August Newsline: Senate panel cuts EPA budget, update on sewer debt crisis

David Haynes

Senate panel cuts EPA budget
Oversight panel sought to end sewer debt crisis
EPA admonishes Ohio to fix sewer overflows
Georgia gets approval for water, sewer projects
Bayou awarded contract for Fayetteville Express Pipeline project
Maryland improves regulation of construction sites
Oil/gas industry, unions form partnership
MMSD proposes two city sewer projects
MDC breaks ground to replace century-old sewer system
CORRECTION
In memoriam: David A. Haynes
In memoriam: Barbara Jean Davis Riggs

Senate panel cuts EPA budget
In late June, legislation was approved by a Senate panel to cut environmental agencies’ spending by $220 million from the levels approved by House appropriators. The measure includes $3.6 for water and waster infrastructure.