EPA Water Headlines for the week of June 6, 2011
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Date: Jun 7, 2011 9:37 AM
Subject: [ENVIRO-NEWS] EPA Water Headlines for the week of June 6, 2011
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Subject: [waterheadlines] Water Headlines for the week of June 6, 2011
Water Headlines for the week of June 6, 2011
Water Headlines is a weekly on-line publication that announces
publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Office of Water
In This Week's Water Headlines:
1) EPA's Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Operation, Maintenance, and
Management Training for Tribal Operators and Leaders
2) EPA-Supported Water Purification Eco-Center Demonstration Project to
Launch this Month
3) Office of Water's Acting Assistant Administrator Blogs on Waters of
the U.S.
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1) EPA's Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Operation, Maintenance, and
Management Training for Tribal Operators and Leaders
From June to October 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) will be sponsoring a series of in-person training workshops for
federally recognized tribes and Alaskan Native Villages across the
country to help increase participants' skills and knowledge in the
operation of wastewater and drinking water treatment systems. The
training is intended for water system operators, wastewater system
operators, tribal utility managers, tribal council members and leaders
involved with water utility management.
While there is no registration fee for the workshops, there is a cap of
50 participants at each session, and tribes and Alaskan Native Villages
that received 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds
will be given registration priority. Travel, hotel, and per diem costs
for attendees from tribal reservations may be covered by a participant's
local Indian Health Service (IHS) Area office. Participants can contact
their local IHS office for additional details.
The first training workshop will be in Seattle, June 21-23, 2011.
Registration is open until 24 hours prior to the workshop. Early
registration is encouraged.
For more information, including how to register, please go to:
http://water.epa.gov/learn/training/tribaltraining/tcourse7_2011.cfm.
For questions about the training, please contact Leon Latino by e-mail
at latino.leon@epa.gov or by phone at (202) 564-1997; or Matthew
Richardson by e-mail at richardson.matthew@epa.gov or by phone at (202)
564-2947.
2) EPA-Supported Water Purification Eco-Center Demonstration Project to
Launch this Month
On June 16, 2011, the Rodale Institute will hold a ribbon-cutting
ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new Water Purification
Eco-Center located on its research farm in Kutztown, PA. The center,
supported in part through a $695,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), will serve as a model on-site wastewater
treatment system. The system incorporates an experimental wetland-based
treatment and reuse facility that captures rainwater and reuses it
several times before returning it to the soil as clean water. The
system, which serves as an alternative to standard septic and sand mound
on-lot sewage systems, is scalable and can be used in sustainable
landscapes for residential and small commercial entities. This project
will help promote the adoption of wetlands-based residential and
institutional wastewater treatment systems to help encourage homeowners
and businesses to seek out more sustainable and water-efficient
wastewater treatment options.
For additional information or to register to attend the ribbon-cutting
ceremony, please visit the Rodale Institute website at:
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/water-purification-eco-center. For
additional project information, please contact Bob Bastian, EPA Office
of Wastewater Management, by phone at (202) 564-0677 or via e-mail at
bastian.robert@epa.gov.
3) Office of Water's Acting Assistant Administrator Blogs on Waters of
the U.S.
Acting Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) Office of Water, Nancy Stoner, recently posted a blog on
Waters of the U.S. In the blog, Ms. Stoner discusses her experience
growing up near the water and EPA's work to protect the nation's waters
by proposing a draft guidance that identifies waters protected by the
Clean Water Act.
