This post is one of a series highlighting the ways in which water users have adapted to life in the time of COVID-19. Shelley Roberts is the CEO of the Idaho Rural Water Association (“IRWA”). IRWA is a resource for small water systems in the State of Idaho that offers training for drinking water and […]
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The State of the Water Industry Survey In the June 2020 issue of Opflow, the American Water Works Association published a survey of 3,351 water industry professionals. The State of the Water Industry (SOTWI) survey identifies challenges to the water industry and seeks to understand their causes. Several issues regarding water resource management made the
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April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, a global holiday that unites citizens of the Earth to take better care of our planet. Earth Day was initially proposed by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson as a way to bring awareness to ongoing ecological issues and concerns. It took place on April
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The public comment period for Nevada’s 2016-2018 Draft Water Quality Integrated Report closes on January 30, 2020. On December 26, 2019, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) published its Public Notice, inviting comment on the Draft Nevada 2016-2018 Water Quality Integrated Report. The report was prepared in accordance with the Clean Water Act, §§ 303(d),
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“agencies”) issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to seek additional comments on the repeal of the 2015 “waters of the United States” rule under the Clean Water Act (“2015 WOTUS Rule”). In July 2017, the agencies first issued a notice of
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In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) issued a joint administrative rule, the “WOTUS Rule,” attempting to define the statutory term “waters of the United States” within the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) in order to more clearly define the agencies’ jurisdiction. Schroeder Law Offices summarized the background and
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After the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin appealed to the student anti-war movement and worked with them to bring the ideas of air and water pollution to the public consciousness. In 1970, Senator Nelson was inspired to create Earth Day as he was worried about the rate of the
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Co-Authored By: Attorney Therese Ure & Lisa Mae Gage In August 2015 the United State Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) put their stamp of approval on the Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) final rule. The WOTUS rule significantly expanded the definition of “waters of the United States”
In the wake of ongoing controversy over the reach of U.S. Agency jurisdiction, a Senate Appropriations Committee is taking steps to decrease funds available for many Agencies for the upcoming year, in an attempt to limit any overreach. On June 16, 2016 the Senate Committee approved budget cuts to the United States Fish and Wildlife
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On December 22, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced funding of more than $19 Million for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Nevada. The program funds fall under Nevada’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund, and provides money for state projects that promote clean water through wastewater treatment projects and improvements to
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