December 2018

November 2018

October 2018

September 2018

• USEPA Receives Record Number of Letters of Interest for WIFIA Loans
• AWWA Releases Updated M19 Emergency Planning for Water and Wastewater Utilities

August 2018

• Additional Public Comments Requested on WOTUS Repeal
• AWWA Releases Guide to Protect Source Water

July 2018

• Upcoming Actions to Address PFAS
• USEPA Proposes Cost-Benefit Analysis Reform

June 2018

• USEPA Seeks Input for Study on Management of Wastewater from Oil and Gas Extraction
• Montana’s 5-year Water Pollution Management Plan Approved
• Minnesota Wild Rice Rulemaking Withdrawn

May 2018

• USEPA to Update Wet Weather Regulations for Wastewater Treatment Plants
• Water Organizations Support WIFIA & SRF at Fly-In
• Volunteers Needed to Collect MN Water Data

April 2018

• USEPA to Convene National Leadership Summit on PFAS
• AWWA Asks USEPA to Revise Lead and Copper Rule

March 2018

• White House Announces American Infrastructure Initiative
• USEPA FY 2019 Budget Proposal Released
• SD DENR Seeks Comments by March 19

February 2018

• Cold Weather Concerns for Utlities
• U.S. Supreme Court WOTUS Decision

January 2018

• WIFIA Legislation Signed, Water Infrastructure Loans Can Move Forward
• USEPA Finds Widespread Nutrient Pollution in Nation’s Lakes
• New Dental Rule Aims to Keep Mercury Out of Wastewater Plants

December 2017

• Amended Effective Date for WOTUS Proposed
• WEF Urges Congress to Protect Funding for Water Research

November 2017

• USEPA Administrator Pruitt Issues Directive to End “Sue & Settle”
• MPCA to Hold Impaired Waters List Public Meetings in November Regulations
• USEPA Appoints New Region 8 Administrator

October 2017

• USEPA Announces Water Quality Standards Variance Building Tool
• New Department of Environmental Quality to Oversee North Dakota’s Environmental Regulations
• Challenge Your Utility Customers to Imagine a Day Without Water on Oct. 12

September 2017

• Upcoming Regulations to Watch
• Water Contaminant Database Sparks Concerns
• Make Your Water Quality Report Work for You

August 2017

• Federal Attempt to Intervene on Washington D.C.’s “Flushable” Wipes Legislation Fails
• USEPA Administrator Talks About WOTUS During Trip to Minnesota

July 2017

• USEPA & Army Corps Move to Rescind WOTUS Rule
• USEPA Extends RMP Effective Date to 2019
• USEPA Proposes Longer Stay for Portions of Oil and Gas Standards

June 2017

• USEPA Launches New WOTUS Website
• President’s FY18 Budget Includes Funding for WIFIA, DWSRF and CWSRF
• MPCA is Looking for Water Monitoring Volunteers

May 2017

• A Growing Concern in Drinking Water: Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs)
• USEPA to Reconsider ELG Rule
• USEPA Announces Sweeping Regulatory Reform

April 2017

• USEPA Delays Effective Date of Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule
• WIFIA Credit Assistance Letters of Interest Due April 10
• Annual “Water Matters! Fly-In” Attracts Hundreds of Industry Professionals to D.C.

March 2017

• USEPA Releases Sampling Guidance for Unknown Contaminants in Drinking Water
• President Trump Signs Executive Order to Kill WOTUS
• Land of 10,000 Lakes Sets 25% Water Improvement Goal by 2025

February 2017

• Supreme Court to Review WOTUS Rule
• USEPA to Develop Process to Evaluate Chemicals
• Water Organizations & USEPA Update Utility Management Primer

January 2017

• WIFIA Legislation Signed, Water Infrastructure Loans Can Move Forward
• USEPA Finds Widespread Nutrient Pollution in Nation’s Lakes
• New Dental Rule Aims to Keep Mercury Out of Wastewater Plants

December 2015

• Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Block Hydraulic Fracturing Rule
• WEF Announces New Stormwater Institute
  
• USEPA Unveils Green Infrastructure App

November 2015

• USEPA to Revise Stormwater Runoff Regulations by November 2016
• Federal Appeals Court Issues Nationwide Injunction on Clean Water Rule
  
• Water Organizations Lobby to Delay Implementation of Train Regulations

October 2015

• Judge Grants Injunction on Implementation of Clean Water Rule in 13 States
  
• Updates to USEPA’s Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution Data Access Tool (NPDAT)
• USDA and USEPA Join Forces to Support Water Quality Trading

