Wastewater Regulations and Legislation
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Biden Pick For EPA Head Details Priorities
2/16/2021
Many in the drinking water and wastewater sector are watching closely to see how a change in administration at the U.S. EPA will influence the federal regulations that affect them. And now, the likely incoming head of the agency has offered some indication of the direction that these regulations will take.
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Pittsburgh Utility Pleads Guilty To Clean Water Act Violations
1/19/2021
One of the country’s largest drinking water and wastewater utilities has admitted fault for violating a central federal regulation, leading to some harsh penalties.
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Michael Regan Selected To Lead Biden’s EPA
12/22/2020
Along with a new president of the United States, a new leader will take the mantle at the preeminent federal body responsible for drinking water and wastewater regulations.
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Texans Sue City Over Treated Wastewater Releases
12/1/2020
In Central Texas, an ongoing battle between residents and wastewater treatment operations is becoming increasingly litigious.
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Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Caught Dumping Sludge For Years
11/24/2020
A major American drinking water and wastewater utility has been caught for years of violating central federal regulations.
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EPA Prepares To Reenact Pollution Monitoring And Reporting Requirements
7/7/2020
The U.S. EPA announced that it will rescind a recently-introduced policy that allowed companies throughout the country to forgo pollution monitoring. Introduced in March 2020, the agency enacted the measure to reduce the burden these companies shoulder as the novel coronavirus spread around the world.
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Supreme Court Sides With Environmentalists In Hawaii Clean Water Case
5/5/2020
The highest court in the country has ruled in support of environmentalists and in opposition of the Trump administration in a case from Hawaii with significant implications for how the Clean Water Act could be interpreted elsewhere.
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EPA Introduces Navigable Waters Protection Rule
1/28/2020
Ever since it was installed by the Obama administration in 2015, the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule — a layer of the Clean Water Act meant to clarify how the country’s water resources should be managed — has drawn controversy.
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Regulators Seek Stricter Wastewater Manganese Limits In PA
10/8/2019
What once appeared to be a regulatory blow to source water advocates and drinking water treatment plants in Pennsylvania may soon turn into a win. The state’s regulators are expected to propose stricter limits on manganese levels released into waterways as an unexpected consequence of a two-year-old law meant to loosen those requirements for coal mining operations.
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Maui Officials Vote To Withdraw Case Over Clean Water Act Dispute
10/1/2019
Following months of debate, stewards of one of the world’s most pristine source water reputations have decided to withdraw a major Clean Water Act dispute from consideration by the Supreme Court.