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House Budget Cuts EPA Funding
House Appropriators released the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 proposal that would provide $6.2 billion for the EPA, a 39% cut to the current enacted level, and $5.9 billion less than the White House recommended for the agency. The cuts would mark the lowest level of EPA funding since the early 1990s. The proposal zeros out funding for the Administration’s environmental justice programs and reduces Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF funding by approximately $2 billion. The proposal also includes several policy riders including one repealing the Administration’s efforts to define Clean Water Act jurisdiction.
Cybersecurity Rule Paused
This week the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of EPA’s interpretative rule pending outcome of the litigation associated with a memorandum that provided “states must include cybersecurity when they conduct periodic audits of water systems (called “sanitary surveys”)” and highlighted different approaches for states to fulfill this responsibility. This decision applies to ALL American Water Works Association (AWWA) and National Rural Water Association (NRWA) members nationwide. Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa have also sued EPA on this issue. Concerns associated with this interpretative rule include limits to EPA’s authority, the process by which the rule was enacted, limited public engagement, risk that the rule could highlight current or create new cyber vulnerabilities, as well as concerns that states may not have sufficient or appropriate resources, rules, or procedures in place to implement the rule’s requirements. For more information contact www.awwa.org or www.nrwa.org.
EPA updates Funding Integration Tool for Source Water (FITS)
Today, EPA released an updated version of the Funding Integration Tool for Source Water (FITS), a web-based, interactive tool released in 2021. FITS is a one-stop-shop tool that explains how users can integrate various federal funding sources to support activities that protect sources of drinking water. Today’s updates include addition of three existing federal funding programs that can be leveraged to implement source water protection and improvement activities: EPA’s Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program, and Natural Resources Conservation Service’s and U.S. Forest Service’s Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership program.
The tool now provides relevant information on fourteen federal funding sources and outlines how these federal funding sources may be leveraged by states, tribes, and territories to implement different steps of source water protection planning (e.g., delineation of a source water protection area) and implementation (e.g., protective or restorative management activities on the ground). The tool continues to provide tips for long-term cross-program planning and examples from states on how these funding sources have been used in the past. On EPA’s Source Water Protection webpage, you can find a 5-minute video tutorial and more information on the updated tool.
White House Releases Cybersecurity Plan
This week the White House released the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan. In March 2023 the administration published a high level National Cybersecurity Strategy which recognized the importance of securing cyber space and to “ensure the United States is in the strongest possible position to realize all the benefits and potential of our digital future.” The Strategy also highlighted a path for achieving success in two areas: 1) the need for more capable actors in cyber space to bear more responsibility for cybersecurity, and; 2) the need to increase incentives to make investment in long term resilience. The newly released Implementation Plan provides much greater detail and divides the work up into five main “Pillars”, with 65 actionable initiatives sitting below the pillars.
- Pillar One: Defend Critical Infrastructure
- Pillar Two: Disrupt and Dismantle Threat Actors
- Pillar Three: Shape Market Forces to Drive Security and
- Pillar Four: Invest in A Resilient Future
- Pillar Five: Forge International Partnerships to Pursue
- Implementation-wide Initiatives
A copy of the plan can be found here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/National-Cybersecurity-Strategy-Implementation-Plan-WH.gov_.pdf
OECA AA Vote Can Move Ahead
This week the senate voted 51-44 to move forward (end debate) with voting on David Uhlmann for Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Uhlmann was first nominated back in June of 2021 and has multiple holds placed on his nomination at different times of his process. President Biden renominated him earlier this year and he was voted out of Committee in April 2023. Uhlmann is currently the University of Michigan Law School’s Environmental Law and Policy Program Director. If confirmed Uhlmann is expected to focus on reducing violations and boosting enforcement.
USGS Releases New Water Quality Products, PFAS Tap Study
National Tap Water PFAS Study: At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of PFAS according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey focused on the presence of 32 analytes.
This study is the first to test for and compare PFAS in tap water from both private and government-regulated public water supplies on a broad scale throughout the country. Those data were used to model and estimate PFAS contamination nationwide. A major conclusion was that small public supplies and private-wells may be disproportionally affected by PFAS.
“USGS scientists tested water collected directly from people’s kitchen sinks across the nation, providing the most comprehensive study to date on PFAS in tap water from both private wells and public supplies,” said USGS research hydrologist Kelly Smalling, the study’s lead author. “The study estimates that at least one type of PFAS – of those that were monitored – could be present in nearly half of the tap water in the U.S. Furthermore, PFAS concentrations were similar between public supplies and private wells.”
