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GWPC Launches New Web Site

The GWPC just launched a new version of our web site this week! Please take a moment to visit  www.gwpc.org.

The new site cross references topics to GWPC publications, work groups and comments throughout to improve the user experience, and it utilizes filters to help with search functions. Additionally it is mobile friendly.

If you have any difficulties locating information from the old site, please email bshort@gwpc.org and we will be happy to assist you in finding it, or can locate the file for you.
Visit www.gwpc.org to view the
new site design.

Register for the ASR-MAR Webinar: 

What's New With the EPA? Reuse, UIC, Stormwater

Tuesday, February 9, 2021  |  12:00 - 1:30 PM (Central)

The Ground Water Protection Council is pleased to present a FREE monthly educational series focusing on the latest issues related to groundwater protection and UIC across the country.

The GWPC ASR/MAR Workgroup is hosting its quarterly webinar as part of the Groundwater & UIC Educational Series this February. The webinar will feature presenters from the U.S. EPA to give an update on reuse, stormwater and UIC.
 

Webinar Overview

The session will begin with an update from the GWPC ASR-MAR Work Group from its co-chairs: Lorrie Council, TCEQ; Chi Ho Sham, Eastern Research Group; and Karen Feret, US EPA.
Session Moderator  | Co-Chair, GWPC ASR-MAR Work Group

Karen Feret, US EPA, Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water - Prevention Branch
The Role of Aquifer Storage and Recovery in the National Water Reuse Action Plan

Justin Mattingly, U.S. EPA Office of Water
Enhanced Aquifer Recharge of Stormwater in the United States: State-of-the-Science Review

Thomas Johnson, U.S. EPA Office of Research & Development, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment
EPA’s Report on Aquifer Recharge and Aquifer Storage and Recovery in the UIC Program

Kara Goodwin, U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water
The webinar will conclude with a panel discussion and Q&A from attendees on research needs.
More Information | Online Registration

GWPC Submits Comments to EPA on Applying the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Decision

The Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) provided comments and feedback to the US EPA regarding their draft memorandum, which will provide guidance to the regulated community and permitting authorities on applying the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 140 S. Ct. 1462 (2020), in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program for point source discharges that travel through groundwater before reaching waters of the United States.

Visit the GWPC Web site to view the comments.

The Source Water Collaborative Launches New Forestry Learning Exchange

The Source Water Collaborative (SWC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Learning ExchangeSource Water Protection Through Forestry Partnerships. The SWC Learning Exchange is an information sharing platform for people and organizations working to protect sources of drinking water. With the Learning Exchange, the SWC aims to strengthen the effectiveness of source water practitioners across the country by providing a platform to share experiences, transfer knowledge, and learn about funding and technical resources available to support their efforts.

Over the past five years, the SWC Learning Exchange has offered several organized events, communications, and resources arranged by theme. Building on several of these modules, the Collaborative is adding this new Learning Exchange that will focus on the critical role well managed forests play in watershed health and in ensuring safe and reliable supplies of drinking water. Members of the SWC have assembled forestry related resources and webinars that are available to all interested groups. These resources and webinars will showcase partnerships across sectors that have been fostered to make progress towards solving the water-related challenges facing communities, utilities, businesses, and the environment.

Visit the SWC’s new Learning Exchange web page to find:

  • Technical and educational materials recommended to peers by Collaborative member organizations and Learning Exchange participants
  • Webinars that will bring together various perspectives and expertise (descriptions, sign-up & future recordings)
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