Category: Federal/State Legislative News

WaterNow’s Project Accelerator helps communities jumpstart sustainable water projects.  Are you in? Website Project Accelerator Flyer APPLY NOW! We work with public drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater agencies to develop and implement affordable, sustainable, climate resilient and equitable water solutions. The Project Accelerator provides cities, towns and utilities with the opportunity to obtain technical assistance tailored to local…

EPA Announces $6.5 Billion in New Funding Available for Water Infrastructure Projects June 13, 2022 Contact Information EPA Press Office ([email protected]) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2022 notices of funding availability for the agency’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program and the State Infrastructure Financing Authority WIFIA (SWIFIA) program. This year’s funding…

IRRC issued their comments (see below) on the PFAS proposed rulemaking.   Environmental Quality Board   IRRC No. 3334 – Safe Drinking Water PFAS MCL Rule (7-569) IRRC Comments on Proposed Regulation: 05-27-22 COMMENTS     Erik A. Ross Senior Associate Milliron & Goodman Government Relations, LLC. 200 North 3rd Street Suite 1500 Harrisburg, PA…

Gov. Wolf Announces DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell To Depart July 2; Names Ramez Ziadeh Acting Secretary [Posted: May 23, 2022]  PA Environment Digest On May 23, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell will leave his position on July 2 after serving in the position from May 20, 2016 and a total…

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative is providing a series of five, free webinars   I’d appreciate your assistance in promoting our upcoming workshops which focus on how water utilities in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. (DE, MD, PA, VA, NJ, NY, CT) can adapt to climate change.   The…

Pennsylvania American Water Releases Annual Water Quality Reports MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (May 4, 2022) – As part of national Drinking Water Week, Pennsylvania American Water announced today that results published in the company’s latest annual water quality reports indicated excellent water quality throughout its 37-county service area. Also known as Consumer Confidence Reports, these reports are annual performance measures of…

Lisa Daniels Now Serving As DEP’s Acting Deputy For Water Programs Overseeing Chesapeake Bay, Other Water-Related Initiatives Lisa Daniels has been named Acting Deputy for Water Programs at the Department of Environmental Protection. She replaces Aneca Atkinson who served in that position since January of 2019. Read more here. Daniels also held the Deputy position in an acting…