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Federal Update 4/13

EPA Hosts PFAS CERCLA Potential Liability Listening Session On March 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Office of Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance held the second of two public listening sessions to seek public input on concerns regarding future potential liability enforcement policies for PFAS contamination under CERCLA. The purpose of the listening [...]

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In Case You Missed It 4/13

CASA Contributes to Western City Magazine CASA recently contributed an article on SB 1383 to the League of California Cities’ magazine, Western City. CASA’s Greg Kester and Adam Link co-authored the article titled “Wastewater Treatment Facilities Could be a Solution for Cities’ Organic Waste Challenges”, discussing SB 1383 and the vital role WWTPs play in [...]

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Member News 4/13

New Members Welcome to CASA! EPC Consultants   Responsible Flushing Alliance  

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Upcoming Events 4/13

2023 CWEA Annual Conference and Expo Be sure to register today for the 2023 CWEA Annual conference and expo, next week, April 18 – April 21 in San Diego, for a chance to hear from CASA’s Greg Kester sharing updates on SB 1383 implementation, CASA’s Jared Voskuhl on nutrient issues, along with many other great [...]

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CASA News 3/16

In Memoriam: David R. Williams With the passing of David Williams, the wastewater community has lost a leader, a champion and friend. It is difficult to imagine anyone who could have had a greater influence on wastewater regulation, innovation and excellence than Dave. In addition to serving our community in numerous roles, including Director of [...]

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State Legislative Update 3/16

CASA Takes Positions on 2023 Legislation The CASA State Legislative Committee met on March 10th to review and take positions on bills of interest that have been introduced in the 2023 Legislative Session. All bills were required to be introduced by February 17th and are now in the process of being referred to the relevant policy committees for [...]

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Federal Update 3/16

NPDES Permit Term Extension Legislation Reintroduced In Congress; Call to Action! Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) has reintroduced legislation to reform the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit term from the current 5 years to 10 years. The bill was bipartisanly introduced with Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA) as an original co-sponsor. As explained in Representative [...]

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Member News 3/16

New Member Welcome to CASA! - Ramona Municipal Water District   EMWD Honored with WateReuse Award for Excellence Last week, the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) was honored by the national WateReuse Association with its Award for Excellence for its innovative recycled water retrofit and landscape transformation at The Lakes at Hemet West community. EMWD [...]

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Upcoming Events 3/16

AEHS West Coast Conference The Association for Environmental Health and Sciences Foundation is hosting their 32nd Annual International Conference on Soil, Water, Energy and Air next week, March 20 – 23 in Sand Diego. For the past thirty-one years, this annual conference has helped bring the environmental science community closer together by providing a forum [...]

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CASA News 2/24

Share Your Voice in Washington D.C. We look forward to seeing you next week at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C., for the CASA DC Policy Forum! The event will feature an excellent program with speakers that include Congressional staff, reporters, and national water association leaders providing their perspective on the infrastructure package, upcoming legislation, [...]

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