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2005

12/21 — EPA Rethinks Sewage Dumping, Journal Times in Racine, WI
12/20 — EPA Replaces Controversial Sewage Treatment Policy with Safer Alternative, NRDC
12/20 — Policy to Cost Ratepayers, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
12/20 — EPA Adopts 'Peak Weather Flows' Policy Suggested by Environmental, Utility Groups, BNA
12/19 — Clean Water Trust Act to Provide $7.35 Billion to Improve America’s Waters, BYM News
12/19 — EPA Issues Wet Weather Policy Written By Enviros, Water Utilities, ENS
12/19 — EPA Proposes Expanded Storm Regulation for Sewage Treatment Plants, E&ENews
12/19 — Congressman Introduces Bill to Aid Wastewater Treatment Operations, WasteNews.com
12/19 — House Measure Would Establish Trust Fund To Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Facilities, BNA
12/17 — Civil Engineers Support Introduction of Clean Water Trust Act, Water & Wastes Digest
12/16 — New Legislation Would Create Trust Fund for Wastewater Projects, E&ENews
12/16 — Congressman Duncan Introduces Legislation To Establish Clean Water Trust Fund, Congressman Duncan Press Release
12/09 — Report Says Ecosystem of Lakes Imperiled, In Need of Immediate Federal Support, BNA
12/01 — USA : USTA Blunts Unite Here Efforts to Ban APE, fibre2fashion.com
11/30 — Moore to Present Environmental Award, Lawrence Journal-World
11/28 — USEPA Considering Proposed Wastewater Blending Policy, WaterWeek
11/21 — Sewage, Rainwater Target of Treatment Proposal, Gannett News Service
11/16 — Sewage May Threaten Public Health After Heavy Rains, Gannett News Service
11/15 — NRC Withdraws Proposal to Regulate Radionuclides Disposal in Wastewater, BNA
11/14 — Democrats' Wastewater Security Push Draws Fire from POTW Officials, Water Policy Report
11/14 — EPA, States Explore How to Address Discharges from Satellite Systems, Water Policy Report
11/14 — Senate Bill Would Authorize $265 Million For Wastewater Treatment Plant Security, BNA
11/04 — EPA Backs POTW, Activists' Compromise Wastewater Blending Policy, Inside the EPA
11/01 — States Said to Lack Adequate Resources To Review Analyses Under Blending Plan, BNA
10/29 — EPA Cedes Wastewater Planning to Groups, Water Technology Online
10/28 — Utilities, Environmental Groups Reach Deal On Blending; EPA to Review Draft Guidance, BNA
10/27 — Enviros, Utilities Propose Alternative to EPA 'Blending' Guidance, E&E News PM
10/27 — Enviros, Wastewater Agencies Agree on Sewage-Laden Storm Water, Environmental News Service
10/27 — Industry, Environmental Groups Agree on Regulatory Guidance for Sewage Diversions, Engineering News Record
10/26 — Agency Issues Guide on Potential Terrorism and Wastewater, WasteNews.com
10/26 — Guide to Help Wastewater Utilities Deal With Attacks, BNA
10/25 — NACWA Finalizes Wastewater Decontamination Planning Guide, WaterWorld
10/14 — Farmers Say Treated Sewage Works as well as Commercial Fertilizer, Chattanooga Times Free Press
10/05 — Use of Chlorine Gas at Wastewater Plants Questioned, CQ Homeland Security
09/29 — EPA Water Pretreatment Rule Hands Industry Significant Relief, Inside EPA
09/29 — EPA Final Pretreatment Streamlining Rule Reduces Burden to Users, Offers Flexibility, BNA
09/20 — FEMA Grants Key to Rebuilding Storm-damaged Infrastructure, State Officials Say, Greenwire
09/20 — Clean Water Services Plants Earn Awards, Oregonlive.com
Sep'05 — Water Financing Bill Faces Lingering Hurdles in Senate, Civil Engineering Magazine
July'05 — Combined Sewer Systems; Down, Dirty, and Out of Date, Environmental Health Perspectives
07/27 — Conference Slashes EPA Wastewater Fund by $190 Million, E&E Daily
07/21 — Senate Committee OKs Bill to Provide Funds for Wastewater Upgrades, WasteNews.com
07/21 — Senate Environment Committee Approves Bill To Authorize $35 Billion for Water Projects, BNA
06/23 — Denver MWRD Won Its Second Consecutive Platinum Award, Rocky Mountain News
06/17 — House Hearings Held to Discuss Clean Water Funding Gap, Water Technology Online
06/16 — Clean Water Trust Fund Gains Traction at House Hearings, WaterWorld
