A new interagency report from Oregon has shown a drop in pesticide levels in a majority of watersheds across the state. Oregon’s Pesticide Stewardship Partnership (PSP) Program, an interagency water…
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Michigan Takes Steps to Advance Climate Justice and Equitable Access to Services
Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced new efforts to promote more just and equitable environmental protection. On February 1, the agency named a panel of…
Illinois Green Bonds Deliver Clean Water and Fund Wastewater Treatment
Last month, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and the Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) closed their joint $500 million Clean Water Initiative-State Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, Series 2020 (Series 2020…
Texas Receives Authority to Administer NPDES Program for Oil & Gas Discharges
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced this week that it is ready to start receiving and processing permit applications from oil and gas facilities that will treat and…
Michigan Updates PFAS Cleanup Standards
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE) announced in December that it has updated its cleanup criteria for groundwater used as drinking water to include five new…
Ohio Reaches Out to Water Systems on Lead Service Line Replacement Funding
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance is conducting outreach to water systems about principal forgiveness funding for Lead Service Line (LSL) Replacement. An informational webinar…
New Mexico Embarks on Collaborative COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring Program
This week, New Mexico launched the initial phase of the New Mexico Wastewater Surveillance System, a COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program at congregate settings, in the southwest region of New Mexico.…
Maryland Undertakes ‘Sewer Sentinel’ Effort to Sample Wastewater for COVID-19
On November 12, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced a statewide initiative to sample wastewater as an early warning system of COVID-19 outbreaks in vulnerable Maryland communities. The Sewer Sentinel Initiative,…
ECOS Letter to USACE on Proposal to Modify and Reissue Nationwide Permits
On November 16, ECOS submitted a letter to the Federal Register in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Proposal To Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits (NWP). The…
South Dakota Launches Lead Testing and Mitigation Reimbursement Efforts
Last week, the South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources announced a program in partnership with the state Department of Social Services to provide lead testing for licensed childcare…
