This Press Statement announces the launch of ECOS Results, an interactive web tool designed to communicate state stories of public health and environmental progress. ECOS Results can be accessed at…
Water
Maryland Proposes Water Quality Trading Program Regulations
The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has proposed regulations to establish the Maryland Water Quality Trading Program, a voluntary program that would establish a marketplace for private sector participation…
Minnesota Reaching Compliance in Advance of New Water Law
Minnesota is seeing strong results weeks before a new law to keep waters clean goes into effect. The law requires farmers to have up to a 50-foot buffer strip of…
New Hampshire Launches Innovative Suncook River Stabilization Project
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has announced the start of construction activities on its Suncook River stabilization and infrastructure protection project. The NHDES-led project being undertaken in…
Letter to House on Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017
A joint letter sent this week by ECOS, the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), and the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) notes the associations’ concern over provisions of…
Connecticut Launches Interactive Coastal Access Guide
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently updated its Coastal Access Guide to allow users to explore the state’s shore and search for coastal access sites via…
ECOS Comment Letter to EPA on WOTUS Recodification
This formal comment letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Pruitt offers ECOS’ input on “Step 1” of redefining of waters of the U.S. following the February 28, 2017, Presidential Executive Order on “Restoring…
ECOS Member Agencies Mark National Septic Smart Week and Estuaries Week
This week also has been designated National Septic Smart Week and Estuaries Week. A sampling of state activities to mark these initiatives follows. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality shared…
Pennsylvania Helps Communities Become Stormwater Smart
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is actively helping communities reduce stormwater runoff through its Let’s Be Stormwater Smart, PA public awareness campaign. On the campaign webpage, Pennsylvania DEP lists…
Indiana Shares Tips on Protecting Groundwater
In celebration of Protect Your Groundwater Day on September 6, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) shared ways that citizens can protect and conserve groundwater resources. In the state…
