Rural Water - Quarter 1, 2014 - (Page 39)
Regulatory Update
BY MIKE KEEGAN, NRWA ANALYST
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sludge. Engineering
firms and city managers
agree that right-
NRWA's John Sasur (Mass. Rural
Water) Selected by EPA to Help Rewrite
the Lead and Copper Rule. New regulatory authorities on the table in all facets of the rule: additional monitoring,
new monitoring protocols, expanded
regulations for dealing with pipes now
considered homeowners' responsibility,
additional public notification, etc. This
was explained at the National Drinking
Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) meeting in Washington. None of the proposals
for new authorities is a fait accompli.
EPA explained that all new proposals
will be discussed under a review panel
that will likely be assembled immediately
and work through most of next year to
craft recommendations to the agency. At
the NDWAC meeting, the environmental
community made a thorough presentation
that advocated for much more stringency
in the new rules, including all the proposed ideas listed above. EPA has provided all the presentations at the meeting
except for the environmental community's, which we should have any day.
Wisconsin Rural Water Supports
State Legislation to Improve State
Nutrient Plan - WRWA stated, "The
Clean Waters Healthy Economy Act will
provide a cost effective compliance option
for many municipalities struggling to meet
the current phosphorus reduction regulations. WRWA worked with a number of
other stakeholders over the last several
months to get this legislation written and
introduced, and our Board of Directors
has unanimously voted to support it."
WRWA's action should serve as a model
for other states facing overly burdensome
EPA nutrient water quality plans. A copy
of the proposed legislation along with
bill summaries, and legislative talking
points can be found on the WRWA website at www.wrwa.org.
Congress Passes, President Signs
Final Appropriations Bill - This bill
includes enough funding to retain circuit
riders, wastewater techs, source water
techs and EPA programs. The Rural Water
campaign for fiscal year 2015 funding
begins. The bill includes a new "Buy
sizing the plant using
bioaugmentation in the
collection system saves
capital expense in both
new and old facilities.
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