In 2014, ECOS was pleased to receive 17 impressive nominations and to present awards at its Fall Meeting in Santa Fe to the following five deemed by the Executive Committee…
Water
The Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition
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 Massachusetts Department of…
Tennessee’s Water and Wastewater Energy Efficiency Partnership
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 Tennessee Valley Authority,…
Oregon’s Pesticide Stewardship Partnership
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. Rather than take…
ECOS Comment Letter on Waters of the U.S. Proposed Rule
ECOS submit this letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on the proposed national rulemaking Definition of “Waters of the United States” under…
ACOEL Memo on Waters of the U.S
Under a Memorandum of Understanding between ECOS and the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL), members of ACOEL provide input on legal issues of concern to ECOS. ECOS requested that ACOEL develop a review of the…
ACOEL Memo on Waters of the U.S. Under the CWA
Under a Memorandum of Understanding between ECOS and ACOEL, members of ACOEL provide input on legal issues of concern to ECOS. In the summer of 2014, ECOS requested ACOEL to…
Joint Letter to Senate Appropriations Interior Subcommittee on WIFIA Funding
This joint letter was written to thank the Senate Appropriations Interior Subcommittee’s support of the State Revolving Funds, which are are imperative for water infrastructure funding. This letter urges the…
Letter to U.S. EPA and Army Corps on Waters of the US Comment Extension
Letter from ASWM, ACWA, and ECOS on the Proposed Rule regarding Definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act: Comment Deadline Extension Request. This letter ultimately requests a…
ECOS Encourages U.S. EPA Office of Water to Clarify Scope of 404 Assumption
In this joint letter from ECOS, the Association of Clean Water Administrators, and the Association of State Wetland Managers, the states seek clarification of the assumption of Section 404 of…
