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| December 20, 2006 |
EPA finalizes 2006 Effluent Guidelines Plan
Gulf Guardians Recognized for Protecting the Environment
Deadline for submitting nominations for the 2007 National Wetlands Awards Program has been extended!
Test Your Sense about Water Efficiency |
| November 30, 2006 |
EPA Recognizes Companies, Individuals for Saving Water
New Web-Video on Water Infrastructure Designed for Public Officials and Water Managers
New Tribal Funding Publication Helps Identify Funding for Specific Needs
Clean Water Act Recognition Award Winners Announced |
| December 6, 2006 |
EPA to Examine Conditions of Nation's Lakes
EPA Expands Water Contaminant Information Tool
Assistant Administrator for Water Speeches |
| November 30, 2006 |
EPA Recognizes Companies, Individuals for Saving Water
New Web-Video on Water Infrastructure Designed for Public Officials and Water Managers
New Tribal Funding Publication Helps Identify Funding for Specific Needs
Clean Water Act Recognition Award Winners Announced |
| November 22, 2006 |
EPA Issues Final Rule on Pesticides Applied to Water
Blue Ribbon Water Quality Trading Awards Program
Save the Date! - "Paying for Sustainable Water Infrastructure: Innovations for the 21st Century"
Have a Water Efficient Thanksgiving! |
| November 15, 2006 |
Listening Session on Exploring Bottled Water as an Alternative Compliance Option
PISCES Award Winners Announced at CIFA Conference
Watershed Tool of the Month
December Meeting of Detection & Quantitation Committee |
| November 9, 2006 |
2007 National Wetlands Awards Nomination Forms Available!
$7 Million Available for Tribal NonPoint Source Projects
Tribal Grants Guidance to Promote Environmental Results
Web cast Training on Drinking Water Rule Implementation Tools
Watershed Academy to sponsor November 29th Web cast on Drinking Water and Watershed Protection |
| November 3, 2006 |
EPA Dives into Water Efficiency
EPA Seeks Nominations for Contaminant Candidate List
New On-Line Watershed Course for Broadcast Meteorologists
Watershed Academy to sponsor November 29th Webcast on Drinking Water and Watershed Protection
Spotlight: Watersheds At Work
Reflections from EstuaryLive |
| October 27, 2006 |
New Rule Boosts Protection of Underground Drinking Water
USDA and EPA Sign Water Quality Credit Trading Agreement, Agreement Offers Farmers and Ranchers Market-based Incentives To Improve Water Quality
EPA Charts Bold Course for America's Oceans
EPA updates web site and releases new guidance to promote protection of sources of drinking water |
| October 5, 2006 |
New Strategic Plan for 2006-2011 now available
EPA Released Draft Guidance on use of Underground Injection Control Wells for Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
EPA's Watershed Academy to sponsor Oct.11th Webcast on Getting Started in Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring |
| September 20, 2006 |
EPA Educates Students about Estuaries
Updated Advice for Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water
Two new drinking water treatment waste disposal guides are now available for owners and operators of drinking water systems
Today EPA´s Watershed Academy Sponsors Webcast on Using Brownfields Grants for Watershed Restoration and Revitalization |
| September 15, 2006 |
New Information on Energy Conservation and Wastewater Treatment
Watershed Tool of the Month: Draft Handbook Available to help Improve Watershed Planning Efforts
Spot-light Waterhseds at Work: Improved Herbicide Management Restores Safety of Drinking Water Source
Water Efficiency Factoid |
| September 6, 2006 |
New Best Practices Guides for Small Drinking Water Systems
New Guide Highlights Incentives for Agriculture Water Quality Trading
OSV Bold's Survey |
| August 24, 2006 |
New Guidance to Help Public Water Systems Evaluate Treatment Changes
New Report on Emerging Technologies for Conveyance Systems
AQUATOX Training Workshop in Philadelphia, October 2006 |
| August 17, 2006 |
Applicants Sought for $19 million in Watershed Grants
Water Quality Trading Training Workshop
Minnesota’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program fully approved
Draft Implementation Guidance for Methylmercury Fish Tissue Criterion
Office of Water Personnel Changes |
| August 4, 2006 |
Revised CAFO Proposed Rule Comment Period Extension and Webcast
Case Studies in Tribal Water Quality Standards Programs
Water Efficiency Factoid
New Additions to Section 319 Nonpoint Source Success Stories Web Site |
| July 26, 2006 |
National Dredging Team and SIMOR Announce Conference on Sediment Management in Watersheds
New Tool to Enhance the Technical Sustainability of Drinking Water Utilities: Total Coliform Rule: A Handbook for Small Noncommunity Water Systems serving less than 3,300 persons: Part of the Simple Tools for Effective Performance
Waterborne Disease Research Summaries Published |
| July 20, 2006 |
Comment Period Extended for Proposed Water Transfers Rule
EPA Publishes Draft Guidance to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Hydromodification
AQUATOX Training Workshop in Philadelphia, October 2006 |
| July 17, 2006 |
July is Smart Irrigation Month
EPA Accepting Applications for Water Efficiency Leader (WEL) Awards
EPA and Federal Highway Administration to Collaborate on Infrastructure Assess Management
