Description of Initiative: ECLIPS is the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Land Quality Section’s new e-Permitting Web Application. It is designed to give the State’s…
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Tennessee’s Healthy Watershed Initiative
Description of Initiative: The Tennessee Healthy Watershed Initiative (THWI) is a collaboration of federal, state, and nonprofit organizations committed to maintaining and improving water resources in Tennessee watersheds. It was…
2014 Environmental Innovations Green Report: State Bridge-Building, E-Initiatives Yield Results
In 2014, ECOS was pleased to receive 17 impressive nominations and to present awards at its Fall Meeting in Santa Fe to the following five deemed by the Executive Committee…
The Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition
Project Background: In 2012, 13 Massachusetts towns faced a significant challenge: how to implement their stormwater programs in an era of diminished town resources. Encouraged by the Massachusetts Department of…
Tennessee’s Water and Wastewater Energy Efficiency Partnership
The Tennessee Water and Wastewater Energy Efficiency Partnership began in 2011 as a collaboration of U.S. EPA Region 4, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, the Tennessee Valley Authority,…
Oregon’s Pesticide Stewardship Partnership
The Pesticide Stewardship Partnership program began as a pilot project in Hood River, Oregon in 2000 after current use pesticides were found to exceed water quality standards. Rather than take…
ECOS Comment Letter on Waters of the U.S. Proposed Rule
ECOS submit this letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on the proposed national rulemaking Definition of “Waters of the United States” under…
ACOEL Memo on Waters of the U.S
Under a Memorandum of Understanding between ECOS and the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL), members of ACOEL provide input on legal issues of concern to ECOS. ECOS requested that ACOEL develop a review of the…
ACOEL Memo on Waters of the U.S. Under the CWA
Under a Memorandum of Understanding between ECOS and ACOEL, members of ACOEL provide input on legal issues of concern to ECOS. In the summer of 2014, ECOS requested ACOEL to…
Joint Letter to Senate Appropriations Interior Subcommittee on WIFIA Funding
This joint letter was written to thank the Senate Appropriations Interior Subcommittee’s support of the State Revolving Funds, which are are imperative for water infrastructure funding. This letter urges the…
