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WESTCAS News

WESTCAS is the Voice of Water Quality in the arid west, and thus WESTCAS strives to be a reliable source of information about water issues to our members and the public. Our WESTCAS members are in daily telephone and email communication with each other regarding current water issues.

The following announcements and news items are provided specifically for our WESTCAS members.

Letter from Nancy Stoner, EPA, on August 19, 2011 as a reply to the WESTCAS coalition letter to the EPA on July 21, 2011 requesting NOI Withdrawal.
Reply from EPA regarding NOI Withdrawal

On Tuesday, August 2nd, WESTCAS along with 28 national, state, and regional organizations sent the attached letter regarding numeric nutrient criteria to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson and copied EPA Office of Water’s Acting Assistant Administrator Nancy Stoner. The letter affirms the municipal clean water community’s dedication to addressing nutrient-related impacts but highlights key concerns with U.S. EPA's current approach for developing water quality criteria for nitrogen and phosphorus.
Final Letter to Administrator Jackson

On July 29, 2011, WESTCAS sent the attached letter with comments to the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers regarding Draft Guidance of Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act.
CWA Guidance WESTCAS comment letter

On July 21, 2011 WESTCAS, along with several other water agencies, sent a letter to the EPA Office of Water regarding WaterSense Notification of Intent to Develop Efficiency and Performance Specifications for Residential Cation Exchange Water Softeners.
WaterSense Notification of Intent

WESTCAS letter to the Honorable Nancy Sutley, Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality Supporting National Research Council Comments on P & G January 26, 2011
WESTCAS Letter to Honorable Nancy Sutley

WESTCAS letter sent to Mr. Pete Silva, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency addressing members' concerns regarding the Petition for Rulemaking on Secondary Treatment Standards for Nutrient Removal-July 23, 2010
Petition for Rulemaking on Secondary Treatment Standards for Nutrient Removal

WESTCAS letter sent to the Honorable Ciro Rodriguez supporting HR 4719 to amend the Southwest Region Border Task Force-July 7, 2010
Letter sent to the Honorable Ciro Rodriguez supporting HR 4719

WESTCAS letter sent to the Honorable Grace Napolitano supporting HR 5487 to amend the Water Resources and Research Act of 1984-July 7, 2010
Letter sent to the Honorable Grace Napolitano supporting HR 5487

WESTCAS letter sent to the Honorable Nancy Sutley, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality regarding Principles and Guidelines-June 8, 2010
Letter sent to the Honorable Nancy Sutley

WESTCAS letter sent to the EPA with comments regarding Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Rivers Notice of Proposed Rulemaking-May 7, 2010
Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Rivers

WESTCAS letter to Mr. Terry Breyman, Council on Environmental Quality, regarding comments on December 3, 2009 "Proposed National Objectives, Principles and Standards for Water and Related Resources Implementation Studies"-April 5, 2010
WESTCAS letter to Mr. Terry Breyman

WESTCAS letter sent to Secretary Ken Salazar urging at least $1.2 billion for Reclamation and at least $100 for title XVI in FY 2011-August 21, 2009
Letter sent to Secretary Ken Salazar

WESTCAS Letter to Ken Salazar Requesting Release of Title XVI Funds-June 17, 2009
Letter to Ken Salazar - Title XVI Funds

WESTCAS Letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar-May 1, 2009
Letter to Ken Salazar

WESTCAS sends letter to Senator Bingaman supporting the nomination of Michael Connor as Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Mike Connor support letter

WESTCAS supports S. 22 Omnibus Public Lands Act with joint letter.
WESTCAS supports S. 22 Omnibus Public Lands Act

WESTCAS has provided a letter of support and project list to the 111th Congress regarding the inclusion of water and wastewater infrastructure funding in the pending Stimulus legislation. January 9, 2009.
WESTCAS Stimulus Letter and Project List to 111th Congress

WESTCAS submits comments regarding the EPA Climate Strategy.
WESTCAS comments on the EPA Climate Strategy

WESTCAS submits comments on April 29, 2008 to Chairman Oberstar regarding H.R. 2421 concerning amendments to the Clean Water Act.
WESTCAS comments on April 29, 2008 to Chairman Oberstar regarding H.R. 2421 concerning amendments to the Clean Water Act

WESTCAS submits comments regarding the development of a national Water Trust Fund on March 14, 2008.

WESTCAS provided comments to EPA regarding the proposed Clean Water Act Guidance to implement the U.S. Supreme Court Decision for Rapanos and Carabel Cases (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0282) on January 21, 2008.
WESTCAS Comments on Rapanos and Carabel

WESTCAS joins AMWA, WEF, and NACWA in writing a letter on January 8, 2008 to EPA urging a National Water Program Strategy on Climate Change.
WESTCAS Joint Climate Change Jan 8 Letter

WESTCAS provides testimony for the record regarding S. 2156 The SECURE Water Act before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 11, 2007.
WESTCAS Testimony on S 2156 The Secure Water Act 12-11-07

WESTCAS provides testimony on the 35th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 18, 2007.
WESTCAS Testimony-HR Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure-35th Anniversary of CWA

Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on "The Status of the Nations' Waters Including Wetlands, Under the Jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act," July 17-19, 2007.
WESTCAS waters of the U.S. testimony-house-July 2007

May 15, 2007
WESTCAS Dues Notice

January 19, 2007
WESTCAS Asks That Arid West Water Issues Be Considered in the Development of Clean Water Infrastructure Legislation

General News

Beginning in May, the NACWA Network will now be known as the Clean Water Exchange, and is being sponsored by NACWA, the American Public Works Association (APWA), and the Water Environment Federation (WEF). The monthly NACWA Network News will now be known as the Clean Water Exchange News Alerts. WESTCAS is a network partner with NACWA, and thus will publish the monthly news alert on our web-site for the benefit of WESTCAS members beginning with the May 2007 edition, as follows.

October 14, 2011 Clean Water Exchange

August 24, 2011 Clean Water Exchange

June 17, 2011
Clean Water Exchange News Alert

April 28, 2011
Clean Water Exchange News Alert

January 20, 2011
Clean Water Exchange News Alert

January 4, 2011
Clean Water Exchange News Alert

November 22, 2010
Clean Water Exchange News Alert

October 19, 2010
Clean Water Exchange News Alert

September 30, 2010
Clean Water Exchange News Alert

August 23, 2010
Clean Water Exchange News Alert

August 5, 2010
Clean Water Exchange News Alert

July 12, 2010
Clean Water Exchange News Alert