National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)

04/01/2016

NACWA Blog: This week, a few NACWA staff, including our Deputy General Counsel Erica Spitzig, had the opportunity to attend the Supreme Court session for oral arguments in Hawkes v. US Army Corps of Engineers. The case addresses the question of whether jurisdictional determinations by the Army Corps of Engineers are subject to judicial review. Don't miss this lively summary. http://ow.ly/10b9Dz

Today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hawkes v. US Army Corps of Engineers, a case involving a jurisdictional...

03/24/2016

NACWA Blog: More federal money for water innovation is all well and good, but it should not come at the expense of water infrastructure. http://ow.ly/ZTm16

On March 22 – World Water Day – the White House hosted an important Water Summit focused on building a sustainable water future for the United...

03/22/2016

Happy ! Here's to the men and women who keep the water flowing 24/7/365. http://ow.ly/ZNCQD

World Water Day occurs on the 22nd day in March every year to bring awareness to the global water crisis.

03/10/2016

NACWA Blog: With the water crisis in Flint receiving substantial media attention across the nation, issues that are normally out of sight and out of mind for most people are coming to the surface. If it wasn’t clear before, the poll findings indicate that we are at a pivotal moment for influencing national opinions on water. How can industry leaders use these findings to guide our collective efforts to move the nation to value water and invest in it? http://ow.ly/ZjzNQ

03/03/2016

NACWA Blog: This week, SCOTUS announced that it will not review the lower court’s decision in American Farm Bureau v. EPA. This decision marks a significant win for NACWA, its members, and its municipal partners by supporting EPA’s ability to pursue a watershed approach under the Clean Water Act (CWA) – including a meaningful allocation ascribed to nonpoint agricultural sources – in crafting TMDLs to achieve improved water quality. http://ow.ly/Z21Hk

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not review the lower court’s decision in American Farm Bureau v. EPA. The Court’s...

02/29/2016

Congratulations on your honor! We were glad to shed some light on your efforts.

02/26/2016

Another way of illustrating what happens when are not labeled correctly and disposed of incorrectly. . Want to know what NACWA is doing about it? Visit www.nacwa.org/toilets

02/17/2016

Great video featuring our friends at Camden Municipal Utilities Authority and the Camden Collaborative Initiative working to improve the environment and their community. http://ow.ly/Yourx

NOTE: If you need captions, please click the CC button on the player to turn them on. To help Camden become a more sustainable city, EPA...

02/16/2016

Interesting factoid: The word for lead in Latin is plumbum from which we get the word plumber which literally means working with lead. http://ow.ly/YnGBI

After toxic lead from old pipes started poisoning the drinking water in Flint, Mich., residents were outraged at the environmental regulators who...

02/11/2016

NACWA Blog: Guest blogger and information officer for Fairfax County’s Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, Matthew Kaiser discusses how a partnership with a few high school students was a winning combination! http://ow.ly/YdwKP

We all create wastewater. Every time we brush our teeth, wash dishes, do laundry, bathe, and flush the toilet, used water flows from our homes...

02/10/2016

Our friends at DC Water are using the Region's snow piles to make a point: “Most people think that stormwater is harmless but we forget to factor in all of the junk that gets picked up.”http://ow.ly/YawSu

DC Water took pictures and put them up on social media, along with an explanation.