News Draft FY 2023-2024 NPMG Available for Comment EPA released the draft FY 2023-2024 National Program Managers Guidance for comment. NPGs are issued by the EPA’s five major national program… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 42 (Week of November 29, 2021)
News EPA Administrator Sends Governors’ Letter on BID EPA Administrator Michael Regan sent a letter to governors‘ offices this week on the water infrastructure funding provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 38 (Week of October 25, 2021)
New 2020 Water Quality Certification Rule Vacated A federal district court issued a ruling In re: Clean Water Act Rulemaking late last week vacating the Sec. 401 Water Quality Certification… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 11 (Week of March 29, 2021)
News Administration Unveils Infrastructure Plan President Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that includes $111 billion investment in water infrastructure. The American Jobs Plan calls for 100% replacement of… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 35 (Week of October 19, 2020)
News Final EPA Rule on Guidance Published This week on October 19, 2020, EPA published in the Federal Register a rule titled EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 30 (Week of August 31, 2020)
News White House Memo – Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery On August 31, 2020, OMB sent a memo to federal agencies providing guidance on how to implement Executive Order… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 29 (Week of August 24, 2020)
News New Report on Importance of Water Infrastructure Funding The American Society Civil Engineers and the US Water Alliance released a report entitled The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 28 (Week of August 17, 2020)
News EPA Emergency COVID-19 Impact Study EPA is developing an emergency survey to gauge the current and anticipated economic and operational challenges faces by the nation’s drinking water and wastewater… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 27 (Week of August 10, 2020)
News EPA/State/Tribal Webinar Series on Water Quality Certification Rule Changes The EPA is hosting a three-part webinar series for states and tribes to learn about the final rule and implementation… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 22 (Week of June 22, 2020)
News ECOS Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets ECOS published its report on the Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets (EAB), FY2016 – FY2019 this week. The report notes that… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 21 (Week of June 15, 2020)
News EPA Announces the Release of the How’s My Waterway App EPA has announced the release of the How’s My Waterway App. From their press release: “EPA’s new How’s My… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XI, Issue 21 (Week of June 8, 2020)
News Public Webinar for the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule On June 1, 2020, the EPA finalized the “Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule” to implement the… Read More »