EPA FLOATS POTENTIAL CHANGES TO CLEAN WATER ACT STATE GRANT PROCESS

EPA this week unveiled potential revisions to its formula for granting clean water funds to states, and agency officials say the new model could benefit states west of the Mississippi, but hurt those in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. EPA officials presented their new funding formula to state officials at the annual Association of State & Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA) conference in Alabama this week. State officials voiced mixed reaction to the proposed changes, particularly regarding the increased...