May 21, 2018 | Policy Letters
On February 20, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice (83 FR 7126) requesting comments on the applicability of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to pollutant discharges from point sources that reach jurisdictional surface waters through...
Feb 20, 2018 | Policy Letters
On February 20, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army held a “WOTUS Outreach Webinar for State Partners” to discuss their direction and progress toward revising the jurisdictional definition of “waters of the United States.”...
Jan 15, 2017 | Policy Letters
On December 16, 2016, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a notice of proposed rulemaking, 81 FR 91556, updating its policies on the use of Corps reservoir projects for domestic, municipal, and industrial water supply. The revisions are intended to...
Jan 3, 2017 | Policy Letters
EPA is considering a rulemaking effort regarding baseline Water Quality Standards for hundreds of tribes without Treatment as States authority. EPA first informed WSWC about this effort during our Council meeting in Washington, D.C. in March 2016, and reached out in...
Jun 1, 2012 | Other Reports, Publications
Water Reuse in the West (2011) Water reuse can provide western states with a reliable supply of water to help address growing water demands. The practice is also becoming more practical and cost-effective given the scarcity of fresh water supplies, the abundance of...
