Water Protection and Reinvestment Act for Wastewater Includes Trust Fund
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) has introduced HR 6249, the Water Protection and Reinvestment Act. The measure, a revised version of...
Farm Bill Future Less Clear
On Tuesday, the House changed direction by pulling the recently proposed one year extension of the current Farm bill in...
Compromise Cybersecurity Measure Unravels in the Senate
The Senate was unable to move forward with the proposed cybersecurity compromise legislation (S 3413) that would incentivize private sector...
Likelihood of Continuing Resolution Grows
Because of continuing Congressional gridlock over what funding allocation caps should be used (the debt-limit deal or the House budget...
Senate Poised to Act on Cyber Security Information Sharing
It appears that the Senate leadership may have come to agreement on an approach to share cybersecurity information and best...
House Set to Consider Reg Reform Package
The Republican-led House is set to consider HR 4078, the Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012. This bill, introduced...
The SDWIS NextGen Update
In the interest of keeping everyone informed about the ongoing SDWIS Next Gen development process, future issues of the Weekly...
USGS Releases Findings on Elevated Contaminants in Groundwater Determined in the Midwest
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a report entitled, “Areas of Elevated Contaminants in Groundwater Determined from Regional Assessment...
USDA Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants Now Prioritize Neediest Communities
On July 24th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service, posted a notice in the Federal Register (FR 43149)...
EPA Provides Funding to Help 17 Communities Use Green Infrastructure to Improve Water Quality
EPA is providing $950,000 to help 17 communities expand the use of green infrastructure to improve water quality and benefit...
