work to Advance Legislative Priorities

• NACWA Money Matters Task Force Meets to Discuss Next Steps on Integrated Planning
• Proposed Seattle Consent Decree Includes Integrated Planning Language
• NACWA Provides Clean Water Perspective at Great Lakes Summit on Pharmaceutical Waste
• Join Us for the Following NACWA Conferences & Web Seminars

• Court Embraces NACWA Position, Issues Major Victory on Stormwater Fees
• NACWA Granted Intervention in Nutrient Lawsuit
• Nutrient Web Seminars to Highlight Recent Litigation, National Policy Developments
• NACWA Files Second Legal Challenge on SSI Issue
• NACWA Establishes Wet Weather Task Force to Develop Legislation, Seeks Agency Participation
• NACWA Presents Baltimore Mayor with Achievement Award

• NACWA Moves for Intervention in Mississippi River Nutrients Litigation
• NACWA Brief in DC Circuit Court Seeks Approval of EPA’s Biogenic Emissions Deferral
• Coordinating Council Discusses Vulnerability Assessment Tools with EPA and DHS
• NACWA Highlights Wastewater’s Energy Potential in Senate Hearing Statement
• NACWA Provides Feedback to Chairman Issa on Need to Address Key EPA Rules
• Join the Communications & Public Relations Committee for a Discussion on Social Media
• Excellence in Utility Management – You Practice it…We want to Recognize it!

• NACWA Releases NACWA Service Charge Index Survey Results
• NACWA Discusses Energy Potential in Wastewater at Congressional Biogas Briefing
• EPA, Water Sector Organizations Discuss Utility Sustainability
• NACWA, DC Water Talk CSOs at Senate Briefing
• NACWA Applauds Proposed Agreement to Extend Atlanta Consent Decree by 13 Years
• NACWA Asks EPA to Reconsider Regulations as Part of Climate Change Strategy
• NACWA, WEF Recognize NBP Certification for Knoxville Utilities Board
• NACWA Call for Submissions for Excellence in Management Recognition Program
• Register Today for NACWA’s 2012 Summer Conference

• Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Workshop Examines Successes and New Challenges
• NACWA Talks Strategy in Kick-Off Call of Water Quality Trading Working Group
• NACWA Files Brief in Stormwater Fee Litigation
• NACWA Applauds USDA Initiative to Address Agricultural Nutrient Runoff
• NACWA Weighs in on Bills Restricting Federal Agency Participation at Conferences

• NACWA Seeks Member Input on Draft ‘Utility of the Future’ Concept Paper
• NACWA to File Brief in Biogenic Emissions Lawsuit, Member Input Needed by May 11
• NACWA Ramps Up Social Media Efforts to Strengthen Links to Members
• EPA Webcast on Utility Sustainability to Feature NACWA Members
• Pretreatment Officials from Across the Country to Meet Next Week

• Policy Forum Highlights Advocacy Efforts, Focuses on Utility of the Future
• Key Announcements Made at Policy Forum
• NACWA Board Meets in Washington
• NACWA Keeps Spotlight on Water Quality Trading, Nutrient Issues
• EPA Continues Work on Stormwater Rule
• Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Farm Bill, Nutrient Management Included in Committee Mark
• Mark Your Calendar! Upcoming Conferences Provide Unique Networking Opportunities

• NACWA Files Brief in Chesapeake Bay TMDL Case
• NACWA Highlights Advocacy Agenda in Tennessee, Kansas and California
• NACWA Uses Social Media to Reach Out to Member Agencies

• NACWA Applauds Key EPA-Philadelphia Partnership Agreement
• EPA Issues Formal Denial of SSI Rule Reconsideration, NACWA Pivots to Legal Challenge
• NACWA Brings Clean Water Advocacy Message to Utility Groups
• Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Workshop Hotel Deadline Approaches

April 5

• NACWA Meets with New Office of Science and Technology Director
• NACWA Explores Next Steps on Integrated Planning with States, EPA
• NACWA Discusses Need for Greater Cooperation with USGS
• Lape to Keynote 2012 National Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Workshop

• EPA Responds Favorably to Requests to Keep Security Data off the Internet
• NACWA Recommends Revisions to Greenhouse Gas Inventory
• NACWA, Municipal Groups Talk Priority Issues with EPA Wastewater Office Leaders
• NACWA Takes Clean Water Message to Key Audiences
• The Policy Forum Is around the Corner – Hotel Reservation Deadline Extended
• One Week Remains to Apply for Peak Performance Recognition
• Pretreatment’s Central Role in the “Utility of the Future” to be Explored at NACWA’s 2012 Workshop

• NACWA Board Unanimously Approves Intervention in Nutrient Lawsuits
• NACWA Helps Secure U.S. Supreme Court Victory in CWA Case
• Water Sector Coalition Urges Congress to Reject Reductions to the SRFs
• NACWA, AMWA Speak to Adaptation Needs at Capitol Hill Climate Briefing
• EPA Briefs NACWA on Integrated Planning Framework Progress
• Controversial Stormwater Memo at OMB for Review
• NACWA Policy Forum Hotel Cut-Off is April 2
• Deadline Nears for NACWA’s Peak Performance Awards Applications: April 6, 2012
• Role of Pretreatment in the “Utility of the Future” to be Explored at April Workshop

• NACWA Poised to Intervene in NRDC Lawsuits on Secondary Treatment/Nutrient Control Issues
• NACWA, AMWA to Host Congressional Briefing on Sustainability, Climate Change
• Water Sector Associations Express Concern over EPA Decision to Make Security Information Available over the Internet
• EPA Continues Work on Post-Construction Stormwater Rule
• Water Sector Coordinating Council Discusses Future of Vulnerability Assessment Tools
• Have You Registered for NACWA’s 2012 National Environmental Policy Forum?

