Tag: Wastewater Management

Sufficiently Sensitive Testing Methods Rule—The Rationale

By Clare Condon Dec 29, 2014 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Sufficiently Sensitive Testing Methods Rule—The Rationale   Under the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) NPDES program, the EPA established and required “sufficiently sensitive” analytical methods be used by permit applicants and for “analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters under an NPDES permit.” These “generally approved” methods under 40 CFR Part 136 and 40 CFR Chapter I, […]

Water regulation: what to expect in 2013

By Clare Condon Nov 12, 2012 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Nancy Stoner, Acting Assistant Administrator of the Office of Water, kicked off the presentation with a discussion of the environmental challenges ahead: population growth, development, climate change, and degradation of existing infrastructure. She emphasized that the greatest tool to overcome our obstacles is partnership, which was a recurring theme in many of this year’s presentations. […]