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| December 23, 2003 | EPA Announces Sustainable Infrastructure and Water and Wastewater Pricing Webpage Revised Policy on Water Submetering Now Available in Draft Release: Response Protocol Toolbox EPA Awards $948,000 for Security-Related Training Free Seminar in Vulnerability Assessments for Small and Medium Utilities |
| December 17, 2003 | EPA and Army Corps issue Wetlands Decision “U.S. Won’t Narrow Wetlands Protection” featured in N.Y. Times “Bush Administration Quits Wetlands Plan” featured in Washington Post |
| December 16, 2003 | WATERS Forum – Enabling Informed Decision-Making Now Available “Strategic Planning: A Handbook for Small Water Systems" |
| December 9, 2003 | “Monitoring is the Key” - by G. Tracy Mehan III 2004 National Forum in January Beach Currents Makes News Second Delegation from China to visit EPA |
| December 2, 2003 | EPA Launches First Electronic Permit Application Watershed Nutrient Task Force Meeting Held on Nov. 19th in St. Louis |
| November 25, 2003 | $4 Million Grant Program Announced D.C. Circuit Dismisses July 2000 TMDL Rule Litigation Celebrating Tribal Environmental Partnerships Now Available: "Asset Management: A Handbook for Small Water Systems" "Water on Tap: What You Need to Know" EPA Develops New Website on Water Quality Standards & Criteria 2004 Community Involvement Conference and Training- Denver, Co |
| November 18, 2003 | EPA’s Approves More Than 9,000 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) EPA Launches New Partnership with Broadcast Meteorologists EPA Issues Producers’ Compliance Guide For Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Now Available: "Small Systems Guide to Safe Drinking Water Act Regulations" Coastal America Recognizes EPA's Ocean Survey Vessel (OSV) Peter W. Anderson with a Coastal America Partnership Award New Website for EPA's National Program To Promote Water-Efficient Products |
| November 12, 2003 | EPA Issues Draft Policy on Blending For Nation’s Sewage Treatment Facilities EPA Requests Scientific Views on Criteria for Atrazine November and December Focus on Drinking Water Security Office of Water Continues Regional Water Reviews-Next Up New York |
| November 4, 2003 | Three Meetings Set For Water-efficient Products Permitting For Environmental Results Launched International Symposium on "Underground Injection Science and Technology” Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program Celebrates Signing State of the Estuaries Report Issued in New Hampshire New Zealand Water and Health Officials Visit EPA National Rural Water Association Holds Annual Conference |
| October 28, 2003 | November and December Focus on Drinking Water Security Office of Water Develops New Strategic Plan Two More Ships Depart James River Fleet Ballast Water Discharge Standard Public Meetings EPA Publishes New Guidelines for the National Nonpoint Source Program Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) Annual Conference |
| October 21, 2003 | World Water Monitoring Day Great Success! Forests Are New York City’s Best Hope For Long Term Supply of Clean Water EPA Issues Decision on Dioxins in Land-Applied Sewage Sludge Hypoxic Zone Meeting Set For St. Louis, Mo. Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) Conference |
| October 14, 2003 | EPA Celebrates The First World Monitoring Day - Live Webcast EPA Proposes Federal Water Quality Standards for Oregon EPA Awards Grant to Northern Arizona University Calling all Governors and Tribal Leaders |
| October 7, 2003 | Water Efficient Products Forum - Oct. 9 Celebrating World Water Monitoring Day - Oct. 18 Governors and Tribal Leaders Invited to Nominate Projects for Watershed Grants USDA Environmental Credit Trading Open Forums Pennsylvania Seeks Information on Multi-Media Trading Registry Redesigned STORET Warehouse Morro Bay National Estuary Program Receives Award to Protect Watershed EPA Participated in Health Conference in Phoenix, Arizona Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) Annual Forum New Security Product Guide Available Online |