To read the blog:
http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/06/02/waters-of-the-us/?utm_source=feedbur
ner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Greenversations_main+%28U.S.+EP
A%3A+Greenversations%29 [or http://go.usa.gov/Dsi ]
For information on the draft guidance:
http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/CWAwaters.cfm
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From: "Makuch, Joseph" <Joseph.Makuch@ars.usda.gov>
Date: Jun 7, 2011 9:37 AM
Subject: [ENVIRO-NEWS] EPA Water Headlines for the week of June 6, 2011
To: <Enviro-News@ars.usda.gov>
-----Original Message-----
From: Amy Han [mailto:han.amy@epamail.epa.gov]
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 6:45 PM
Subject: [waterheadlines] Water Headlines for the week of June 6, 2011
Water Headlines for the week of June 6, 2011
Water Headlines is a weekly on-line publication that announces
publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Office of Water
In This Week's Water Headlines:
1) EPA's Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Operation, Maintenance, and
Management Training for Tribal Operators and Leaders
2) EPA-Supported Water Purification Eco-Center Demonstration Project to
Launch this Month
3) Office of Water's Acting Assistant Administrator Blogs on Waters of
the U.S.
[deletions]
1) EPA's Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Operation, Maintenance, and
Management Training for Tribal Operators and Leaders
From June to October 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) will be sponsoring a series of in-person training workshops for
federally recognized tribes and Alaskan Native Villages across the
country to help increase participants' skills and knowledge in the
operation of wastewater and drinking water treatment systems. The
training is intended for water system operators, wastewater system
operators, tribal utility managers, tribal council members and leaders
involved with water utility management.
While there is no registration fee for the workshops, there is a cap of
50 participants at each session, and tribes and Alaskan Native Villages
that received 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds
will be given registration priority. Travel, hotel, and per diem costs
for attendees from tribal reservations may be covered by a participant's
local Indian Health Service (IHS) Area office. Participants can contact
their local IHS office for additional details.
The first training workshop will be in Seattle, June 21-23, 2011.
Registration is open until 24 hours prior to the workshop. Early
registration is encouraged.
For more information, including how to register, please go to:
http://water.epa.gov/learn/training/tribaltraining/tcourse7_2011.cfm.
For questions about the training, please contact Leon Latino by e-mail
at latino.leon@epa.gov or by phone at (202) 564-1997; or Matthew
Richardson by e-mail at richardson.matthew@epa.gov or by phone at (202)
564-2947.
2) EPA-Supported Water Purification Eco-Center Demonstration Project to
Launch this Month
On June 16, 2011, the Rodale Institute will hold a ribbon-cutting
ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new Water Purification
Eco-Center located on its research farm in Kutztown, PA. The center,
supported in part through a $695,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), will serve as a model on-site wastewater
treatment system. The system incorporates an experimental wetland-based
treatment and reuse facility that captures rainwater and reuses it
several times before returning it to the soil as clean water. The
system, which serves as an alternative to standard septic and sand mound
on-lot sewage systems, is scalable and can be used in sustainable
landscapes for residential and small commercial entities. This project
will help promote the adoption of wetlands-based residential and
institutional wastewater treatment systems to help encourage homeowners
and businesses to seek out more sustainable and water-efficient
wastewater treatment options.
For additional information or to register to attend the ribbon-cutting
ceremony, please visit the Rodale Institute website at:
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/water-purification-eco-center. For
additional project information, please contact Bob Bastian, EPA Office
of Wastewater Management, by phone at (202) 564-0677 or via e-mail at
bastian.robert@epa.gov.
3) Office of Water's Acting Assistant Administrator Blogs on Waters of
the U.S.
Acting Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) Office of Water, Nancy Stoner, recently posted a blog on
Waters of the U.S. In the blog, Ms. Stoner discusses her experience
growing up near the water and EPA's work to protect the nation's waters
by proposing a draft guidance that identifies waters protected by the
Clean Water Act.
To read the blog:
http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/06/02/waters-of-the-us/?utm_source=feedbur
ner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Greenversations_main+%28U.S.+EP
A%3A+Greenversations%29 [or http://go.usa.gov/Dsi ]
For information on the draft guidance:
http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/CWAwaters.cfm
[deletions]
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http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/.
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United States Department of Agriculture(USDA) agreement,
nor does USDA attest to the accuracy or completeness of
the item. See
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You can contact the list owner at
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One of the things that I have learned with my wastewater treatment training is that there is really a huge need for all of us to do something about our water. I hope that we all don't just leave it to the EPA in making some steps for our natural resources. we should help too.
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