The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has released Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (Preliminary Plan 15), which identifies opportunities to better protect public health and the environment through the regulation of wastewater pollution. Preliminary Plan 15 includes three new rulemakings to reduce contaminants including PFAS and nutrients from key industries. The USEPA will initiate the three new rulemakings after concluding several Read More
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2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule Implementation Challenges
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (Army) issued a joint memorandum regarding implementation of the 2020 Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Certification Rule associated with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) permits. The USEPA and Army are closely coordinating to address challenges and better empower States and Read More
Four Resources to Address Nutrient Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has released four new resources to assist State, territorial and authorized Tribal partners to address adverse effects of nutrient pollution, including freshwater harmful algal blooms (HAB). These resources will help to better protect recreators, aquatic life, and drinking water sources from the detrimental effects of nutrient pollution. Final Recommended Read More
New Cyanobacteria Assessment Network Web Tool Helps Monitor Water Quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) released a new tool, CyANWeb, that can help Federal, State, Tribal, and municipalities identify when a harmful algal bloom (HAB) may be forming where people swim, fish, and boat. The tool uses satellite data to alert users based on specific changes in the color of the water in over Read More
LCRR Delayed
The water industry has additional time to prepare for the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) moved the effective date from June 16, 2021 to December 16, 2021. The USEPA also announced the LCRR compliance date has changed from January 16, 2024 to October 16, 2024. The delayed Read More
Tools Help Reduce Nutrients in Water, Improve Public Health & Support Ecosystems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has new tools and information that States, territories, and authorized Tribes can use to help protect people, animals, and aquatic life from harmful algal blooms and other adverse effects of nutrients in water. The USEPA says nutrient pollution in water presents one of the country’s most widespread environmental and Read More