| September 30, 2003 | Public Given More Time to Comment on Meat & Poultry Seattle Post-Intelligencer Praises Smart Water Use Celebrate World Water Monitoring EPA Announces 2003 National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards Winners EPA Awards Grant to the American Society of Civil Engineers EPA Awards Grant to the Association of Boards of Certification Notice of Intent for Proposed Ballast Water Discharge Standard Annual International Coastal Cleanup |
| September 23, 2003 | Registration Date Extended for Environmental Quality and Agriculture Conference American Water Works Association Receives Grant for Water Security Training |
| September 16, 2003 | Celebrate Monitoring Month and World Water Monitoring Day National Estuaries Day - September 27, 2003 Proposed Changes for Centralized Waste Treatment |
| September 11, 2003 | Special Edition WaterNews |
| September 9, 2003 | Water Efficiency EPA Works Towards Raising Public Awareness on Water Efficiency Proposal to Change Policy for Apartment Water Use EPA Water Infrastructure Fund Programs Promote Water Efficiency |
| September 2, 2003 | Draft Watershed-Based NPDES Permitting Guidance is Available for Comment Israeli & Palestinian Delegation Visits the Office of Water Office of Water Releases Strategy for Water Quality Standards and Criteria Invasive Species Assessed |
| August 26, 2003 | Turning Weathercasts into an Envirocast Brazilian Delegation Visits the Office of Water EPA and USCG Sign Memorandum of Understanding |
| August 20, 2003 | Free Watershed Academy Web Training CD Now Available EPA Allocates Grant Funds For Water Counter-Terrorism Activities EPA Funds $2 Million Program to Ensure the Safety and Security of the Nation's Drinking Water Systems New Fact sheet: "When Are Storm Water Discharges Regulated as Class V Wells?" New Information Available on Meat & Poultry Processing Information Collection Request for EPA’s Clean Water Act Recognition Awards Correction to announcement of Free Water Quality Trading Assessment Handbook |
| August 12, 2003 | EPA Helps Launch World Water Monitoring Day Free Water Quality Trading Assessment Handbook- Now Available Online Information Collection Request (ICR) to Conduct Surveys on No-Discharge Zones Office of Water Surveys State Nutrient Standards EPA Awards $1 Million to Support Information Center for Water Security Interior Secretary Announces New Senior Policy Advisor and Executive Director |
| August 5, 2003 | EPA and FDA Working Together on Mercury EPA To Honor Orange County Sanitation District Workshop for Wastewater and Drinking Water Utility Managers August is Water Conservation Month Deputy Assistant Administrator Announces Urban River Restoration Sites White Water To Blue Water Conference-Next Spring Harrigan Farrelly Speaks at the 94th Annual NAACP Conference in Miami Mandatory Ballast Water Management Rule Proposed International Treaties to Address Vessel Pollution 2003 Five Star Restoration Grant Program |
| July 29, 2003 | New Water Cleanup Approach Draws Broad National Interest Kempic Speaks in Australia EPA Applauds Bioassessment Progress Analytical Methods Approved EPA Issues Guidance for 2004 Integrated Reports Air/Water Training Workshop Timely Information for Creative Managers Now On-line |
| July 22, 2003 | EPA Awards Security Planning Grant to Help Small Drinking Water Utilities EPA Issues Interim Guidance on Circumstances Under Which NPDES Permit Not Required to Apply Pesticide to Water Workgroup Charged with Studying Risk Management of Aquatic Pesticides New Water Pollution Chapter Added to Physician Website EPA Host Small Business Open House EPA Supports American Heritage River Watershed Project |
| July 8, 2003 | EPA Announces Use Designations for Kansas Assistant Administrator To Attend Hypoxia Meeting in Ames, Iowa, July 10 and 11 First Meeting to Report on Uniform National Discharge Standards Rulemaking Five Star Event EPA Presents $700,000 Grant to Protect Susquehanna Watershed |
| July 1, 2003 | July is Lakes Awareness Month EPA Issues Construction General Permit NPDES Permits Available Online Withdrawing Federal Criteria for San Francisco Bay |
| June 24, 2003 | Assistant Administrator Calls on Partners to Energize Water Quality Monitoring Programs Assistant Administrator Gives Keynote Address In Philadelphia Office of Water’s 2003 National Safe Water Protection (SWP) Conference - Huge Success |
