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Wisconsin Promotes Salt Awareness to Reduce Chloride Levels

January 13, 2023

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Wisconsin Salt Wise invite the public to learn more about the impacts of road salt on drinking water and freshwater ecosystems during…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: drinking water, stormwater, waterbodies

South Carolina Leverages Technology to Improve Services for the Public

January 13, 2023

In recent months, the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (SC DHEC) has used technology to improve services for the public to facilitate timely, actionable, information and clear…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: cooperative federalism, environmental justice

Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA)

January 11, 2023

ACWA is the national voice of state and interstate water officials who are responsible for the implementation of surface water protection programs.

Tagged With: PFAS

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA)

January 11, 2023

ASDWA serves as the national voice of state and territorial drinking water program administrators.

Tagged With: PFAS

New Jersey Awarded First EPA SWIFIA Loan

January 6, 2023

U.S. EPA announced this week a $500 million loan from the State Infrastructure Financing Authority Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (SWIFIA) program to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank. This…

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Alabama Department of Environmental Management Reflects on 40 Years in New Report

December 16, 2022

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has published Celebrating 40 Years, a report highlighting key accomplishments of the department as it marks its anniversary.  In an opening letter in…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: waterbodies

New Mexico Seeks Tougher Provisions on Nuclear Waste

December 16, 2022

Last week, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) issued a fact sheet summarizing the department’s proposed changes to the hazardous waste operating permit for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)…

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California Launches EnviroScreen 4.0 Data Dashboard to Better Display EJ Data 

December 9, 2022

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment announced this week that the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Data Dashboard is now live. The new version is an iterative map-focused screening…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: dashboard, data, environmental justice

Missouri Awards Community Water Infrastructure Grants 

December 1, 2022

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently awarded $410M to help improve community drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, as well as lead service line inventories. DNR Director Dru…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: ARPA, drinking water, infrastructure, stormwater, wastewater

Iowa Restoration Efforts Bring Life Back to Creek 

November 10, 2022

In a collaborative effort between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Bureaus of Fisheries and Wildlife that began three years ago, the state has restored Mill Creek and several…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: nutrients, waterbodies

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