This week, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Patrick McDonnell addressed the critical need to improve drinking water systems across the state and highlighted how the Wolf Administration’s Restore Pennsylvania plan…
Water
Joint Association Letter to House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee on CWSRF Reauthorization
ECOS and the Association of Clean Water Administrators submitted a joint letter to the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to support efforts to…
U.S. EPA Approves Ohio Request to Ease Fish Consumption Restrictions
Confirming findings of continued improvements to local water quality, U.S. EPA has agreed with Ohio EPA’s 2018 recommendation to ease restrictions on fish consumption in the Cuyahoga River. Any remaining…
California Issues First-of-its-Kind PFAS Action
Last week, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Resources Control Board made two major announcements regarding PFAS: California will not yet initiate steps to promulgate Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) for…
New Jersey Sets New Interim Groundwater Quality Standards for PFOA and PFOS
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has established new interim specific groundwater quality standards for PFOA and PFOS. The interim specific groundwater quality standard for both of these…
Iowa Reports Strides in Meeting Nutrient Reduction Strategy Goals
On March 8, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and Iowa State University released an Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report…
Wyoming Helps Communities Protect Groundwater from Contamination
Thanks to work completed by local governments and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s Cease and Transfer Program, communities across Wyoming can rest assured that they will remain safe from…
Wyoming Touts 2018 Nonpoint Source Successes in New Story Map Format
On February 27, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) touted successes in the 2018 Annual Report for the Wyoming Nonpoint Source Program. This year’s report is available online in…
Puerto Rican Communities Regain Access to Water Infrastructure Funds
U.S. EPA announced last week that the Government of Puerto Rico has repaid its $194.5 million debt to the Puerto Rico Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs).…
Mississippi Task Force to Address Declining Water Levels
The Mississippi Governor’s Delta Sustainable Water Resources Task Force will hold two meetings in early March to inform producers in the Mississippi Delta of ongoing and future activities to help…
