The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has released the Online Operator Training Platform to provide additional training opportunities to Oklahoma’s water and wastewater operators. The platform is a no-cost web-based…
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Wyoming ‘Spills’ the Details on New and Improved Spills Site
Last week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) unveiled a new website for reporting and tracking environmental spills in the state. DEQSpills.wyo.gov is an update to the DEQ’s former…
Illinois Sparks New Environmental Curriculum for Fifth-Sixth Grade Educators
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Director John J. Kim announced that the Agency has again partnered with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education…
Tennessee Touts Success of its First-Ever Virtual Summer Camp
The Tennessee Department of Environment &Conservation (TDEC), which launched its first-ever Virtual Summer Camp Program this past June and July, is reporting tremendous success and engagement. The program highlighted topics…
California and Nevada Report Progress in Pollution Prevention at Lake Tahoe
Last week the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the California Regional Water Board reported that state and local government agencies around Lake Tahoe surpassed 2019 pollution prevention targets aimed…
Michigan Adopts Drinking Water Standards for PFAS
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced this week that the state will adopt a rule set limiting PFAS contamination in drinking water. The rule set…
ECOS Letter to House on Proposed Amendments to Improve State Assumption under CWA Section 404
ECOS Letter to Senate EPW on Proposed Amendments to Improve State Assumption under CWA Section 404
Joint ECOS-ACWA-ASDWA Comment Extension Request for Nutrient Criteria
ECOS, ACWA, and ASDWA sent this joint letter to U.S. EPA asking for a 60-day extension of the comment period for the draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations for Lakes…
Wyoming Warns Public to Steer Clear of Harmful Algal Blooms
As summer temperatures drive Wyoming residents to local lakes and reservoirs, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is advising the public to avoid and report cyanobacterial blooms. Cyanobacteria is…