The study tested for 32 individual PFAS using a method developed by the USGS National Water Quality Laboratory. PFAS were analyzed by three different laboratories: 1) EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL, 1 study, 26 samples) in 2016, 2) Colorado School of Mines (CSM, 3 studies, 82 samples) in 2017–2018, and 3) USGS National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL, 6 studies, 608 samples) in 2019–2021, using previously published methods. The most frequently detected compounds were PFBS, PFHxS and PFOA (15% of samples). The interim health advisories released by the EPA in 2022 for PFOS and PFOA were exceeded in every sample in which they were detected in this study.
Tap water samples taken during 2016-2021 from 716 locations (269 private wells and 447 public supplies) represented a range of low, medium and high human-impacted areas; three locations included temporal sampling. The low category includes protected lands; medium includes residential and rural areas with no known PFAS sources; and high includes urban areas and locations with reported PFAS sources such as industry or waste sites. The number of individual PFAS observed ranged from one to nine (median of two) with detected concentrations ranging from 0.025 to 319 ng/L (median: 2.88 ng/L) and corresponding cumulative PFAS concentrations (sum of 16 detected PFAS) ranging from 0.348 to 346 ng/L (median: 7.00 ng/L; Table S10). Most of the exposure was observed near urban areas and potential PFAS sources. This included the Great Plains, Great Lakes, Eastern Seaboard, and Central/Southern California regions. The study’s results are in line with previous research concluding that people in urban areas have a higher likelihood of PFAS exposure. USGS scientists estimate that the probability of PFAS not being observed in tap water is about 75% in rural areas and around 25% in urban areas. Cumulative PFAS concentrations and the number of detected compounds increased with surrounding developed–land and decreased with increasing distance from probable source(s); However, for individual PFAS the distance to probable source(s) was not a strong predictor of concentration.
Learn more about USGS research on PFAS by reading the USGS strategy for the study of PFAS and visiting the PFAS Integrated Science Team’s website. The new study builds upon previous research by the USGS and partners regarding human-derived contaminants, including PFAS, in drinking water and PFAS in groundwater.
PA PFAS Study: A new USGS study provides an assessment in Pennsylvania, associating likely sources of PFAS to streams. The significant sources in this study were urbanization, electronics manufacturing, water pollution control facilities, agriculture, and sewer infrastructure near rural oil and gas development. Click here for additional information on PFAS research in USGS or contact USGS scientist Sara Breitmeyer.
National Water Resource Trends: Water resources managers often contend with the tension between human water use and ecological needs that result from changes in water resources. USGS scientists have identified scientific gaps and potential paths forward for the next generation of trend assessments to better address critical changes in water resources. Quantifying the changes in water resources and advancing our understanding of the drivers responsible for those changes are important to inform water availability management decisions. For more information read the paper or contact USGS scientist Sarah Stackpoole.
Geospatial Data Repository: Accurate geospatial data often is needed to estimate concentrations and assess risk associated with three contaminant classes: harmful algal blooms (HABs), PFAS, and elements of concern (EoC). As part of the USGS Water Mission Area Proxies Project, an online data repository was developed to bring together spatial and scientific information not previously available in one place. The data from this repository may be important for computer models that evaluate these contaminants at subbasin, basin, and continental United States spatial scales. For more information contact USGS scientist Brianna Williams.
Post-Wildfire Water Quality Assessment and Chemical Characteristics Informing Water Quality Effects: Wildfires can be a risk to water supplies in the western U.S. and other parts of the world when they degrade water quality. USGS scientists identified post-wildfire water-quality monitoring opportunities that would improve assessment and prediction of wildfire effect and recovery. Working with collaborators, chemical characteristics of wildfire ash were identified across the globe along with the environmental and socio-economic implications. Improved estimates of the magnitude, timing, and duration of post-wildfire effects on water quality would aid the water resources community to prepare for and mitigate wildfire effects on water supplies. For more information, click the links above or contact USGS scientist Sheila Murphy.
