HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.d.2) (Handout) President Causey Reports and Announcements Item 8.d.2.
National Association of Clean Water Agencies (Handout)
2017 Winter Conference
Next Generation Compliance.....
Where Affordability & Innovation Intersect
February S — 7, 2017
• "no longer rely on the past to project the future" - climate, population reduction,
infrastructure issues, innovative technologies, social justice issues, integrated planning
• Adaptable management new norm for agencies
• Key take away—support with federal elects—the future is uncertain
o Regulatory Improvement(Reforms)Initiatives Workgroup—DC Fly in March Water
Week
o New normal in DC—cut EPA all or some who knows
o Affordability issues—lots of discussion
o Funding—SRF, WIIN, Water Infrastructure Trust Fund
o Preserve tax exemption
o Every new regulation 2 must go away
• Climate and Resiliency
o Creating Public Value—Mark Moore
o CREAT—Climate resiliency evaluation and awareness tool —EPA
• Water Quality
o EPA Secondary Treatment Survey—voluntary this summer
o NACWA imitating meetings with Ag—Nutrient Summit Water Week Agg Nutrient
Policy Council
• Utility &Resources Management Committee
o Several procedural issues proposed—won't go anywhere
o Digital Utility White paper—March—standards for digital data
o Updated EiJM Primer—more measures more practical applications Jan 2017—Reis
evaluation
o UTOF Recognition Awards Program—seeks application
0 2017 Financial Survey out soon due June 2017
• Legislative&Regulatory Policy Committee
o WERF— Study on Affordability
o Integrated Planning Tool Box review
o WRAP Wastewater Ratepayer Assistance programs
o WIFIA funding requests due April $20M projects
o Handbook for application available at EPA
o Legal Hot Topic Web Seminars—3/8, 6/7, 9/13 2:00 PM EST
o NPDES Fact Sheets hugely important and should not be overlooked—don't agree if
can't comply