Secretary Napolitano Highlights DHS’ Progress in 2011
In a retrospective analysis of 2011, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano included two areas of particular interest to state drinking water...
Resilient Constellation Exercise Series (RCES)
(Reprinted courtesy of the WaterISAC) The WaterISAC has been participating with other private sector organizations and DHS in planning the...
Gulf Hypoxia Task Force Holds First in Series of Monthly Webinars
On January 5th, EPA hosted the first in a series of virtual workshops (webinars) focusing on the elements of statewide...
USDA Announces Opportunity to Advise on Land Management Planning
On January 5th, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a call for nominations to serve on a newly-formed advisory committee that...
Comment Period Extended for 2010 Final Effluent Guidelines Plan and 2011 Effluent Guidelines Reviews
(Editorial Note: Effluent Guidelines are technology-based requirements applicable to various industrial categories that are expressed through NPDES permits for point...
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Request for Nominations
EPA is inviting nominations from a diverse range of candidates to be considered for appointment to its National Environmental Justice...
Messages from ASDWA’s 2012/2011 Incoming and Outgoing Presidents
It’s a new year and Ed Hallock, the Drinking Water Administrator from Delaware, is our new ASDWA President for 2012....
ASCE Considers Economic Impacts of Failing Water Infrastructure
In addition to its Annual Report Card on Infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has launched “…a new...
EPA Report on Drinking Water Treatment Residuals Management
In 2004, EPA initiated a rulemaking that would have established technology-based effluent limitations for wastewater discharges from drinking water treatment...
FEMA Publishes New Whole Community Guide
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has recently published A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles, Themes, and Pathways for...
