Letter from ACWA to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, imploring them to continue working with ACWA as they develop a framework and actual text… Read More »
Legislation, Regulation and Litigation
ACWA Comment Letter re: EPA Proposed Rule Recodifying Pre-existing WOTUS Rules
ACWA submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding their “Proposed Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” –… Read More »
ACWA Summary of the Assumable Waters Report
A brief, two page summary of the draft final report produced by the Assumable Waters Subcommittee convened under the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). Although the… Read More »
ACWA Comment Letter on EPA’s National Water Program Guidance FY 2018-2019
On July 28, 2017, ACWA submitted comments on EPA’s Draft National Water Program Guidance FY 2018-2019.
Final State 106 Allocations FY17
This EPA chart shows the final section 106 grant money distribution to states for FY 2017.
Funding Levels for Key Water Appropriations – Funding / Budget Chart
Chart laying out funding levels for different EPA budget provisions such as the SRFs, WIFIA, Categorical Grants, and Regional Programs. The chart illustrated how these levels has changed over recent… Read More »
ACWA Comments on WOTUS for EPA Federalism Outreach
Comment letter from ACWA to EPA, developed by ACWA’s Waters of the United States Working Group, discussing state perspectives on a potential rulemaking redefining “Waters of the United States” to… Read More »
Funding Levels For Key Water Appropriations
Proposed funding Levels For Key Water Appropriations
Legislation, Regulation and Litigation
ACWA brings together environmental legal practitioners from the public and private sectors with state water quality program staff to discuss and share information on the latest Clean Water Act (CWA) litigation and regulatory developments.
The Water Transfers Rule Upheld
A brief description of the Court’s ruling on the Water Transfers Rule.
Internal EPA Memorandum – “FY2018 President’s Budget: Majory Policy and Final Resource Decisions”
Internal EPA memorandum leaked to news media providing details on which EPA program should be eliminated, reduced, or expanded as per the Trump Administration FY18 Budget Blueprint
Duarte Nursery, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
A summary of Duarte Nursery, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, 2016 U.S. Dist.
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