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Proposed Rule Public Meetings
Webcast on Benefits of Watershed-Based NPDES Permitting |
| July 7, 2006 |
EPA Proposes Regulatory Improvements to Control Lead in Drinking Water
EPA to Infuse Almost $1 Billion Into Drinking Water Programs
FY06 Five-Star Challenge Grants Award Announcement |
| June 12, 2006 |
New EPA Program Saves Dollars and Makes Sense
Storm Water Rule Finalized to Comply with Energy Policy Act
Draft Final Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Implementation Guidance is Available for Public Comment
New Guidance Helps Small Drinking Water Systems Identify Affordable Treatment Options |
| June 2, 2006 |
EPA Proposes Rule: Permits Not Needed for Water Transfers
New Rule on Cooling Water Intake Systems
Water Efficiency Workshop in Washington, DC
Comment on Draft EPA Strategic Plan |
| May 26, 2006 |
New, Simplified Handbook for Drinking Water Security Systems and First Responders
Tools to Assist Small Drinking Water Systems in Complying with the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Stormwater Regulation Provision Streamlines Construction Site Requirements
EPA Seeks Comments on CWA Section 106 Tribal Grant Guidance
EPA to Sponsor National Beach Conference 2006
EPA to Sponsor Webcast on June 28th
Simple Steps to a Water Efficient Yard |
| May 22, 2006 |
Drinking Water Fund Tops $9 Billion for Infrastructure Improvements
Fifth National Monitoring Conference - Monitoring Networks: Connecting for Clean Water
Second National Water Quality Trading Conference |
| May 12, 2006 |
Proposed Legislation Seeks Cleanup of Abandoned Mines
Tools Will Help Small Drinking Water Utilities Monitor Drinking Water
National Guidance Issued to Prepare Ships as Artificial Reefs
EPA Offering AQUATOX Training Workshop in July |
| May 8, 2006 |
New Partnership to Help Ensure Water Infrastructure Sustainability
Wadeable Streams Assessment Survey Released
EPA Kicks Off Survey of the Nation’s Lakes |
| April 28, 2006 |
Great Lakes Cleanup Projects Get New Direction
FY 2007 National Water Program Guidance Now Available
EPA Celebrates National Drinking Water Week
May is American Wetlands Month
New Document Aimed at Improving Wetlands Monitoring Programs
7th Coastal & Estuarine Shallow Water Science & Management Conference |
| April 7, 2006 |
Izaak Walton Webcast
1996 Protocol on Ocean Dumping Enters Into Force
Water Efficiency Factoid |
| March 31, 2006 |
EPA, Corps of Engineers Move to Improve Wetlands Restoration and Conservation
Partners Agree on Gulf of Mexico Action Plan
Water Quality Standards Academy Gets High Marks
CNMP Watch Website Launched |
| March 23, 2006 |
Extended Term Financing through the CWSRF Affirmed by EPA
Recipients of 2006 National Wetlands Awards Announced
Assistant Administrator Speaks at 2006 Symposium in North Carolina
New Class V Webpage for Large Capacity Septic Systems |
| March 10, 2006 |
Second National Water Quality Trading Conference
EPA Proposed Revisions to Strategic Plan: Public Comment Requested
EPA Seeks Comments on Draft FY 2007 Water Program Guidance
Stormwater Webcasts |
| March 3, 2006 |
EPA Publishes Final Water Quality Criteria for Diazinon
EPA Publishes Final Water Quality Criteria for Nonylphenol
Water Efficiency Factoid |
| February 24, 2006 |
Open House and Funding Brochure on Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
EPA's Watershed Academy to Sponsor Webcast on Sustainable Financing for Watershed Groups
Supreme Court Reviews 3 Clean Water Act Cases
Water Efficiency Factoid |
| February 17, 2006 |
Tools Released to help Small Drinking Water Systems
Source Water Protection Vision Statement Signed
Source Water Protection: A Webcast Series |
| February 10, 2006 |
FY 2007 Budget Proposal Emphasizes Security and Sustainability
Assistant Administrator Keynotes the Womens Council on Energy and the Environment (WCEE) We See the future Conference
Deputy Assistant Administrator Speaks at the North South Basin Summit II in New Orleans
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Water Permit Application Deadline Extended
Your Health, Your Environment, Your Future - 2006 Science Forum |
| February 3, 2006 |
National Water Directors Tour Urban Runoff Recycling Facility
Federal Partners Commit to Sustainable Buildings
EPA's Watershed Academy to Sponsor Webcast on Plan2 Fund Watershed Tool
Navajo Nation Approved for Clean Water Programs |
| January 27, 2006 |
EPA Helps Schools and Child Care Facilities Reduce Lead in Drinking Water
Federal Infrastructure Assistance Handbook for Hurricane Recovery to be Developed
EPA Publishes Guidelines for Awarding CWA Sect. 319 Grants to Indian Tribes
Administration Defends Wetlands Progress Before Supreme Court
February Public Meeting on Designated Uses and Use Attainability Analysis |
| January 13, 2006 |
Abandoned Mines Report and Roundtable
NDWAC Work Group to Meet on Public Education for the Lead and Copper Rule
Source Water Protection: A Webcast Series
Workshop on the Development of Drinking Water Regulations for Aircraft |
| January 6, 2006 |
EPA Advances Clean Beaches Plan
New Draft Watershed Handbook Released and Webcast Planned
Storm Water Rule Proposed to Comply with Energy Policy Act
$18 Million Targeted for Water Quality Monitoring |