EPA Releases Draft Supplement to the Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane
On July 7, EPA released for public comment and peer review the Draft Supplement to the Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane. This draft supplement to the 2020 risk evaluation considers air and water exposure pathways that were excluded from the earlier risk evaluation and exposure to 1,4-dioxane generated as a byproduct. The draft supplement estimates risks to the general population, including to people living in fenceline communities, and aggregate exposures from multiple facilities located in the same area. Once finalized, this draft supplement, along with the 2020 risk evaluation, provides the public with a more-complete understanding of the risks presented by 1,4-dioxane. The document does not contain the Agency’s revised draft unreasonable risk determination for 1,4-dioxane, which will also be released in the coming weeks for public comment.
EPA’s published 2020 risk evaluation for 1,4-dioxane identified health risks to workers, occupationally exposed non-users, consumers, bystanders, and the general population. However, it did not evaluate general population exposures to 1,4-dioxane in drinking water or air, did not evaluate all the ways people could be exposed to 1,4-dioxane as a byproduct, did not evaluate the potential for simultaneous exposure to more than one source of 1,4-dioxane (aggregate risk) and did not evaluate potential exposures to fenceline communities (in accordance with TSCA’s requirement to evaluate risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations). These omissions led several Scientific Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) members to say that EPA’s “failure to assess 1,4-dioxane exposure in the general population may leave substantial portions of the population at risk. This is particularly concerning for drinking water.”
In addition to the risks identified in the 2020 risk evaluation, this draft supplemental analysis found:
- Cancer risk estimates higher than 1 in 10,000 for a range of occupational exposure scenarios associated with 1,4-dioxane produced as a byproduct.
- Cancer risk estimates higher than 1 in 1 million for a range of general population exposure scenarios, including to fenceline communities, associated with drinking water sourced downstream of release sites and for air within 1 km of releasing facilities.
This draft supplement addresses previous feedback from the TSCA SACC and public comments by:
- Incorporating SACC recommendations and public comments on the 2020 draft risk evaluation for 1,4-dioxane to consider general population exposures through air and water and to consider exposure to 1,4-dioxane as a byproduct.
- Incorporating SACC recommendations on EPA’s Draft Screening Level Approach for Assessing Ambient Air and Water Exposures to Fenceline Communities Version 1.0 to evaluate aggregate risks from multiple sources releasing 1,4-dioxane to air or water.
- Incorporating SACC recommendations to use of multiple years of data on releases to air and water and consideration of releases to groundwater.
EPA is requesting public comment on the analysis presented in the draft supplement to the risk evaluation for 1,4-dioxane. Upon publication of the Federal Register notice, written comments on the draft supplement will be accepted for 60 days through www.regulations.gov (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0905). For additional information, please see the Federal Register notice or contact the Designated Federal Official, Dr. Alaa Kamel at kamel.alaa@epa.gov. Finally, EPA is seeking external peer review from its Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) on issues related to environmental release from industrial sources, application of occupational exposure modeling approaches and monitoring data for industrial and commercial operations, sources of environmental releases from hydraulic fracturing operations, modeling concentrations of 1,4-dioxane in surface water and groundwater, and exposure from multiple sources of 1,4-dioxane in air or water. The SACC will consider and review the draft supplement at a virtual public meeting on September 12–15, 2023. Registration instructions for the meeting will be announced on the SACC website.
EPA Requires Reporting of DINP to TRI
This week, EPA finalized a rule that adds a diisononyl phthalate (DINP) category to the list of toxic chemicals subject to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and the Pollution Prevention Act. DINP is a common chemical name for a family of di-ester phthalates widely used as plasticizers. These chemicals are colorless, oily liquids with high boiling points, low volatilities, and poor solubility in water. The treatment of plastics with DINP-category chemicals provides greater flexibility and softness to the final product. Some of the uses of DINP-treated plastics are the production of coated fabrics, plastic toys, electrical insulation, and vinyl flooring.
EPA has also updated its hazard assessment and economic analysis for the DINP category. Since its previous hazard assessment in 2005, additional studies of the health effects of DINP chemicals were completed. The data for DINP demonstrate that DINP has moderately high to high human health toxicity. As discussed in the updated hazard assessment published with the final rule, EPA finds that DINP-category chemicals can reasonably be anticipated to cause reproductive dysfunctions and serious or irreversible chronic human health effects at moderately low to low doses, including developmental effects, kidney toxicity, and liver toxicity.