September 2015

• 13 States File Motion to Delay Clean Water Rule Implementation
  
• “What’s the Value of Water?” Free Public Campaign Toolkit
• SD DENR Requests Water Quality Data for 2016 Integrated Report

August 2015

• Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, & Wyoming File Lawsuit to Block Clean Water Rule
  
• USEPA Announces Revised Underground Storage Tank Regulations
• AWWA Publishes 2015 State of the Water Industry Report

July 2015

• USEPA Releases Hydraulic Fracturing Study Results
  
• Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Bill to Block Clean Water Rule
• USEPA Seeks Input on Risk Management Plan Rule Updates
• Medications Among the Chemicals Found in MN Lakes and Streams

Jun 2015e

• USEPA Announces Finalized Clean Water Rule
• Federal Fluoride Recommendation Lowered
  
• USEPA Issues Health Advisory for Algal Toxins
• MPCA Report Reveals Water Quality Concerns

May 2015

• ND and WY Challenge New Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Rule
• “Flushable Wipes” Wreak Havoc on City Pipes
• New Website Allows Public to Track Compliance Status of Public Water Systems

April 2015

• 2015 MPCA Industrial Stormwater Permit Begins April 5
• Is Your Utility Prepared to Fight Misinformation on Social Media?
• AWWA Fly In Attendees Lobby to “Free WIFIA” from Tax-Exempt Bond Prohibition

March 2015

• USEPA Proposes Updated Rule for the Analysis of Effluent Under the Clean Water Act
• Minnesota and Wisconsin Lawmakers Consider Ban on Microbeads
• USEPA Releases FY16 Budget Proposal

February 2015

• USEPA Outlines Amendments to Oil & Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
• Montana DEQ Seeks Water Quality Data
• Research Unveils New Approaches for Monitoring Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Surface Waters

January 2015

• AWWA Issues Regulatory Update
• Many Utilities Are Already Prepared for Ebola
• Federal Omnibus Package Includes Rider Related to Proposed Waters of the U.S. Regulation

December 2014

• CDC Releases Interim Ebola Guidance for Wastewater Workers
• USEPA May Regulate Strontium in Drinking Water
• Increased Access to Chemical Info Via Updated ChemView App

November 2014

• CDC Developing Ebola Guidance for Wastewater Sector
• Comment Period for USEPA-Proposed Changes to Definition of Water of the U.S. Extended
• USEPA Releases Guidance Manual for Revised Total Coliform Rule

October 2014

• U.S. House Vote Blocks USEPA-Proposed Changes to Definition of Water of the U.S. Under the Clean Water Act
• Comment Period for USEPA Risk Management Program Ends in October
• MPCA Requests Water Quality Data

September 2014

• Montana and Minnesota Update Nutrient Standards
• October Deadline for MPCA’s 2015 Industrial Stormwater Multi-Sector General Permit Applications
• SD DENR Reminds Irrigators to Avoid Overspray

August 2014

• Comment Period Extended for Water of the United States Proposed Rule
• MPCA Publishes New Rivers & Streams Report
• USEPA Offers Checklist & Webinar to Help Flood-Prone Communities

July 2014

• President Signs WRRDA, Authorizes Water Infrastructure Projects
• Public Input Requested on Draft Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
• MPCA Monitoring Crews Assess State’s Rivers, Streams, & Lakes

June 2014

• USEPA Seeks Public Comments on Reporting Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals
• New MNDNR Water Permit Application Website
• Spirit Lake Nation One of Five Pilot Projects for New Community Engineering Corps

May 2014

• USEPA and USACE Propose Rule to Clarify Clean Water Act
• Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014 Headed for Senate Vote
• USEPA Updates Final Rule for Construction and Development Effluent Guidelines and Standards

April 2014

• OpWorks App Streamlines Management of Operators’ Logs and Reporting
• USEPA Revises Permitting Guidance for Using Diesel Fuel in Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing
• Montana DEQ Introduces Online Tool for Submitting Discharge Monitoring Reports
• Public Comment Period Ends April 30 for Draft 2015 Industrial Stormwater Multi-Sector General Permit

March 2014

• Federal Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act Introduced
• USEPA Unveils Updated Stormwater Calculator App
• State of Water Conference a First for Minnesota

February 2014

• USEPA’s 2014 Regulatory Agenda
• MPCA Extends Comment Period for Draft 2014 Impaired Waters List
• Montana DEQ Launches Harzardous Materials Notification Program

