EPA

Water Infrastructure Initiatives Afoot
March 2013, Vol. 68 No. 3

Separate regulatory and legislative developments could affect local government ability to afford water infrastructure projects. The Environmental Protection Agency is considering revisions to the agency's 1997 financial capability guidelines which dictate how hard the agency can press cities and counties to undertake expensive Clean Water Act projects such as sewer repairs.

Tougher Requirements For Excavators Likely In 2013
Stephen Barlas, Washington Editor
February 2013, Vol. 68 No. 2

The most significant federal action this year affecting underground construction companies is likely to be the final rule from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on excavation damage. The rule will have two parts. One will define minimum excavation damage program standards for states.

Editor's Log: Best Guesses & Fingers Crossed
Robert Carpenter, Editor
January 2013, Vol. 68, No. 1

The November elections are over and the nation has survived. But the question remains: when will the much ballyhooed economic recovery begin in earnest? It looks like 2013 is going to be another interesting and challenging year in which the underground infrastructure market must endeavor to persevere. And we will.

Agencies celebrate 40 years of Clean Water Act, outline a future
December 2012, Vol. 67 No. 12

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), and the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA) along with local utilities and others in the clean water community came together to celebrate 40 years of accomplishments under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and to call for a new vision to ensure further water quality progress.

Hawaii granted EPA funds to improve water quality
November 2012, Vol. 67, No. 11

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the Hawaii Department of Health a $10,946,000 million grant for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and a $9,125,000 million grant for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for water pollution control and drinking water infrastructure projects.

Pilot program designed for construction stormwater permitting
August 2012, Vol. 67 No. 8

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation recently announced a new pilot program designed to build efficiencies in how construction stormwater permits are issued, while satisfying the permit requirements at both the state and local levels and improving overall water quality.

Framework helps modernize EPA's implementation of Clean Water Act
August 2012, Vol. 67 No. 8

The U.S. Conference of Mayors welcomes the release of EPA's Integrated Planning Framework for implementing the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Framework, (also known as IP3), is designed to promote greater flexibility for cities struggling to finance and maintain existing wastewater infrastructure and services and respond to new federal regulations that expand city responsibilities, such as costly control of stormwater and sewer overflows.

Perth Amboy accepts EPA order to end sewer overflow
July 2012, Vol. 67, No. 7

City officials in Perth Amboy, NJ, agreed in federal court on June 7 to make $5.4 million in sewer improvements to end the release of millions of gallons of sewage into the Raritan River and Arthur Kill each year during heavy rains.

Tier 4 Impacts Welders, Equipment
Eric Snyder, The Lincoln Electric Company
June 2012, Vol. 67 No. 6

Upcoming changes to diesel engine-driven welders have become a subject of recent discussion throughout the welding industry in light of ongoing efforts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Obama Administration Makes Two Regulatory Moves On Oil, Gas Operations
June 2012, Vol. 67 No. 6

The Obama administration took its first two regulatory steps -- one final, one tentative -- toward guarding against air and ground water pollution from fracking.

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