May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018 - At a meeting with WEF and other water sector associations on May 15th, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the deadline to submit letters
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 - On May 7th, EPA released its 2017 Five-Year Review of the 2012 Recreational Water Quality Criteria (RWQC). As the summary of the review states, the goal of this review and report is
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 - On May 9, 2018, the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, which includes the biennial Water Resources
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 - On May 6th, the House Appropriations Committee released its FY19 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The bill totals $44.7 billion in funding –
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
May 04, 2018
May 4, 2018 - On May 4th, WEF joined many other conservationalists to send a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to request
Apr 26, 2018
April 26th, 2018 - On Thursday, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testified before the House Energy and Commerce’s Environment Subcommittee, as well as the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee
Apr 26, 2018
On April 26th, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) held a National Water Quality Program Liaison Committee Meeting in Washington DC to discuss current USGS National Water-Quality Program activities
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 17, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new rulemaking process surrounding the use of “blending” by water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs).
