Legislative

From the office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, March 15, 2018 Projects Will Continue the Baker-Polito Administration’s Strong Leadership on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, and Environmental Stewardship SCITUATE – Governor Baker today filed An Act Promoting Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental and Natural Resource Protection, and Investment in Recreational Assets and … Read more

from Paintsquare.com: President Donald J. Trump announced in his first State of the Union address Tuesday (Jan. 30) that he would push Congress to pass a $1.5 trillion infrastructure package—even larger than the $1 trillion that the administration had been promising—and would work to eliminate delays from regulatory processes. The infrastructure section of the speech … Read more

from WEF.org: No Democrats in either chamber voted for the bill. All present Republicans voted in support of the bill in the Senate, and only 12 House Republicans voted against the bill. Most of them were from New York, New Jersey and California districts that would be hit by new limits on deductions for state, … Read more

from WEF.org Jan. 19, 2018 — Recently, the House Problem Solvers Caucus released a report titled “Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure” which includes suggestions to increase investment in water and wastewater systems. This includes increasing spending levels for both Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) and funding the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act … Read more

from WEF.org: Jan. 19, 2018 — Following a January 10th hearing on “America’s Water Infrastructure Needs and Challenges,” the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a full committee follow up hearing entitled, “America’s Water Infrastructure Needs and Challenges: Federal Panel” this week. Like last week, this hearing focused mostly on a passing … Read more

FROM MWWA: Below you will find a template letter that you can use to comment on the many water-related bills before the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. I would urge you to customize the letter and give examples on how you believe the proposed legislation will impact your utility. Please try to … Read more

This state legislative season continues to be busy and challenging for water suppliers, with more than a dozen bills related to water resources, municipal infrastructure and operations. Here is a quick update on some of them: An Act Relative Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment Facilities (H.144) was scheduled for hearing in October by the Joint … Read more

Water Suppliers are requested to attend this meeting or submit written comments to MassDEP prior to September 12. This notice was provide from Doug Fine at MassDEP: I am writing to invite you to participate in a public meeting that will be held by MassDEP on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. The purpose of the meeting … Read more

• Exposures to crystalline silica dust occur when cutting, sawing, drilling, and crushing concrete, brick, block, rock, and stone products and operations using sand products (such as in glass manufacturing, foundries, sand blasting, and hydraulic fracturing). • 2.3 million workers are exposed to silica annually. 2 million in construction and 300,000 in general industry. • … Read more

FROM MASS EEA, AUGUST 2, 2017: Massachusetts’ Environmental Agencies Launch Innovative Online Data Information and Public Access System System Delivers Online Permitting, Greater Data Accessibility, and Government Transparency BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today launched the first phase of a transformative environmental data and public information access system. The new system will deliver online permitting, … Read more