Florida Water Environment Association - Event Information
Event Name:
Utility Council Meeting
Description:
Event Date:
6/17/2022
Event Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern
Location:
Online
Contact Person:
Details:
Phone: 1-646-558-8656
Meeting ID: 897 4663 5465
Passcode: 141709
Zoom link available upon request
Agenda:
I. Call to Order and Introductions
II. FWEAUC Administrative Items
a. Approval of April 27, 2022 Meeting Minutes
III. State Legislative Topics
IV. State Regulatory Discussion
a. 2020 State Senate Bill 712 Rulemaking
i. Potable Reuse Proposed Rule (Drinking water, Wastewater) and FWEA Utility Council Engagement
ii. Asset Management
iii. Environmental Resource Permitting Stormwater Rulemaking
b. 2021 State House Bill 53 Office of Economic and Demographic Research (OEDR) reporting
c. Blue Green Algae Task Force
d. DEP Funding
i. Resiliency Planning Grant Applications due June 22nd
ii. Resiliency Implementation Projects Portal Opens July 1st, closes September 1st
iii. Wastewater Grants (due July 22nd)
iv. Biscayne Bay, Springs Coast and Water Quality Improvement Grants (due July 22nd)
V. Federal Update:
a. EPA PFAS Strategic Road Map
i. Proposal to Designate Certain PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (April 28th water sector organizations letter in packet) and potential RCRA path.
ii. Draft PFOA and PFOS aquatic life ambient water quality criteria (comments due July 2nd)
iii. EPA Memo (April 28th): Addressing PFAS Discharges in EPA-Issued NPDES Permits and Expectations Where EPA is the Pretreatment Control Authority
iv. Leverage NPDES permitting to reduce PFAS discharges to waterways (expected Winter 2022, p. 14 Strategic Road Map)
b. Proposals to ban chrysotile asbestos used in the chlor-alkali industry under the Toxic Substances Control Act
i. EPA rulemaking, comment period closes July 13th
ii. S. 4244 (Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022) hearing in Senate Environment and Public Works (June 9th)
c. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) Implementation:
i. DEP Coordination (August 2022 meeting important)
ii. Build America, Buy America Act (BABA, part of IIJA, please see guidance)
VI. Public Outreach Update
VII. Future Meeting Schedule (all times EDT or EST)
Meeting ID: 897 4663 5465
Passcode: 141709
Zoom link available upon request
Agenda:
I. Call to Order and Introductions
II. FWEAUC Administrative Items
a. Approval of April 27, 2022 Meeting Minutes
III. State Legislative Topics
IV. State Regulatory Discussion
a. 2020 State Senate Bill 712 Rulemaking
i. Potable Reuse Proposed Rule (Drinking water, Wastewater) and FWEA Utility Council Engagement
ii. Asset Management
iii. Environmental Resource Permitting Stormwater Rulemaking
b. 2021 State House Bill 53 Office of Economic and Demographic Research (OEDR) reporting
c. Blue Green Algae Task Force
d. DEP Funding
i. Resiliency Planning Grant Applications due June 22nd
ii. Resiliency Implementation Projects Portal Opens July 1st, closes September 1st
iii. Wastewater Grants (due July 22nd)
iv. Biscayne Bay, Springs Coast and Water Quality Improvement Grants (due July 22nd)
V. Federal Update:
a. EPA PFAS Strategic Road Map
i. Proposal to Designate Certain PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (April 28th water sector organizations letter in packet) and potential RCRA path.
ii. Draft PFOA and PFOS aquatic life ambient water quality criteria (comments due July 2nd)
iii. EPA Memo (April 28th): Addressing PFAS Discharges in EPA-Issued NPDES Permits and Expectations Where EPA is the Pretreatment Control Authority
iv. Leverage NPDES permitting to reduce PFAS discharges to waterways (expected Winter 2022, p. 14 Strategic Road Map)
b. Proposals to ban chrysotile asbestos used in the chlor-alkali industry under the Toxic Substances Control Act
i. EPA rulemaking, comment period closes July 13th
ii. S. 4244 (Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022) hearing in Senate Environment and Public Works (June 9th)
c. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) Implementation:
i. DEP Coordination (August 2022 meeting important)
ii. Build America, Buy America Act (BABA, part of IIJA, please see guidance)
VI. Public Outreach Update
VII. Future Meeting Schedule (all times EDT or EST)
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