The rule requires reporting of certain information to TRI by certain facilities in covered industry sectors (including federal facilities) that manufacture or process more than 25,000 pounds of DINP-category chemicals per year, or otherwise use more than 10,000 pounds of DINP-category chemicals per year. This reporting information would include quantities of DINP-category chemicals that were released into the environment or otherwise managed as waste.
EPA first proposed a rule to add a DINP category to the list of chemicals required to report to TRI in 2000, in response to a petition. The Agency also conducted a hazard assessment on DINP chemicals, which was later revised and again published for comment in 2005. In 2022, EPA agreed through a consent decree to either finalize a rule adding a DINP category to the TRI chemical list or withdraw the 2000 proposal. Accordingly, EPA published an updated TRI hazard assessment along with a supplemental proposed rule in 2022. With this final rule, EPA has now added a DINP category to the TRI chemical list.
Separately, DINP is also undergoing a risk evaluation required under section 6(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). TRI can provide information concerning releases and waste management activities that can be helpful to the TSCA risk evaluation process, as well as any related risk management activities.
Meeting Minutes and Final Report for May 2023 SACC Meeting for the Review of Draft Documents Related to Cumulative Risk Assessment under TSCA
The meeting minutes and final report are now available for the May 8-11, 2023, Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) virtual meeting regarding the review of two draft documents related to cumulative risk assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Earlier this year, EPA released for public comment and peer review a set of principles for evaluating cumulative risks under TSCA and an approach for applying those principles to the evaluation of the cumulative risk posed by certain phthalate chemicals undergoing TSCA section 6 risk evaluation:
- Draft Proposed Principles of Cumulative Risk Assessment Under the Toxic Substances Control Act: This document discusses what cumulative risk assessment is and how it could be used in the scientific and regulatory context of TSCA. A cumulative risk assessment will not always be the best approach, or possible to complete in the statutory timeframes provided for TSCA risk evaluations. But when chemicals are sufficiently similar toxicologically and are found to present co-exposures (i.e., meaning people are at exposed to multiple chemicals at the same time), a cumulative risk assessment may be appropriate.
- Draft Proposed Approach for Cumulative Risk Assessment of High-Priority Phthalates and a Manufacturer Requested Phthalate Under the Toxic Substance Control Act: This document describes a proposed methodology for evaluating cumulative risk for the seven phthalate chemicals currently under review. EPA presents evidence in its approach, submitted for public comment and peer review, that six of the chemicals – DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP, DCHP and DINP, (excluding DIDP) – are toxicologically similar, pose an additive hazard, and there is co-exposure from these chemicals to the U.S. population. Therefore, EPA is proposing to group these phthalates for cumulative risk assessment under TSCA as described in the “Draft Proposed Approach” document. This proposed approach is not itself a cumulative risk assessment nor does it make a finding of risk, but rather it is a methodology that EPA proposes to use and seeks public input about and peer review on.
The SACC meeting minutes and final report are available in docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0918 and on the SACC meeting webpage. For additional information, contact the Designated Federal Official, Dr. Alaa Kamel at kamel.alaa@epa.gov.
Water Research Foundation Publishes Synthesis of Microbial Water Quality Information for Stormwater Capture and Use
This report synthesizes existing research on stormwater microbial quality and treatment processes and will serve as the basis for a Stormwater Use Roadmap to provide pragmatic guidance for the design and operation of stormwater use systems. This paper is part of WRF Project #5034, Assessing the Microbial Risks and Impacts from Stormwater Capture and Use to Establish Appropriate Best Management Practices, and is available to WRF subscribers or those with a Public Plus account.
Association Updates
2023 Annual Meeting – Reserve Your Lodging Now!
Reserve Your Lodging at the Grove Hotel HERE. The hotel room block will end on July 14th.
Meeting registration is now available. Please reach out to Lexy Bailey for assistance.
Vote Today!
Voting is currently open for ACWA’s Executive Leadership and Board of Directors.
Along with the Executive Officers, this year it is the even Regions that are up for election. Please cast your vote no later than Noon ET on August 7, 2023.
All “members in good standing” may participate in these elections. The “member in good standing” is the formal or primary ACWA representative for the state/interstate agency that paid dues for the previous fiscal year (FY2023). If you are unsure whether your FY2023 dues are paid, feel free to reach out to Julia Anastasio or Annette Ivey, and we can let you know. Only one vote per state/interstate.
Thank you for your continued support of ACWA! If you cannot find the email message with the link to the ballot, please contact Julia Anastasio.
