Drinking Water Headlines

States Come Together for Successful Meeting on Optimizing Water System Performance

States Come Together for Successful Meeting on Optimizing Water System Performance

On July 19-20, approximately 55 individuals from 20 states, three EPA Regions, EPA-OGWDW, ASDWA, the consulting firm PAI, one water...

EPA Updates its Website on Nitrogen & Phosphorus Pollution

EPA Updates its Website on Nitrogen & Phosphorus Pollution

The EPA has developed a new and improved website about nitrogen and phosphorus pollution to provide information to the public...

President Opposes House’s Proposed FY 12 Budget for EPA

President Opposes House’s Proposed FY 12 Budget for EPA

On July 21st, the White House issued a “Statement of Policy” on H.R. 2854, the  appropriations bill recently passed by...

Senate Confirmation Hearing Held for President’s Nominee for Office of Water

Senate Confirmation Hearing Held for President’s Nominee for Office of Water

On July 19th, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to consider the nomination of Ken...

Senate Floats Regulatory “Capture” Proposal

Senate Floats Regulatory “Capture” Proposal

During Wednesday’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) discussed his newly introduced “Regulatory Capture...

HR 2018 Passes the House

HR 2018 Passes the House

On Wednesday, the House passed the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act (HR 2018) designed to “…amend the Federal Water Pollution...

President Issues New Executive Order

President Issues New Executive Order

On July 11, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13579 as a supplement to the January  2011 Executive Order 13563...

CDC’s Private Well Initiative

CDC’s Private Well Initiative

The Unregulated Drinking Water Initiative (UDWI) is a national workgroup, formed in 2009 by the CDC National Center for Environmental Health, with...

EPA Releases Spring 2011 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda

EPA Releases Spring 2011 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda

Twice each year (spring and fall), EPA and other federal agencies issue a formal report on their recent accomplishments and...

EPA Strengthens its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

EPA Strengthens its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

This week, EPA announced plans to improve its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program as part of an ongoing effort...

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