The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) oversees assessing the quality of waterbodies under state jurisdiction, focusing primarily on perennial rivers and streams and lakes greater than five acres. According…
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Florida Presents 2017 Plant Operations Excellence Awards
This week, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) awarded Plant Operations Excellence Awards to five Northwest Florida utilities. The award recipients, which included three drinking water and two domestic…
Delaware Celebrates Pisces Recognition for Cleanup of Brownfield
On January 30, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) celebrated PISCES recognition for the former NVF facility in Yorklyn. DNREC’s new water quality project at the…
Iowa Mussel Survey and Watershed Work Help Remove Impaired Waters Designation
Canary in the coal mine? In Iowa, there is mussel in the stream. Iowa’s freshwater mussels depend on good water quality and proper habitat, as well as waters that support…
Tennessee Establishes Steering Committee to Develop Water Availability Plan
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced last week his appointment of a steering committee to develop a statewide plan for future water availability. The plan, TN H2O, will include an assessment…
Ohio EPA Sets Record Year with Nearly $1 Billion to Improve Water Quality in 2017
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) reports that it issued more than $936 million in 2017 to finance projects that upgrade drinking water infrastructure and improve the quality of…
Louisiana Developing Coastal Adaptation Plan
Louisiana is developing a coastal adaptation plan for six of the state’s low-lying coastal parishes. Louisiana’s draft Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments (or LA SAFE) plan would offer home buyouts,…
Michigan PFAS Investment
In late December, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation providing $23.2 million to address PFAS at various sites throughout the state. Public Act 201 of 2017 will support new positions…
Letter from State Environmental Agency Associations Regarding the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (S. 1129)
This letter details potential consequences for environmental quality if the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (S. 1129) were enacted. The letter was co-signed by ECOS and three other nonprofit associations representing state…
Ohio EPA Announces 2018 Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Program Management Plan
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) has finalized the 2018 Program Management Plan for the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF). The fund provides financial and technical assistance for…
