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Office of Water’s acting Assistant Administrator blogs on clean water infrastructure investment

Posted Tue, 2011/11/01 - 8:57am by RCAP

Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Water, Nancy Stoner, recently posted a blog on her trip to an upgraded Minneapolis, Minn., drinking water treatment plant funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.  In the blog, Acting Assistant Administrator Stoner shares her experience visiting the plant and discusses the potential for benefits in cost and energy savings, as well as job growth.

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Coming Together for Clean Water strategy released

Posted Tue, 2011/03/29 - 4:13pm by RCAP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released Coming Together for Clean Water: EPA’s Strategy to Protect America’s Waters. This strategy charts a path for meeting the nation’s clean water strategic plan goals over the next several years. Protecting the nation’s water resources is not only important to the health of the nation’s citizens and the environment, but clean water is also a critical resource for the economy.

EPA updates web tool providing clean water violation trends and state enforcement response

Posted Tue, 2011/03/29 - 10:07am by RCAP

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on March 24 updated data and a mapping tool designed to help the public compare water quality trends over the last two years. The web-based, interactive map includes “state dashboards” that provide detailed information for each state, including information on facilities that are violating the Clean Water Act and the actions states are taking to enforce the law and protect people’s health.