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Arkansas Uses Art Contest to Promote Water Quality

February 5, 2016

In partnership with the local government, business, and nonprofit community, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality supports a contest to create semi-permanent storm drain murals that communicate the link between street…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Utah DEQ Reaches Out to Public about Safety of Drinking Water

February 5, 2016

Utah DEQ Drinking Water Director Ken Bousfield wrote on the Utah DEQ blog to reassure Utah citizens about their water quality and lead-contamination prevention methods

Filed Under: Member Innovation, Member News Tagged With: lead

Press Statement on Flint Water Crisis

February 3, 2016

In this statement, ECOS extends its concern to the residents affected by the water contamination in Flint, Michigan. ECOS’ Officers highlight elements of ECOS’ mission statement, which provide a guide…

Filed Under: Uncategorized

California Updates State Water Action Plan, Reports on Progress

January 15, 2016

This week, the State of California announced a new California Water Action Plan that reflects the progress of the last two years and remains focused on sustaining water supplies in…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Wyoming DEQ Releases Much-Anticipated Draft Report on Pavillion

January 15, 2016

On December 18, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released its draft report on the state’s continued investigation into drinking water quality concerns in the Pavillion area related to…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Washington’s Local Source Control Partnership – Local Pollution Prevention Focused on Small Business

December 30, 2015

Description of Initiative: What do mercury, flame retardants, and polychlorinated biphenyls have in common? All of these persistent chemicals, and many other toxics, have been detected in Washington State’s waterways.…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Modernization of Virginia’s Erosion and Stormwater Certification Program

December 30, 2015

Description of Initiative: On July 1, 2013, legislation transferred responsibility for the Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) certification program and the Responsible Land Disturber (RLD) certificate program to the Virginia…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Nebraska Energy Conservation at Publicly Owned Wastewater Treatment Plants

December 30, 2015

Description of Initiative: The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) is partnering with the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) Bioengineering Department’s Partners in Pollution Prevention Program (P3) to provide…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Nebraska’s Assessing Wastewater Infrastructure Needs (AWIN)

December 30, 2015

Description of Initiative: Nebraska has many communities with declining populations. This decline can create problems for communities to fund projects or maintain wastewater facilities. Based on these observations, Nebraska determined…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Iowa’s Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Project Initiative

December 30, 2015

Description of Initiative: In 2009, the Iowa Legislature authorized the use of sewer utility revenues to finance a new category of projects, called “Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Projects.” Sponsored projects…

Filed Under: Innovation Award, Member Innovation

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