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EPA Issues New Memo on NPDES Stormwater Permitting and TMDLs
EPA on November 26 released a new memo on NPDES Stormwater Permits and TMDLs – This memo replaces the November 2002 memo and 2010 memorandums on the issue. The following language at the bottom of page two and top of page three of the November 26 memo summarizes the revisions in the new memorandum:
Plan on Joining NAFSMA for the 2015 Annual Meeting
2015 NAFSMA Annual Meeting August 18-20, 2015Jackson Hole, Wyoming 2015 Annual Meeting Overview
NAFSMA Files Comments on Waters of the US Rulemaking
NAFSMA member agencies are urged to submit comments as well and please feel to include any of the comments prepared by the association in your agency’s individual comments. Please note that comments are due by Friday, November 14, 2015.
Local Government Advisory Committee Reports on Proposed Waters of the US Rule
The Local Government Advisory Committee’s (LGAC) Protecting America’s Waters Workgroup on November 5 issued its report on the proposed Waters of the United States rulemaking.  The LGAC’s summary of its public outreach on the proposed rule was conveyed to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in a November 5 letter that accompanied the release of the report.
EPA Invites Communities to Apply for Smart Growth Assistance
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today invited communities to apply for technical assistance to implement smart growth development approaches through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program. EPA is offering this technical assistance to help communities across the country, including underserved communities, coastal communities, small cities and rural areas, adopt sustainable growth strategies.
Waters of the US Rule May Face Murky Waters in Republican Congress
Just days before becoming the majority party in the U.S. Senate, 33 Republican Senators went on record criticizing the “Waters of the United States” rule.  The letters—one sent by Senator James Barasso (R-WY) and 24 senators and the other sent by GOP members of the Senate Agriculture Committee—offer significant criticisms and questions about the proposed rule.
NAFSMA Announces 2014 Excellence In Communications Award Winners
The National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA) announced the winners of its nationwide communications contest at the organization’s national conference in Boston. The contest recognized the best outreach efforts in two categories, Public Awareness of Flooding and Improving Water Quality.
Presentations Available from NAFSMA Annual Meeting in Boston
Presentations are now available from the 2014 NAFSMA Annual Meeting in Boston. Click here.
NAFSMA Board Approves Draft Final Comments on Waters of the US Rulemaking
The NAFSMA Board of Directors this week approved the associations draft final comments on the pending "Waters of the United States" rulemaking proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers.  You can view NAFSMA's draft final comments here.
FEMA’s Technical Mapping Advisory Council Holds Its First Meeting
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) held its first meeting in Reston, VA, on September 30 and October 1, 2014.   NAFSMA members Gale William Fraser, II, General Manager of the Clark County Regional Flood Control District, and David Mallory, Manager of Floodplain Management for the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District in Denver, Colorado serve on the TMAC and participated in the meeting.  NAFSMA Executive Director Susan Gilson attended the meeting.

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