HOUSE APPROVES ONE-YEAR CFATS EXTENSION, REBUFFS IST AMENDMENT

The FY10 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill approved by the House includes a one-year extension of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program and the exemption of drinking water and wastewater systems from the regulations.  MORE

WATER SYSTEM ADAPTATION AMENDMENT BLOCKED BY RULES COMMITTEE

An amendment that would have created a grant program to help drinking water and wastewater systems fund projects to adapt to the impacts of climate change was not attached to the comprehensive climate change legislation considered by the House after the Rules Committee failed to allow for its consideration.  MORE

CAP-AND-TRADE LEGISLATION APPROVED IN HOUSE

While drinking water and wastewater utility plants would not be directly subject to emissions limits, the cap-and-trade bill could impact the water sector in a number of ways.  MORE

HOUSE PASSES FY10 EPA SPENDING BILL; SENATE APPROVES TRIMMED VERSION

The FY10 Interior-Environment appropriations bill advanced on two fronts in Congress, winning passage in the House of Representatives and approval of the Senate Appropriations Committee.  MORE