06/16 — EPA Says $277 Billion Needed by Utilities For Infrastructure During Next 20 Years, BNA
June — Highway Bill, WaterWorld
06/13 — House T&I Panel Digs Deeper Into Wastewater Financing, E&E Daily
06/13 — MSD Raising Rates 6.5percent Sewer Cleaning, Checks to Increase, The Courier-Journal
06/12 — Green Bay MSD Received 2004 Peak Performance Gold Award, Green Bay Press-Gazette
06/11 — City Gets Award for Water Pollution Control, The Flint Journal
06/09 — House T&I Panel Members Haggle Over Clean Water Trust Fund, E&E Daily
06/09 — Dedicated Funding, Industry User Fees Urged To Address Aging U.S. Wastewater Systems, BNA
06/08 — Utilities Department Receives Peak Performance Awards in Recognition of Outstanding Wastewater Treatment Accomplishments, East Valley Living.com
06/06 — House T&I Committee to Look at Wastewater Financing, E&E Daily
06/01 — Scientist Rises to EPA Helm, Water Environment & Technology
May/June — NACWA, WEF Host National Clean Water Policy Forum (PDF), Underground Infrastructure Management
05/29 — Despite Safety Concerns, Chlorine Gas Tanks Remain in Use, The Boston Globe
05/28 — Clean Water Distribution Systems Suffer From Disrepair, ASCE Says, Clean Water Report
05/27 — Sewage Treatment Plants Need to Improve Public Notification of Spills, Group Reports, BNA
05/26 — WSSC Wastewater Plants Honored as Top Facilities, Laurel Leader.com
05/23 — Mix Nixed EPA Says Blending Plan Won't Fix Sewage Overflow Problem, Waste News
05/23 — Environmental Groups Support Decision On Blending Policy; EPA Eyes Alternatives, BNA
05/23 — EPA Backs Off Sewage Policy Change, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
05/22 — Activists Want Teeth in Mercury Laws; Environmentalist Seek Ban on Use of Metal in Dentistry, The News-Times
05/19 — Report: Midwest Cities' Sewer Problems Cause Widespread Contamination, WasteNews
05/19 — Water and Wastewater Plants Join Energy Star to Cut Electricity Costs, EPA
05/18 — Obey Eyeing Amendment to Boost Wastewater Fund in EPA Bill, E&E Daily
05/17 — Aging Sewer Systems Fouling Great Lakes, Associated Press
The following media outlets have published this story either in their hard copy or online newspapers: ABC News, CBS News, Environmental News Network, Tuscaloosa News (AL), COX.net for San Diego (CA), Los Angeles Times (CA), Monterey County Herald (CA), San Jose Mercury News (CA), San Luis Obispo Tribune (CA), Washington Post (DC), WTOP (DC), Bradenton Herald (FL), Miami Herald (FL), Sun-Sentinel.com (FL), Tallahassee.com (FL), The Ledger (FL), Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA), Macon Telegraph (GA), Belleville News-Democrat (IL), Chicago Sun Times (IL), WQAD (IL), Fort Wayne Sentinel (IN), Indianapolis Star (IN), Munster Times (IN), Kansas.com (KN), Kentucky.com (KY), Times Picayune (LA), Worcester Telegram (MA), DetNews.com (MI), Detroit Free Press (MI), Lansing State Journal (MI), MLive.com (MI), WOOD-TV (MI), Duluth News Tribune (MN), Pioneer Press (MN), Kansas City Star (MO), Biloxi Sun Herald (MS), Charlotte Observer (NC), Wilmington Morning Star (NC), Grand Forks Herald (ND), Akron Beacon Journal (OH), OregonLive.com (OR), Centre Daily Times (PA), Lancaster Online (PA), phillyburbs.com (PA), Myrtle Beach Sun News (SC), Fort Worth Star Telegram (TX), RedNova.com (TX), Seattle Post Intelligencer (WA), Janesville Gazette (WI)
05/17 — EPA Rule Would Allow More Partially Treated Sewage, Scripps Howard News Service
05/16 — Clean Water: NACWA's Ken Kirk, NRDC's Nancy Stoner Discuss Wastewater Loans, Clean Water Act, Environment & Energy Daily TV
Will Congress restore deep cuts to the federal wastewater loan program? Where will the $200 billion to repair local infrastructure come from? Should stormwater "blending" be permitted to ease the burden on aging wastewater systems? Ken Kirk, executive director of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, and Nancy Stoner, clean water director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, join OnPoint to discuss these and other clean water budget and environmental questions.
