ECOS joined 36 other organizations to urge the U.S. EPA to support full funding of the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) at congressionally authorized levels of $3.25…
Water
Arizona Recognized for Permitting, Water Quality, and Recycling Innovations
Four projects of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) have garnered recognition as finalists for the 2025 Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Awards. Arizona Forward is a statewide environmental organization,…
Virginia Offers Adaptive Strategies for Sea Level Rise
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program and the nonprofit Wetlands Watch have launched a valuable new resource, Designing Living Shorelines for Sea Level Rise…
2024 Draft PFAS Human Health Water Quality Criteria
Recommends water quality criteria protective of human health for PFOA, PFOS, and PFBS.
EPA “How-To” for NPDES Permit Writers
Provides a framework for states and other NPDES permit writers on implementing technology-based effluent limitations for PFAS and other pollutants of emerging concern.
Tennessee Launches AI-Powered Wetland Screening Tool
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) has launched a Wetland Screening Tool to assist users with identifying potential wetlands – and the extent of those wetlands – throughout…
Kentucky Advances Public Engagement in Water Permitting
To promote transparency in water permitting, the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection Division of Water (DOW) has published an easy-to-use, ArcGIS-based Public Notice Viewer. The tool provides interested parties an…
Missouri Awards its Largest-Ever SRF Loan to Upgrade Wastewater System
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently awarded a $640M low-interest loan to the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for upgrades to its wastewater system, marking the largest loan…
Tennessee Sets Watershed Planning Partnership to Balance Economic Growth & Resource Management
In late November, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 108, aimed at preserving the Duck River Watershed, home to one of the nation’s most biologically diverse freshwater rivers and…
South Carolina Finalizes Stakeholder Engagement Plan toward State Water Plan
ECOS Past President Myra Reece of the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services recently led an inaugural meeting of the WaterSC Water Resources Working Group to finalize a stakeholder engagement…
