WaterNews for June 24, 1999

WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water.

Inside this week's WaterNews:

1) Assistant Administrator Testifies on Water Infrastructure
2) East and West Coast Beach Conferences

1) Assistant Administrator Testifies on Water Infrastructure

On June 22, Assistant Administrator J. Charles Fox testified before the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The Assistant Administrator discussed the Nation's investment in facilities to reduce water pollution and protect the environment and human health. He also commented on several legislative proposals addressing clean water infrastructure, including water pollution resulting from wet weather.

For a copy of the Assistant Administrator's testimony, visit http://www.epa.gov/ocirpage/testimony/062299cf.htm on the Internet. For other testimony at this hearing, visit the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure web site.

2) East and West Coast Beach Conferences

EPA is sponsoring beach conferences on the East and West Coasts. Each 2-day conference will focus around key issues in beach water monitoring and public notification of beach advisories and closings. Topics will include microbial indicators of water quality, water quality standards, water quality monitoring and modeling, beach advisories and closings, and risk assessment and communication. The conferences will be held in San Diego, California on August 31- September 1, 1999, and in Tampa, Florida on October 18-19, 1999.

For more information on conference agendas and registration, visit at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/meeting.html on the Internet.

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