Description of Initiative: Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Office of Wetland and Stream Protection, in collaboration with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has developed a wetland monitoring and…
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Iowa’s Point Source Nutrient Reduction Strategy
Description of Initiative: The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a pragmatic approach for reducing nutrient discharges from the state’s largest wastewater treatment plants together with targeted best management practices…
Missouri’s ePermitting System – Stormwater Construction Permits
Description of Initiative: EPermitting is Missouri’s customized online web application that allows citizens to apply, pay for, and receive general stormwater construction permits from the Missouri Department of Natural…
2013 State Innovations Report
State-developed initiatives are solving pressing challenges, both in protecting human health and the environment and in enhancing operations within agencies themselves. From incorporating new technologies in data tracking and permitting…
Virginia’s Wetland Condition Assessment Tool
Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Office of Wetland and Stream Protection, in collaboration with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has developed a wetland monitoring and assessment protocol to…
Iowa’s Point Source Nutrient Reduction Strategy
The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a pragmatic approach for reducing nutrient discharges from the state’s largest wastewater treatment plants together with targeted best management practices designed to reduce contributions…
Indiana’s Combined Sewer Overflow Tracking Project
The Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) group of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)/Office of Water Quality (OWQ)/Permits Branch developed a database module to track Long Term Control Plan (LTCP)…
State Associations SRF-WIFIA Congressional Letters
This joint letter (ECOS, ACWA, ASDWA, CIFA, GWPC) shares the associations’ perspectives and concerns on the continuous efforts to support the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure. This letter calls for…
2012 State Innovations
This report looks at how states are devising a variety of forward-thinking solutions to pressing challenges, with approaches range from simple to complex, and from narrowly focused to cross-media in…
Wisconsin’s Point Source Phosphorus Implementation Rules
In late 2010, as part of a three-rule package, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources developed innovative administrative rules for including effluent limits in point source permits based on numeric…
