Good news on the federal Sewage Right to Know Bill (HR 2452/S.2080), which we've covered many times before. The association of sewage agencies (NACWA) recently voted to support the legislation. Previously the group was neutral, and one of their members, Kevin Shafer from Milwaukee gave some good testimony at the House hearing. American Rivers worked long and hard with NACWA to understand their concerns and worked to address some of them - such as clarifying some of the vague terminology in the bill. This is a big deal as getting NACWA's endorsement signals widespread recognition of the need to protect public health and the value in raising awareness about the problems to build support for much needed solutions. As you can see in their letter of support (pdf), NACWA is committed to pursuing a more comprehensive SSO rule as well (the previous rule proposed by EPA was rescinded by the Bush Administration). We'll get sewage right to know one way or the other!

Clcik through to download a copy of NACWA's letter.