On April 27, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) issued a Water Quality Certification with special conditions for the proposed relicensing of the Conowingo Dam as part of a comprehensive…
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Iowa Marks Soil and Water Conservation Week
Iowans working together in their communities and backyards to improve soil and water quality, many with Department of Natural Resources (DNR) assistance and funding, are marking Soil and Water Conservation…
ECOS Memo on Cooperative Federalism 2.0 Advances and Path Ahead
This memo from ECOS President Todd Parfitt (Wyoming) and Past President John Linc Stine (Minnesota) outlines progress in the association’s year-old Cooperative Federalism 2.0 initiative, as well as goals for…
Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks Progress under North Carolina State Water Plan
On Earth Day this past weekend, the town up Oxford, North Carolina celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 750k gallon water tank funded through the North Carolina Department…
State-ORD Research Planning Materials
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…
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…