| June 10, 2003 | Assistant Administrator for Water Testifies on Capitol Hill EPA Releases Annual National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories Pew Oceans Commission Releases Final Report EPA Conducts Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Study June is Coastal and Oceans Month |
| June 3, 2003 | EPA Announces Significant Progress Toward Protecting Nation’s Drinking Water Sources Drinking Water Security Flyers - Now Available National Forum on Water Quality Trading July 22-23 - Register Online Deputy Assistant Administrator Gives Keynote Address at 31st National Spring Conference on the Environment |
| May 28, 2003 | EPA Awards Water Security Training Grants Low Impact Development Plans Move Forward at EPA Headquarters Multinational Delegation Visits EPA More Than 500 Local Students Attended the Anacostia River Festival May is National Wetlands Month Assistant Administrator for Water Gives Keynote Address at National Meeting |
| May 13, 2003 | EPA Celebrates American Wetlands Month in May National Forum on Water Quality Trading July 22-23 EPA and Corps Address Coal Mining Operations and Clean Water Act Requirements Survey Shows Progress in Biological Assessments & Criteria Office of Water Reaches Out to Participants During the 2003 Congress & Expo for Manufactured and Modular Housing EPA Publishes Report on Treated Wastewater in South Florida COG and Area Water Utilities to Launch First Regional Wise Water Use Campaign |
| May 6, 2003 | EPA Announces $15 Million for the Nation’s Watersheds Office of Water Joins G8 Environmental Ministers Meeting EPA Observes National Drinking Water Week World Health Organization Interested in Drinking Water Academy Training Distribution System Meeting Set For May 16 National Wetlands Mitigation Action Plan Featured at 6th Annual National Mitigation and Conservation Banking Conference |
| April 29, 2003 |
EPA To Hold Public Meeting for 2003 Report to Congress |
| April 22, 2003 |
Earth Day 2003: A Celebration of 30 Years of Improvements in Nation’s Water Quality |
| April 15, 2003 |
Office of Water Receives Tremendous Response At Science Conference |
| April 8, 2003 |
April is Stormwater Month! |
| April 1, 2003 |
$10 Million Available for States To Protect Public Health at Beaches |
| March 25, 2003 |
US Ratifies Protocol to Protect Areas of the Wider Caribbean |
| March 18, 2003 |
The New "Elements of a State Water Monitoring and Assessment Program” Released |
| March 11, 2003 |
March Is Nonpoint Source Month |
| March 4, 2003 |
EPA Provides Tools to City and County Public Health Officials to Improve Septic System Management |
| February 25, 2003 |
2003 National Source Water Protection Conference Set For June 2-4 |
| February 11, 2003 | February is Wastewater Month EPA Honors Clean Water Partners For The 21st Century EPA Helps In Columbia Space Shuttle Recovery Operation EPA Offers Satellite Training to State Drinking Water Programs 2003 Clean Water Act Recognition Awards Competition Opens Technology Transfer Conference Attracts Over 200 |
| February 4, 2003 | EPA Announces 2004 Funding to Support Great Lakes Legacy Act High-Tech Sanitary Surveys Fish Tissue Survey - Preliminary Results National GAP Forum Attracts 280 - televised by C-Span Editorial from The Detroit News |
| January 28, 2003 | Don’t Miss: Innovative Solutions for America’s Water Infrastructure Advancing Water Security and Protecting Public Health National Water Quality Trading Policy Receiving Rave Reviews |
| January 21, 2003 | President George W. Bush to Propose $8 Million For Clean Water In Puerto Rico Watershed-Based NPDES Permitting Policy Statement Released Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| January 14, 2003 | Closing the Gap: Innovative Responses for Sustainable Infrastructure National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Guidelines |
| January 7, 2003 | Upper River Clean Up Decision Agency Actions to Improve Mitigation and Further the Goal of "No Net Loss" of Wetlands EPA Staffer Becomes Executive Director Technology Transfer Conference Help Develop Protocols |