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• EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement to Protect Underserved Communities

  New partnership with states will help communities access funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lead service line removal and replacement

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement to Protect Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• EPA Announces Latest Actions to Protect Groundwater and Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  Agency issues six proposed determinations to deny facilities’ requests to continue unsafe coal ash disposal

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Latest Actions to Protect Groundwater and Communities from Coal Ash Contamination

  • Release Date: January 25, 2023

• EPA Announces Plans for Wastewater Regulations and Studies, Including Limits for PFAS, New Study for Nutrients

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans for Wastewater Regulations and Studies, Including Limits for PFAS, New Study for Nutrients

  • Release Date: January 20, 2023

• EPA Seeks Input from Small Entities on Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Guidelines Rulemaking Revision

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Input from Small Entities on Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Guidelines Rulemaking Revision

  • Release Date: January 18, 2023

• EPA Reaches Settlement with San Diego-based Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc.

  Company agrees to series of steps to comply with stormwater discharge requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with San Diego-based Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc.

  • Release Date: January 5, 2023

• EPA Announces $500 Million Loan to Modernize Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure in New Jersey

  This is the first loan EPA is issuing through its new SWIFIA program

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500 Million Loan to Modernize Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure in New Jersey

  • Release Date: January 5, 2023

• EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections

  EPA News Release: EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections

  • Release Date: December 30, 2022

• Koloa Zipline and Kauai ATV to Pay $45k to Resolve Safe Drinking Water Act Violation Claim

  EPA News Release: Koloa Zipline and Kauai ATV to Pay $45k to Resolve Safe Drinking Water Act Violation Claim

  • Release Date: December 22, 2022

• EPA Announces $263 Million WIFIA Loan to Boise, Idaho to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure and help recharge the Boise River water supply

  Nationally, 95 WIFIA loans are financing $35 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 106,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $263 Million WIFIA Loan to Boise, Idaho to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure and help recharge the Boise River water supply

  • Release Date: December 19, 2022

• EPA takes action to address pollution violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action to address pollution violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant

  • Release Date: December 15, 2022

• EPA Announces $25.7 Million in Grants to Support Water Systems in Rural and Small Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $25.7 Million in Grants to Support Water Systems in Rural and Small Communities

  • Release Date: December 12, 2022

• EPA Announces $186 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Chattanooga, Tennessee

  Nationally, 94 WIFIA loans are financing over $34 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 104,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $186 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Chattanooga, Tennessee

  • Release Date: December 8, 2022

• EPA Issues Guidance to States to Reduce Harmful PFAS Pollution

  New EPA memo provides direction under NPDES permitting program to restrict PFAS at their source

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Guidance to States to Reduce Harmful PFAS Pollution

  • Release Date: December 6, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Support Tribal Nations in Reducing Nutrient Pollution in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Support Tribal Nations in Reducing Nutrient Pollution in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• EPA Announces Proposal to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights in Water Quality Standards and Best Practices for Tribal Treaty and Reserved Rights

  Proposed regulatory revisions to recognize Tribal rights reflects Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to deliver clean, safe water for all

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Proposal to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights in Water Quality Standards and Best Practices for Tribal Treaty and Reserved Rights

  • Release Date: November 30, 2022