• Unique Coalition Finds Common Ground on Nutrient Run-Off from Agriculture
• NACWA Urges EPA to Continue Work on Water/Pesticide Harmonization Effort
• Web Seminar Series Kicks Off with Clean Water Act Review
• See You in D.C. for NACWA’s 2012 National Environmental Policy Forum!

• NACWA President Testifies at House Water Resources Hearing
• Bingaman Introduces Clean Energy Standard, Biogas Is Qualified Clean Energy Source
• NACWA Comments on EPA’s Draft Integrated Planning Framework
• Healthy Waters Coalition Event to Release Farm Bill Policy Recommendations
• NACWA Meets with OMB on Jurisdiction Guidance
• Web Seminar Series: Clean Water Act & Clean Air Act 101: It All Starts Here
• Make Your Plans to Join Us at NACWA’s 2012 National Environmental Policy Forum
• Apply Today for NACWA’s Peak Performance Awards!

• NACWA to Testify at House Water Resources Hearing
• NACWA Files Comments on EPA Draft Recreational Water Quality Criteria
• Court Issues Partial Victory in Florida Nutrients Case
• CWA Jurisdiction Guidance Heads to OMB, NACWA to Weigh In
• NACWA Provides Input on Solid Waste Rulemaking, Confirms Regulatory Status of Biogas
• EPA Unveils New Green Infrastructure Website, Offers Assistance to Interested Communities
• NACWA’s Security & Emergency Preparedness Committee Discusses Current State of Water Sector
• NACWA’s Web Seminar Series: Clean Water Act & Clean Air Act 101: It All Starts Here
• NACWA Database Upgrade Scheduled

• Winter Conference Focuses on Regulatory Landscape, Highlights Move Toward the Water Resources Utility of the Future
• Obama Administration Releases FY2013 Budget Request: Several Key Programs See Cuts

• Senator Sherrod Brown Introduces Money Matters/Affordability Bill
• NACWA Participates in Second EPA Workshop on Integrated Planning
• EPA to Deny Reconsideration of SSI Rule, NACWA Legal Efforts to Intensify
• NACWA Submits Brief in Stormwater Fee Litigation
• NACWA Discusses Top Issues, Utility Sustainability with EPA
• Don’t Miss . . .Clean Water Act & Clean Air Act 101: It All Starts Here

• NACWA Prominent at First EPA Integrated Planning Workshop
• NACWA Committee Focuses on Strong Messaging as EPA Initiative Progresses
• EPA Science Advisory Panel Considers Aquatic Life Impacts of Pesticides
• Clean Water Act & Clean Air Act 101: It All Starts Here
• Peak Performance Award Applications Are Available – Apply Today!

• NACWA Prepares for First EPA Workshop on Integrated Planning – Working Draft of Association Comments Now Available
• NACWA Discusses Innovative Financing with House Water Resources Subcommittee
• Water Sector Associations Discuss Incident Reporting with DHS
• NACWA Brings Clean Water Message to Northeast, San Francisco Bay Area
• Have You Made Your Plans? NACWA’s Winter Conference is Only Two Weeks Away!

• NACWA Urges EPA to Collect Comprehensive CAFO Information
• Integrated Planning Effort Gathers Momentum in the Senate; WIFIA Concept Also Being Explored
• Have You Registered? Join NACWA’s Communications & Public Relations Committee via the Web for a Discussion on Integrated Planning
• Winter Conference Hotel Deadline Extended Until Friday, January 27

• EPA Releases Draft Integrated Planning Framework, Agenda for Upcoming Workshops
• U.S. Supreme Court Holds Oral Arguments in Key Clean Water Act Case
• NACWA’s Communications & Public Relations Committee to Meet Via Web
• NACWA Joins Groups Urging Funding Boost to WaterSense Program
• 2011 Peak Performance Award Application Now Available!
• There’s Still Time to Have Your Agency Included in the 2011 NACWA Index – Respond by January 20
• Join NACWA in L.A. for the 2012 Winter Conference
• NACWA Brings Clean Water Advocacy Message to Key Audiences

• NACWA to Participate in EPA Workshops on Integrated Planning; Members Urged to Add their Voice
• NACWA Meets with EPA Deputy Administrator, Urges Agency to Reconsider Incineration Rule
• NACWA to Comment on Revised Recreational Water Quality Criteria
• All Members Urged to Complete and Return NACWA Index Survey by January 20
• 2011 Peak Performance Award Application Now Available!
• Register for NACWA’s Winter Conference Now