Meetings and Webinars
ACWA Water Quality Modeling Workshop: October 23-27, Salt Lake City, UT
Registration is now open for our upcoming Surface Water Quality Modeling Workshop in Salt Lake City, UT! This workshop will run October 23-27, with an optional pre-conference “Modeling 101” session on October 23.
This workshop will be an in-person event, in partnership with USEPA. This event will take place at the Utah DEQ Offices. This year, we will be offering three tracks: (1) HSPF (2) CE-QUAL-W2 (3) Modeling for Nutrients. We have a great planning team of state and EPA representatives working hard to finalize the agenda. Attached are one-page summaries on some of the topics covered this year.
Below, you will find information on how to register, where to book a room at the hotel, and travel support.
You may register for the workshop here. Please note that this workshop is for state and federal staff only.
To register, you will need access to ACWA’s member portal. If you are EPA staff, please reach out Lexy Bailey (abailey@acwa-us.org) for help getting set up. This workshop has 3 distinct tracks – including two hands-on trainings. Hands on trainings will be offered for HSPF and CE-QUAL-W2.
Space is limited for the HSPF and CE-QUAL-W2 tracks – once you register, you will automatically be placed on the wait list. You will receive a confirmation email at a later date.
If you are a new staff-person, or if you would like a refresher, please indicate that you will be attending the pre-conference “Modeling 101” session, set for the afternoon of October 23.
Lodging will be available at the Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel, in Salt Lake City, UT. ACWA has procured the local gov’t per diem rate of $128/night from Saturday, October 21 – Friday, October 27, 2023.
You may reserve your hotel room here. The limited room block will be open through October 1, 2023. We recommend you secure your room as soon as possible to ensure your stay at this hotel.
EPA Webinar: Final CBI Rule
Tuesday, July 18 at 2:00 p.m. EDT | Register Here
This public webinar covers EPA’s recently finalized procedural rule for submitting confidential business information (CBI) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA announced the final rule on June 1, which increases transparency, modernizes the reporting and review procedures for CBI, and aligns with the 2016 amendments to TSCA. The rule will become effective on August 7.
This webinar will be useful for anyone looking for an overview of the new rule and the new requirements for companies that submit data under TSCA. It will include a demonstration of how and where to locate and open time-sensitive notifications from EPA relating to CBI claims, how to update company contact information, and show how CBI claim requirements have been further integrated in to TSCA reporting applications.
ASDWA HABs Webinar On State Coordination Across Programs
July 24, 2023
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
On Monday, July 24, 2023, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (eastern time) ASDWA is hosting the second webinar in our series on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). This webinar will feature presentations from Virginia, Colorado, and Pennsylvania that will discuss HABs coordination across state programs.
NEWMOA Webinar – PFAS Destruction: Updates on Two Technologies
NEWMOA is offering a PFAS Destruction: Updates on Two Technologies Webinar on Thursday, August 10, 2023, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM (ET). The webinar will focus on PFAS incineration and supercritical water oxidation destruction technologies, including performance and regulatory discussions. The webinar is free for government officials. Details and instructions on how to register are on NEWMOA’s events page.
Webinar Series for Environmental and Climate (ECJ) Grant Program Design
EPA is hosting three informational webinars on the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) expected to be issued under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Grant Program in 2023. These webinars will provide information on the NOFO and the ECJ Grant Program including who is eligible for the grants, eligible projects, and more. The Agency is seeking public input on the NOFO during the webinars and hopes to hear ideas on potential projects and the types of resources applicants may need. These webinars are intended for potential applicants and other interested parties.
Date: August 3, 2023 | Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm EDT |12:30 – 2:30 pm CDT |11:30 am – 1:30 pm MDT |10:30 am – 12:30 pm PDT |9:30 – 11:30am ADT
Target Audience: Federally recognized tribal governments, Alaskan native villages, tribal community representatives, and tribal and/or indigenous community-based nonprofit organizations.
Register Here: https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-environmental-and-climate-justice-program
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Date: August 8, 2023 | Time: 5:00 pm SST, American Samoa | 12:00 am EDT August 9th
Target Audience: Potential applicants and other interested parties within the specified U.S. territories.
Register Here: https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-environmental-and-climate-justice-program
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Date: August 9, 2023 | Time: 5:00 pm GMT+10 Guam and Northern Mariana Islands | 3:00 am EDT
Target Audience: Potential applicants and other interested parties within the specified U.S. territories.