05/10 — Stupak Will Lead Attack On EPA Wastewater Language, E&E Daily
05/09 — Sewerage Association Changes Name, Waste News
05/04 — Clean Water Agencies Honor Representative John J. Duncan with Environmental Award, Office of Representative Duncan
05/04 — King County Earns National Environmental Award for Generating Electricity From Methane Gas, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
05/03 — U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell Honored by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, Office of Representative Pascrell
05/02 — Denver Wastewater Reclamation District Recognized for 10 Perfect Years, WaterWorld
05/02 — Sewerage Association Changes Name, WasteNews.com
04/20 — Draft Guidance on Testing for Toxicity Too Inflexible, According to States, Industry, BNA
04/14 — Age Drain, Niagara Gazette
04/07 — Hopkins Sewage Proposal Dropped, The Courier-Journal
04/01 — Draft Infrastructure Bill Boosts Infrastructure Funding, AWWA Journal
04/01 — Municipal Coalition Urges EPA to Finish Blending Policy, Pollution Engineering
03/31 — Ohio County Receives National Biosolids EMS Certification, WaterWorld
03/31 — Sewer Line Project To Cost More Than $80M, Montgomery Advertiser
03/28 — Funding Shortfall Could Bring Wastewater Infrastructure To Crisis (PDF), WasteNews
03/18 — EPA Plans To Implement Parts Of Derailed Clinton-Era SSO Proposal, Inside the EPA
03/16 — 'H2Oakland' TV Show Wins Award, The Daily Oakland Press
03/10 — Trend of Neglect Hurting America’s Economy and Environment, American Shore & Beach Preservation Association
03/10 — Blending the Rules, Grist Magazine
03/07 — Sewer Work Looks Safe From Cutbacks, Water Funds Slashed In Bush Budget, Toledo Blade
03/07 — Lawmakers Attempt To Block EPA From Adopting Sewage Rule, Waste News
03/07 — Poll: Majority Wants U.S. Federal Trust Fund for Clean Water, Environment News Service (ENS)
03/04 — Lawmakers Balk At Sewer-discharge Rules, MLive.COM
03/04 — Ban on Mixing Partially Treated Sewage With Treated Discharges Sought Under Bill, BNA
March — AMSA Develops Action Plan for Overflow Control, WaterWorld
02/28 — President Bush Made Wrong Choices In Proposed Budget, Industry Says, Clean Water Report
02/26 — When It Rains, Sewage Pours, Poughkeepsie Journal
02/25 — Members of Congress Consider Legislation If Policy on Blending of Sewage Is Adopted, BNA
02/23 — Coalition Of 135 Lawmakers Urges EPA To Drop Sewer Discharge Proposal, Waste News
02/22 — Toledo Sewer Project Escapes U.S. Budget Cuts, Toledo Blade
02/22 — Congressional Delegation Lines Up Against Sewage Plan, Naples Daily News
02/18 — Senators Blast Sewer Fund Cut, Waste News
02/17 — House Holds Hearing On Administration's Proposed Budget Cuts For EPA, WaterWorld
02/15 — USFilter's Odor Abatement Systems Help Keep N.C. Mountain Air And Water Clean, Pollution Online
02/14 — House T&I Subcommittee To Vet Cuts To Water Programs, E&E Daily
02/10 — Conservation groups blast budget Bush's EPA funding cut cited, The Atlanta Journal
02/09 — Bush Proposes Clean Water Cut, Sewage Districts Ponder Options (Real Audio Player audio), Wisconsin Public Radio
The Bush Administration wants to slice hundreds of millions of dollars from a fund that pays for water quality improvement projects. The move comes as sewage treatment districts are looking for new streams of revenue to pay for projects around the Great Lakes and in other regions. One idea to be discussed at a meeting in Washington on February 16th is to put a national tax on most types of bottled drinks. Chuck Quirmbach reports...