January 2014

• Hydrants Exempt from the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act
• ND Health Department Creates Website for Spill Reports
• USEPA Publishes Report on Importance of Water to U.S. Economy

December 2013

• Fire Hydrants Subject to Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act
• MPCA Schedules Regional Meetings to Discuss 2014 Draft Impaired Waters List
• AWWA Releases Cost-Impact Study of Upcoming USEPA Perchlorate Regulations

November 2013

• Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act Begins in January
• MN Draft Nutrient Strategy Open for Public Review & Comment
• National Campaign Showcases the Value of Water

October 2013

• U.S. House Version of WRDA Does Not Include WIFIA
• North Dakota and Wyoming Congressional Delegations Push for State Control of Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
• USEPA Releases Updated Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia in Freshwater

September 2013

• New USEPA Stormwater Calculator Helps Manage Stormwater Runoff
• WEF Research Examines Gasoline- Denatured Ethanol as an Alternative Carbon Source for Biological Denitrification
• SD Requests Water Quality Data for 2014 Integrated Report

August 2013

• Reissued Construction Runoff Permits Effective August 1
• USEPA Releases Report About the Impacts of Municipal Development
• MPCA Study Detects High Nitrate Levels
• Two Updated AWWA Releases: Nitrification Manual & Operator Training Handbook

July 2013

• MPCA Approves Reissuance of MS4 Permit
• USEPA Drinking Water Infrastructure Survey: $384 Billion Needed by 2030
• Updated Draft Proposal for New Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

June 2013

• Senate Approves WIFIA
• MPCA Studies Detect Unregulated Chemicals in Lakes and Rivers
• New USEPA Region 8 Regional Administrator Introduced

May 2013

• Are You in Compliance With the USEPA’s SPCC Rule?
• Prepare Fuel Storage Tanks for Possible Flooding
• Survey Finds More Than Half of U.S. Rivers and Streams in Poor Condition
• MN Stormwater Manual Now in Wiki Format

April 2013

• Hundreds of Water Professionals to Rally Support for WIFIA During Fly-In to D.C.
• Challenging Source Water Leads to Unique Membrane Pilot Study
• MN State Agencies Phase Out Triclosan Use

March 2013

• A Look Ahead at 2013 Regulatory Changes
• Plan Now For Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act Compliance
• Study Finds Increasing Levels of Antibacterial Agent in MN Lakes

February 2013

• ND Department of Health Leads Nutrient Reduction Strategy Effort
• USEPA Releases Update on Hydraulic Fracturing Study
• USEPA Sets Limit for E.coli

January 2013

• New USEPA Mandates to Impact Backup Generators Enrolled in Peak Shaving Programs in 2013
• ND Governor’s Budget Includes Funding for Water Projects
• New Federal Guidelines For Wastewater Apprenticeships

December 2012

• WIFIA Bill Aims to Make Water Infrastructure More Affordable
• NFPA 70E – Electrical Safety in the Workplace
• New Environmental Compliance Guidebook: Beyond US Water Quality Regulation
• USEPA Unveils “How’s My Waterway” App & Website

November 2012

• UCMR3 Monitoring Period Begins in 2013
• Great Lakes Grants to Combat Invasive Species
• USEPA Studies Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts
• ND Annual Drinking Water Taste Test Winner

October 2012

• USEPA Awards $15 Million to Help Small Drinking Water & Wastewater Systems
• WEF Water4Jobs Campaign
• MN AWWA Best in Glass Winner

September 2012

• USEPA Wants to Bring Back Water Fountains
• New Microbial Risk Assessment Guidelines
• WEF Messaging Campaign Aims to Increase Water Infrastructure Investment

August 2012

• Zebra Mussel Research Set to Launch at  NDSU’s Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering
• USEPA Framework Helps Cities Manage Stormwater Runoff & Wastewater
• Montana Offers Grants for Clean Water Projects

June/July 2012

• USEPA to Launch Contaminant Monitoring Program Next Year
• Comment Period Opens for USEPA Draft Guidance for Hydraulic Fracturing Using Diesel Fuel
• AWWA Issues Two Updated Manuals

May 2012

• USEPA Won’t Impose Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing in ND
• New Construction General Permits
• MN Board of Water & Soil Resources PRAP Grants
• ND Chapter of NASECA

April 2012

• Changes on the Horizon Safe Drinking Water Act
• MPCA Proposes Changes to Phosphorus Standards
• No-Lead Brass Rule
• Upcoming Water Treatment Workshop