Post Tagged with: "EPA"

EPA modifies CSO settlement with Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

EPA modifies CSO settlement with Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Legal Corner, Washington Report, Water Management July 17, 2024 at 9:32 am

In July, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed modification to the 2011 settlement with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to address the flow of untreated sewage into Cleveland-area waterways and Lake Erie. The agency said the modification will affect the CityRead More

EPA invests $20 million in water workforce training, development

EPA invests $20 million in water workforce training, development

Washington Report, Water Management July 15, 2024 at 9:05 am

In July, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPS) committed to providing more than $20 million to 13 workforce development organizations under its Innovative Water Workforce Development Grant Program, which supports expanding career opportunities in the drinking water and wastewater utility sector. “In every community inRead More

House subcommittee proposal would slash EPA budget by 20 percent

House subcommittee proposal would slash EPA budget by 20 percent

Washington Report, Water Finance July 8, 2024 at 9:05 am

In June, a House Appropriations Subcommittee approved a spending proposal for FY25 that would cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by $1.8 billion, bringing the total appropriation for the agency to $7.36 billion for the next fiscal year, down from $9.16 billion inRead More

EPA: WaterSense-labeled products helped save 1 trillion gallons in 2023

EPA: WaterSense-labeled products helped save 1 trillion gallons in 2023

Washington Report, Water Management July 1, 2024 at 6:35 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program was developed as a mechanism for consumers and businesses to help conserve water. EPA recently said in 2023 alone, WaterSense-labeled products helped save 1.2 trillion gallons of water. Since the conception of the WaterSense label, the agency saidRead More

Biden-Harris admin directs $225 million in water funds to Tribes, Alaska Native Villages

Biden-Harris admin directs $225 million in water funds to Tribes, Alaska Native Villages

Water Finance June 14, 2024 at 12:28 pm

The Joe Biden administration recently announced more than $225 million in funding to improve access to safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages. EPA said the funding to Tribes will assist in advancing public health andRead More

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EPA orders California water company to comply with Safe Drinking Water Act

Water Management June 5, 2024 at 8:23 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in May issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to the Havasu Water Company in Needles, California, to take a series of steps to prevent further violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. In taking this action to protect the healthRead More

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sign stands at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Financing for the DHS is set to lapse after Friday and the agency would face a partial shutdown unless Congress provides new money. More than 200,000 government employees deemed essential at DHS, including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, would still have to report to their posts, even though their pay would stop unless Congress finds a solution. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

EPA issues enforcement measures for cyber threats

Water Management May 31, 2024 at 8:40 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued an enforcement alert outlining the urgent cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities to community drinking water systems and the steps these systems need to take to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act. The alert is part of a government-wide effortRead More

EPA announces final rule to improve drinking water quality awareness

EPA announces final rule to improve drinking water quality awareness

Washington Report, Water Management May 30, 2024 at 8:15 am

On May 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to make annual drinking water quality reports more understandable and accessible to the public. The agency said the reports are an important tool that drinking water systems use to inform residents about waterRead More

EPA finalizes water quality rule where Tribes have treaty and reserved rights

EPA finalizes water quality rule where Tribes have treaty and reserved rights

Water Management May 24, 2024 at 10:39 am

In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule that will help protect water quality where Tribes hold and assert rights to aquatic and aquatic-dependent resources. For the first time, this action establishes a clear and consistent national framework for EPA andRead More

Report: At least $630 billion needed for wastewater, stormwater over next 20 years

Report: At least $630 billion needed for wastewater, stormwater over next 20 years

Water Finance May 20, 2024 at 7:52 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently transmitted a report to Congress outlining clean water infrastructure investments – including wastewater and stormwater system upgrades – that are needed over the next 20 years. Through the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey, states and U.S. territories report on futureRead More