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…
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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…
New Hampshire Water & Wastewater Operator Training Facility
Opened in October 2011, the New Hampshire Operator Training Facility is an expansive, hands-on water system designed to demonstrate and teach basic principles of water and wastewater system operations. The…
Wisconsin’s Pollutant-load Ratio Estimation Tool
What is the origin of phosphorus contributions to Wisconsin’s waterways? That persistent question led a team from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to develop the Pollutant-load Ratio Estimation…
District of Columbia’s Watts Branch Stream Restoration Partnership
The Watts Branch Stream Restoration Project has transformed a stream from a dumping ground to a vibrant community asset in an underserved community in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 7. Although urban…
Indiana’s Combined Sewer Overflow Tracking Tool
The Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) group of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)/OWM/Permits Branch is using a new CSO tool to track Long- Term Control Plan (LTCP) milestones, internal…
