President Donald Trump signed the much anticipated America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 on October 23. The bill became law less than two weeks after the Senate approved the massive water infrastructure funding legislation with a vote of 99-1. The law includes bipartisan elements of bills passed by several Congressional committees, including the Secure Required Read More
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USEPA Seeks Input on Regulatory Approach for Managing Excess Flows
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) will host an online listening session at the end of the month to seek input on a rulemaking effort aimed at the management of peak wet weather flows at municipal wastewater treatment plants. “EPA is taking action to provide municipalities with sought-after regulatory certainty so that facilities can optimize Read More
WRDA 2018 Legislation Moves Forward
The bill which includes the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) is on its way to President Donald Trump’s desk after being approved by both the U.S. Senate and House. S. 3021 was approved unanimously by the House of Representatives on September 13 and on October 11 by the Senate with a vote of 99-1. The Read More
RMP Amendments Now in Effect
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court recently issued two mandates to make the 2017 Risk Management Plan (RMP) Amendments rule effective. The RMP Rule requires facilities that use extremely hazardous substances to develop a RMP. These plans must be revised and resubmitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) every five Read More