The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host three public listening sessions to seek input on a rulemaking effort aimed at providing certainty surrounding the management of peak wet weather flows at certain municipal wastewater treatment plants. “EPA is taking action to provide municipalities with sought-after regulatory certainty so that facilities can optimize wastewater treatment […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Campus RainWorks Challenge is now accepting registrants until Sept. 30. This annual competition seeks to engage with the next generation of environmental professionals; foster a dialogue about effective stormwater management; and showcase the environmental, economic, and social benefits of green infrastructure practices. To participate in this competition, teams […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of its sixth annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a national collegiate competition that engages the next generation of environmental professionals to design innovative solutions for stormwater pollution. “Today’s students are tomorrow’s innovators,” said EPA Office of Water Assistant Administrator David Ross. “Through EPA’s Campus RainWorks Challenge, we […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in April that it will work with states, municipalities, and subject-matter experts to set public health and safety standards for wastewater blending. The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) will provide EPA with guidance and comments during the rule-making process. Wastewater blending is a procedure that water resource […]
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to combine two popular streamflow analysis tools into a single, integrated resource. The Surface Water Toolbox (SWToolbox), which has not yet been released to the public, will allow users to compute an extensive number of metrics associated with modeling how surface […]
On Monday, Oct. 2, 13 high-performing municipalities received recognition in the third annual National MS4 Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Awards. These awards celebrate administrators of municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) that perform beyond regulatory requirements. Developed and introduced in 2015 by the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental […]
University students in the U.S. interested in bringing natural stormwater runoff management to their campuses are invited to participate in the 6th-annual U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Campus RainWorks Challenge. Contest registration will be open from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30; full application materials must be submitted by Dec. 15. How RainWorks works As […]
On Aug. 9, 2017, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EDT, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Green Infrastructure program will host a webcast, titled “Exploring the Link Between Green Infrastructure and Air Quality.” In this webcast, speakers from EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation and Office of Research and Development will discuss innovative research into […]
On Aug. 23, 2017 from 3 to 4 p.m. EDT, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will discuss the National Stormwater Calculator (SWC) in a webinar. EPA developed the SWC to work toward local, state, and national stormwater management objectives. It also will support regulatory efforts to reduce runoff through infiltration and retention using green […]
On July 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release announcing the public launch of the Water Finance Clearinghouse. The tool, developed by EPA’s Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center, will offer communities easy and efficient access to water infrastructure finance information. The Clearinghouse is an easily navigable web-based portal to help […]
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