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Clean Water Current - July 25, 2008 |
NACWA Continues Work on Senate Sewer Overflow Notification Bill
Although the tentative markup in the Senate Environment & Public
Works (EPW) Committee scheduled for this week on the Senate’s Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act
(S. 2080) has been postponed, NACWA and American Rivers continue to
work together, along with EPW Committee staff, to seek mutually
acceptable changes to the legislation. ... Read More
NACWA, Water Sector Meet with USDA to Discuss Farm Bill Partnership Program
NACWA
and other water sector organizations, including the Water Environment
Federation (WEF), the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
(AMWA), and the American Water Works Association (AWWA), met this week
with key officials from the Natural Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS), the branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) tasked
with implementing the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP),
created in the recently enacted 2008 Farm Bill.
... Read More
DHS, HHS Release Key Pandemic Vaccination Policy Guidance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released its Guidance on Allocating and Targeting Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
(PDF).
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NACWA Meets with EPA, Continues Green Infrastructure Advocacy
NACWA,
EPA and other organization representatives met this week to discuss
recent efforts to promote the use of green infrastructure and to review
progress on implementing EPA’s Green Infrastructure Action Strategy (PDF), which was released in January.
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NACWA, Key Groups Meet with Rep. Blumenauer to Discuss Infrastructure Investment
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) held an infrastructure forum this week at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. ... Read More
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