Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminants, including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). In the House of Representatives, the Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019, H.R. 2377, would require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to set an Read More
Guidance Issued on Clean Water Act Permitting Requirements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has issued guidance clarifying the application of Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting requirements to groundwater. USEPA’s Interpretative Statement concludes that Congress excluded releases of pollutants to groundwater from the CWA’s permitting requirements, and instead, left the regulation of those releases to other statutory authorities of the States and USEPA. Read More
USEPA Seeks Input for National Water Reuse Action Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is seeking public input on the development of an action plan to accelerate the application of water reuse as a safe, reliable, and sustainable way to meet the country’s current and future water demands. “To meet the country’s most pressing water resources challenges, EPA recognizes the need for coordinated Read More
SD DENR Unveils Interactive Water Quality Database Map
The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) launched a new interactive database map to provide the public with online access to water quality data for lakes and streams. The Water Quality Monitoring Access Portal map provides water quality data collected over the past 50 years from DENR’s Statewide Water Quality Monitoring Network, Read More
WOTUS Comment Period Ends April 15
The public comment period for a proposed revision to the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) will close on Monday April 15, 2019. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) developed the proposal which includes six specific types of water bodies and eight categories of exemptions. Read More
USEPA Updates Chemicals List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has released its first update in 40 years to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory, the list of chemicals that are being manufactured, processed, and imported in the United States. A key result of the update is that less than half of the total number of chemicals on Read More