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March 16, 2001
DC Representatives Discuss AMSA’s Legislative Agenda
Today AMSA briefed Member Agency Washington Representatives on AMSA’s key legislative priorities and activities. The briefing at AMSA’s National Office covered AMSA’s Water Infrastructure Network activities, FY 2002 EPA Budget Appropriations, Total Maximum Daily Loads, and plans for AMSA’s May National Environmental Policy Forum.
NRC Biosolids Committee Holds Public Meeting
The National Research Council's (NRC) newly-formed Committee on Toxicants and Pathogens in Biosolid Fertilizers met this week in what may be its only public meeting before issuing a report on the land application of sludge and methods used by EPA to assess risks from chemical pollutants and pathogens in sludge. During an hour-long public comment period, the fourteen Committee members were addressed by Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing, former chair of AMSA's Biosolids Management Committee and current chair of the National Biosolids Partnership Steering Committee. Of particular interest were two presentations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reviewing the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation report used to develop NIOSH ID#10. Many attendees questioned the limited data and lack of scientific basis for some of the recommendations contained in the ID. Comments were also provided to the Committee by Dr. Albert Gray for the Water Environment Federation and members of public organizations opposed to the practice of biosolids land application. The NRC Committee's task and a list of members can be viewed at: http://www4.nas.edu/cp.nsf/Projects+_by+_PIN/BEST-K-00-02-A?OpenDocument
AMSA to Testify at Infrastructure Funding Hearings
AMSA and other members of the Water Infrastructure Network will testify at two upcoming Congressional hearings on water infrastructure funding. The first hearing will be held March 27 in the Senate Environment Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water. The second hearing will be held March 28 in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment.
> AMSA wishes Mark Hoeke, Director of Government Affairs, well as he moves with his wife to Geneva, Switzerland.
> Register Now for the AMSA/AMWA National Creating High Performance Business Services Workshop to be held April 30 - May 1 in Denver, CO. A complement to the Thinking, Getting Staying Competitive Handbook and Workshops, this new Workshop offering will provide increased focus and energy to ongoing competitiveness efforts while exploring the crucial role that business services play in supporting the core operations of the utility. Online registration is available now at www.amsa-cleanwater.org.