02/09 — Sewer District Seeking Bottle Tax, Great Lakes Radio Consortium
02/09 — Bush Budget Cuts Target Environment, Social Programs, Environment News Service (ENS)
02/09 — Bush Plan Could Drain Effort to Clean Up Waters, Los Angeles Times
02/09 — Budget cuts may hurt attempts to clean waters, The News Advance (Lynchburg, VA)
02/09 — Bush Budget Mixed Bag For Environment, delawareonline.com/The News Journal
02/09 — Proposed Cuts to Water Revolving Fund Prompt Calls for Establishing Trust Fund, BNA
02/08 — Bush's Budget Targets EPA With $450 Million Cut, E&E Daily
02/07 — NRC Denies 1993 Petition To Change Wastewater Release Requirements, Inside NRC
01/31 — Coalition Wants Action on Blending, Waste News
01/27 — Broad municipal coalition urges EPA to finalize wastewater blending guidance, Water World
01/25 — Sewage treatment industry to propose national tax on bottled drinks, Greenwire
01/25 — Sewer Groups Press EPA To Finalize ´03 Wastewater Blending Policy, WasteNews.com
01/25 — National Tax On Drinks Would Build Waterworks, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
01/24 — POTWs Seek Sanitary Sewer Policy To Curtail Costly EPA Enforcement Suits (PDF), Water Policy Report
01/21 — National Policy on Sanitary Sewer Spills Needed, Treatment Group Say in Proposal, BNA
01/16 — R.I. Aims To Clean Narragansett Bay Water, Boston Globe
The following media outlets have published this story either in their hard copy of online newspapers: abcnews.com, Tuscaloosa News (AL), COX.net for San Diego (CA), SiliconValley.com (CA), Washington Post (DC), WTOP Radio (DC), Ledger-Enquirer (GA), Macon Telegraph (GA), Belleville.com (IL), Lexington Herald Ledger (KY), Kansas City Star (MO), Sun Herald (MS), GandForksHerald.com (ND), Newsday (NY), phillyBurbs.com (PA), Seattle Post Intelligencer (WA).
01/13 — AMSA Asks Congress to Establish Water Trust Fund, WaterWorld
01/13 — Agency to Continue Focus on Monitoring, Wetlands, Restoration of Impaired Waters, BNA
01/10 — Proposed Rule On Sewage Comes Under Scrutiny, The Naples Daily News
01/10 — Infrastructure Erosion Prompts Proposal, Rock Products
01/03 — Agency To Promote Pillars To Protect Water Quality, Clean Water Report
01/03 — Water, Wastewater Plants Prepare For New Regulations, Clean Water Report
01/03 — Increase Needed In Federal Commitment To Water Infrastructure, Nation's Cities Weekly
01/03 — Wastewater Plan Causes Local Stink, News-Press.com (Florida)
01/01 — Ceramic 'Sponge' Absorbs Mercury, Water Environment & Technology
Winter — The Construction Grants Program ... The Prelude to A Clean Water Trust Fund, Environmental Engineer