What do mercury, flame retardants, and polychlorinated biphenyls have in common? All of these persistent chemicals, and many other toxics, have been detected in Washington State’s waterways. Together, they are…
Water
Modernization of Virginia’s Erosion and Stormwater Certification Program
On July 1, 2013, legislation transferred responsibility for the Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) certification program and the Responsible Land Disturber (RLD) certificate program to the Virginia Department of Environmental…
Nebraska Energy Conservation at Publicly Owned Wastewater Treatment Plants
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) is partnering with the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) Bioengineering Department’s Partners in Pollution Prevention Program (P3) to provide energy assessments at…
Nebraska’s Assessing Wastewater Infrastructure Needs (AWIN)
Nebraska has many communities with declining populations. This decline can create problems for communities to fund projects or maintain wastewater facilities. Based on these observations, Nebraska determined that a tool…
Washington’s Ferries for Science and Eyes over Puget Sound
Ferries for Science – Innovative Marine Monitoring on Ferries Washington State’s Puget Sound is in trouble, due mostly to the everyday activities of the 4.4 million people who live on…
The Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition
Description of Initiative: Project Background: In 2012, 13 Massachusetts towns faced a significant challenge: how to implement their stormwater programs in an era of diminished town resources. Encouraged by the…
Tennessee’s Water and Wastewater Energy Efficiency Partnership
Description of Initiative: The Tennessee Water and Wastewater Energy Efficiency Partnership began in 2011 as a collaboration of U.S. EPA Region 4, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, the…
Oregon’s Pesticide Stewardship Partnership
Description of Initiative: The Pesticide Stewardship Partnership program began as a pilot project in Hood River, Oregon in 2000 after current use pesticides were found to exceed water quality standards.…
Missouri’s Hinkson Creek Collaborative Adaptive Management Process
Description of Initiative: In March 2012, three joint MS4 permit holders including the City of Columbia, Boone County, and the University of Missouri agreed with U.S. EPA and the Missouri…
Maine’s ‘Save Your Pipes: Don’t Flush Baby Wipes’
Description of Initiative: A unique collaboration between an industry association, a water district, and a nonprofit has Maine answering a national and international problem – the flushing of baby wipes.…
