In an effort to prioritize states’ needs, ECOS/ERIS conducted four media-specific calls to gather information that will inform future planning and contribute to the development of the U.S. EPA’s Office…
Water
Iowa Partnerships Help Trout Thrive Again in Two Streams
After struggling for years to sustain a population on their own, native brook trout are again thriving in the Yellow River headwaters and Mullen Creek following work on the land…
Pennsylvania Launches Community Clean Water Toolbox for Chesapeake Bay Watershed
This week, approximately 200 leaders from municipal governments, county conservation districts, agriculture, environmental groups, water companies, and other entities participated in a meeting hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…
Minnesota PCA Receives Innovation Award for Watershed Monitoring Project
Last week, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton recognized the state’s Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) with the Better Government Award, which recognizes successful innovation in state government and “the hardworking public servants…
Iowa Recognized for Water and Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Program
The Association of Boards of Certification (ABC) has awarded Laurie Sharp, head of the Iowa Department DNR Operator Certification Program, with the 2018 Certification Program Award. The DNR’s Operator Certification…
DC Completes Construction of Anacostia River Tunnel
DC Water has completed construction of its second of four tunnels in the Anacostia River Project which will help mitigate combined sewer overflows that would otherwise end up in the…
New Hampshire Reaches Agreement with Industry on PFAS
This week, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) announced its agreement with Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics to permanently provide safe drinking water to more than 700 properties in the…
Texas Shares Video on Preparing Irrigation Systems for Springtime
With winter coming to a close, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality took the opportunity to share a video with tips to prepare irrigation systems for spring. In the video,…
ECOS Letter on Lead and Copper Rule
This letter provides comments from ECOS as part of EPA’s Federalism Consultation on the Long-Term Lead and Copper Rule.
Missouri Trains Water Quality Monitoring Volunteers
Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff offer workshops to train volunteers on how to properly collect water samples in the field. The effort is part of the Volunteer Water…