Register Here: https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-environmental-and-climate-justice-program
For questions about these webinars or to request reasonable accommodations for a disability, interpretation, and/or translation services in a language other than English, please email ECJRFI@epa.gov.
Job Opportunities
Environmental Analyst IV
Location: Worcester, MA
Closing Date: First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.
The Environmental Analyst IV conducts multi-media inspections, responds to complaints, and assists the Compliance and Enforcement (C&E) group with enforcement for industrial, commercial, and institutional entities regulated by a variety of MassDEP’s programs. The regulatory programs implemented by the C&E Unit include air quality, hazardous waste (RCRA/21C), industrial wastewater, underground storage tanks, the Environmental Results Program, and toxics use reduction.
For more information and to apply, visit MassCareers Job Opportunities.
Inorganic Chemist (Chemist 3)
Location: Hillsboro, OR
Closing Date: 7/23/2023
You will review complex data generated by the section, lead method development, and act as the technical resource for members in the metals section. You will perform chemical tests of substantive complexity on a variety of environmental samples for the Agency’s programs in Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid and Hazardous Wastes, and Environmental Cleanup. You will operate highly sophisticated instrumentation, including inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). You will guide other Inorganic chemists in conducting analytical chemical measurements and design studies to investigate causes of analytical problems, and you will resolve issues in implementation of existing and new rules. In addition, you will act as a resource for the entire Agency about the analysis of environmental samples for metal constituents using the EPA recognized analytical methods.
For more information and to apply, visit Oregon Job Opportunities.
Natural Resource Protection and Sustainability Manager 2
Location: Bend, Eugene, or Medford, Oregon (finalist may choose work location)
Closing Date: July 30, 2023
You will manage the day-to-day operations of the Western Region 401 program and the statewide Onsite (septic system) program, including developing program goals and objectives and monitoring progress; identifying, prioritizing, and scheduling work; selecting and supervising technical and support staff; resolving difficult technical or administrative problems; assisting in the development of statewide rules, procedures, and guidelines for the 401 and onsite programs; tracking and ensuring timelines and responsiveness to the public and regulated community; and providing direction and guidance to solve environmental problems and ensure successful implementation of the onsite program regulations and both the 401 Dredge and Fill program and the 401 Hydro program in Western Region.
For more information and to apply, visit Oregon Job Opportunities.
Environmental Analyst – HRECOS Coordinator
Location: Staatsburg, NY
Closing Date: August 13, 2023
As a NEIWPCC Environmental Analyst, you will work with the HRECOS management team and other Estuary and basin partners to continue to develop the network, both in the number of stations and in the data products available through the HRECOS website, and to expand the use and application of the data. You will also manage HRECOS water quality and meteorological stations, assist in implementing the Clean Water targets of the Estuary Action Agenda, plan and lead HRECOS network meetings, conduct site visits, coordinate with NYS Division of Water, create and manage public-facing products, and manage the HRECOS supplies and budget in cooperation with other program staff.
To apply, submit cover letter, resume, and a brief writing sample by email to jobs@neiwpcc.org. Please reference #23-HREP-001 in the email subject line. Accepting applications until the position is filled. A full position description and benefits listing may be viewed at NEIWPCC Careers.
Environmental Analyst – Drinking Water Specialist
Location: Middletown, NY
Closing Date: August 6, 2023
As a NEIWPCC Environmental Analyst, you will become an essential member of the Drinking Water Source
Protection Program (DWSP2). You will work with municipal leaders, water operators, consultants, local
health departments and other community stakeholders to develop DWSP2 plans and provide technical
assistance during plan implementation. You will collect, analyze, and maintain environmental data to
inform recommendations and prepare technical documentation for a variety of stakeholders and for
external outreach. You will utilize GIS to create community maps and will be a resource to for questions
related to sources of drinking water and locations of possible contamination. You will also assist with other tasks related to water supply protection, such as water quality sampling, database management, data
analysis, performing sanitary surveys or capacity assessments for public water systems.
To Apply, submit cover letter, resume, and a brief writing sample by email to jobs@neiwpcc.org. Please reference #23-NYS-SW-DOH-007 in the email subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling
basis, accepting applications until the position is filled. A full position description and benefits listing may be viewed at NEIWPCC Careers.
