EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) and Office of Water (OW) host this free webinar series to communicate the latest information on solutions for challenges facing small drinking water systems. The series is designed for state, and territory, and tribal personnel responsible for drinking water regulations compliance and treatment technologies permitting, water system operators, technical assistance providers, local government personnel, and others in the drinking water sector. [Information]

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The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $50 million in grant funding for community-based projects between $500,000 – $5 million that will help ensure an equitable transition to a clean energy future in communities with 10,000 or fewer people. These grants will be the first available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-funded Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program that will require no additional funding from awardees, which reflects the Department’s commitment to supporting communities of all sizes in their effort to deploy clean energy solutions that meet their unique needs. Join us for a webinar on May 30, 2023 that will provide an overview of the grant program, including information on eligibility, application process and funding requirements. [Information]

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RUS will provide background on the NOFOs for PACE and New ERA that were published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2023. RUS will also provide a brief overview of how these programs compare to other federal clean energy programs in rural America. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions concerning the NOFOs and the process for applying for awards under the PACE and New ERA programs. [Information]

You work hard to provide safe, quality drinking water to your customers at fair rates. But how are your finances? In this training, we will discuss the importance of strategies for full-cost recovery in the context of long-term planning. This workshop will provide you with the tools to improve the fiscal health of your utility without compromising service or deferring maintenance. [Information]

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EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) is hosting its second 2023 environmental justice (EJ) community engagement session during which we will present updates on EJ efforts within OLEM and EPA, with a heavy focus on projects in the OLEM EJ Action Plan. Each presentation will be followed by a live, open to the public feedback opportunity. Interpretation and disability access support will also be provided. If you require special accommodations or translation services, please contact Jeff Lesch at lesch.jeff@epa.gov or 202-564-7916 by June 1, 2023. Note: Do not submit any information considered confidential business information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. [Information]

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The Summit will engage Tribal leaders, citizens, staff, youth and collaborators in conversation about navigating the cultural, economic, and social challenges of implementing clean energy projects. [Information]

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The Summit will engage Tribal leaders, citizens, staff, youth and collaborators in conversation about navigating the cultural, economic, and social challenges of implementing clean energy projects. [Information]

The Water System Partnerships Workshop is the result of collaboration between EPA, states, technical assistance providers, other federal partners, utilities, and water organizations. The purpose of the Partnerships Workshop is to increase awareness about the wide range of water system partnerships opportunities and how partnerships can address technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) challenges at water systems. [Information]

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FEMA is looking for partners to work together in maintaining up-to-date flood hazard maps and other flood hazard information. Apply by June 19. [Information]

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Tune in to learn about EPA’s Augmented Alternatives Analysis, a systematic, easily explainable, and transparent process to engage community stakeholders, explain technical analysis, and quantify and compare economic, social, and environmental benefits to make optimal investments and address the challenges and expectations of modern-day project decision-making. [Information]

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Join us to learn about varying approaches for addressing PFAS in the pretreatment program and specifically POTWs receiving industrial discharges. EPA HQ and regions will share strategies for locating, targeting and permitting PFAS discharges in the NPDES permitting and pretreatment programs. EPA speakers will walk through the contents and highlights of the memo and provide training on implementing its key components: · How to identify PFAS sources and create a PFAS Industrial User Inventory · How to develop a PFAS sampling plan for POTWs · Real world examples of permitting language and monitoring results [Information]

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This is an opportunity for tribes to learn about the proposed rule and share their views. On April 27, 2023, the EPA Administrator signed a proposed rule to promulgate federal baseline water quality standards (WQS) for waters on over 250 Indian reservations that do not have WQS in effect under the Clean Water Act (CWA). This proposed rulemaking would extend the same framework of water quality protection to these tribal waters that currently exists for most other waters of the United States. The baseline standards would safeguard water quality until tribes adopt their own WQS for these waters under the CWA. [Information]

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This is an opportunity for tribes to learn about the proposed rule and share their views. On April 27, 2023, the EPA Administrator signed a proposed rule to promulgate federal baseline water quality standards (WQS) for waters on over 250 Indian reservations that do not have WQS in effect under the Clean Water Act (CWA). This proposed rulemaking would extend the same framework of water quality protection to these tribal waters that currently exists for most other waters of the United States. The baseline standards would safeguard water quality until tribes adopt their own WQS for these waters under the CWA. [Information]

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Mark your calendars for the 2023 National Brownfields Training Conference, taking place from August 8-11 at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. Registration for the conference is now open! [Information]

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This is the thirteenth annual forum for environmental professionals from Tribes, US EPA, State/Local/Federal agencies, community organizations, and other interested parties to meet, share knowledge, and learn from one another how to improve management, protection, and restoration of Tribal lands for us and all our relations. This year we'll meet in-person in Syracuse, NY and online everywhere. [Information]

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We are excited to be celebrating the 20-year anniversary of our workshop and hope you can join us for this in-person event. For 20 years, the workshop has brought together professionals from states and territories, Tribes, federal agencies, academia, NGOs, local agencies, and others to share the latest information on challenges facing small drinking water systems and solutions to address them. To optimize networking, increase engagement, and to promote a shared learning experience, the workshop will be held as an entirely in-person event this year. [Information]

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The 2023 HM Partners Workshop theme, All Together for Climate Resilient Communities, will bring stakeholders to together to discuss our focus on partnerships, community-based efforts to prevent and reduce the risk of flooding, expanding access to Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant funding, and simplifying our mitigation programs and processes to help the whole community build climate resilience. FEMA anticipates opening the call for abstracts in March 2023. [Information]

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The 2023 HM Partners Workshop will be held from Oct. 16-19, 2023. This year's theme is "All Together for Climate Resilience Communities: Equity, Partnerships, Capability and Capacity." [Information]

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