Sep 14, 2018
This week the House and Senate reached an agreement of the biennial Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which include a number of major provisions that benefit drinking water, wastewater, and
Aug 23, 2018
On August 16, a South Carolina District Court’s ruling overturned the Trump administration's attempted delay of the Obama administration's Waters of the U.S. rule for failing to offer the
Aug 03, 2018
In 2016, the EPA initiated a multi-phase study to showcase nutrient removal at publicly owned treatment works (POTWs). The goals of the study are to establish a nationwide baseline for nutrient
Jul 13, 2018
The Senate version of the Water Resources Development Bill (WRDA), S. 2800, that won the Senate EPW Committee’s approval on May 22 will be rewritten before it heads to a final vote on the Senate
Jun 22, 2018
WEF joined with three other water associations to request an extension of time to file comments to the EPA’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) Increasing Consistency and Transparency
Jun 15, 2018
On June 15th, EPA Admin EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt tweeted his agency finished work on a replacement for the so-called Waters of the U.S. rule, or WOTUS, and will send it to the White House for
May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018 - On May 15th, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a report called Go Back to the Well about the Clean Water and Drink Water State Revolving Funds administered by all
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 - On May 9th, EPA released a semiannual regulatory agenda that lays out plans for a proposal date – July 2019 – and a rule date – July 2020- for blending wastewater. This means that
Apr 25, 2018
April 24th, 2018 - On April 24th, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposed rule that would bar studies to be used in the development of federal
Apr 20, 2018
April 20, 2018 — On April 20, the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program issued its first-ever loan to King County, Washington. This loan will finance close to half the cost
