In urban areas, impervious surfaces such as rooftops, roads, and pavement cause increased stormwater runoff. Stormwater carries oil, trash, pet waste, fertilizers, and other pollution sources into rivers and waterbodies,…
Water
Idaho’s Dixie Drain Project
River, it flows through the urbanized area of Ada County and then through Canyon County, which is primarily made up of heavily irrigated farmland. Water quality in the river degrades…
District of Columbia Offers Community Stormwater Grants
The DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) recently announced its Notice of Funding Availability to award $200,000 in Community Stormwater Solutions Grants. The purpose of these grants is to provide…
New Jersey to Regulate for PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water
Earlier this month, New Jersey announced that it will regulate two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water. New Jersey is one of the…
Michigan Establishes PFAS Action Response Team
On November 13, Michigan Governor Snyder issued Executive Directive 2017-4, which establishes the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART). Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging contaminants widely used in…
Mississippi Announces New Restoration Projects and Related Proposals
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) this week announced 19 new restoration projects at the Mississippi Restoration Summit in Biloxi. When implemented, these projects will add more than $83…
Wyoming Works with U.S. EPA to Protect Streams
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Water Quality Division received U.S. EPA approval in September of designated use changes of any low-flow stream channels in Wyoming for secondary contact…
Idaho Conference Explores Real-World Groundwater Solutions
In Boise this week, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) co-sponsored the 2017 Groundwater Foundation National Conference. The conference showcased real- world solutions to groundwater management. With the meeting held…
Maryland Proposes Water Quality Trading Program Regulations
The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has proposed regulations to establish the Maryland Water Quality Trading Program, a voluntary program that would establish a marketplace for private sector participation…
Minnesota Reaching Compliance in Advance of New Water Law
Minnesota is seeing strong results weeks before a new law to keep waters clean goes into effect. The law requires farmers to have up to a 50-foot buffer strip of…
