EPA signals it could narrow Clean Water Act protections

Bill weakening Kentucky groundwater and wetland protection passes, poised to become law

About 1.5 million Kentuckians rely on drinking water from private wells or public water systems drawing from groundwater.

NCBA applauds WOTUS ruling

EPA Moves To Decimate Clean Water Protections With Support From the Farm Bureau

In a single day, Lee Zeldin, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, has spearheaded an institutional reversal of longstanding U.S. environmental policies in what he calls “31 historic actions.” From questioning the well established finding that greenhouse gases are harmful to health to eradicating Clean Water Act provisions, the deregulation blitz could lead to increased pollution and risk to public health, environmental groups warn. “We a…

Farm Bureau Commends Move to Provide Clear WOTUS Guidelines

American Farm Bureau Federation issued a news release following the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement about how EPA will implement the Waters of the United States rule to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says “Farm Bureau appreciates the Environmental Protection Agency for taking a step toward providing clarity in how farmers and ranchers should comply with the Waters of the U.S. rule. He…

Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District to purchase water testing equipment

WORTHINGTON — The Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District’s board of managers has authorized the purchase of water quality and flow monitoring equipment to collect data on water runoff from agricultural and Worthington residential properties. Manager Tom Ahlberg presented information to the group Tuesday from Nebraska-based Teledyne ISCO on both the LaserFlow and DuraTracker flowmeter technology. He had raised the idea at the board’s meeting a month a…

Federal ruling on Clean Water Quality Act won’t change STPUD practices

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of San Francisco, making it harder for the Environmental Protection Agency to police sewage discharges like San Francisco’s discharge of sewage into the Pacific Ocean during particularly heavy rains. Though it sets a precedent for cities and counties to make their own decisions regarding permit changes, the South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) will be maintainin…