• Comments submitted on national climate assessment draft.

• Funding request of $600,000 woefully inadequate to support regional, state and tribal partners and move a national groundwater monitoring network forward NGWA testifies.
  View the testimony here.
  

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (May 2013).
  

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (April 2013).

• USDA announces availability of funding for renewable energy projects. Geothermal heat pump systems are eligible technology.

• To assess the sequester’s impact on the geosciences, NGWA is asking its members to complete the weekly American Geosciences Institute’s surveys. We greatly appreciate your participation, as your responses will provide us with valuable insights and real-life reports about how the sequester is, or, alternatively, is not affecting geoscientists’ ability to address our nation’s critical needs. To participate in the survey please visit
  http://surveys.agiweb.org/index.php?sid=33771&lang=en.

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update, a special edition Fly-in summary. (March 2013).

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (February 2013).

• NGWA asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to address problems in its regulations and enforcement approach that hinder compliance from responsible companies.
  

• Managed aquifer recharge projects should be eligible for funding under a proposed Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act pilot program. This recommendation was made in a January 23, 2013 letter from NGWA and other supporters to Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
  

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (January 2013).

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (November 2012).

• Minutes of U.S. EPA’s Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water August 16, 2012 meeting released.

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (October 2012).

• Senate passes NGWA-supported bill recognizing geothermal heat pumps as renewable energy for use in federal buildings.

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (September 2012).

• Groundwater professionals (57%) are generally optimistic about their business prospects over the next three years.

• NGWA highlights the role that the U.S. Geological Survey can and must play to meet current and future water supply challenges.
  
  
• Input provided to Bureau of Land Management on Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Land.

• NGWA comments on EPA’s draft Guidance on Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Using Diesel Fuels.

• U.S. EPA is seeking your feedback on what are the questions, concerns, costs, and impacts to consumers and businesses in implementing a new lower lead standard in drinking water products.  Written comments should be sent to by August 31, 2012.  
  

• A congressional briefing hosted by NGWA and led by the U.S. Geological Survey spotlighted the importance of monitoring the nation’s groundwater levels and quality.
  

• NGWA identified problems with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration system for tracking unsafe drivers and offered potential solutions to advance highway safety. Contact creimer@ngwa.org for a copy of the comment document.
  

• NGWA highlighted the unintended negative consequences to policymaking and the advancement of science of proposed federal employee travel restrictions.
  

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (July 2012).

• U.S. EPA will be hosting a stakeholders meeting on updated lead-free standards for drinking water products Thursday, August 16, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., EDT in Arlington, VA. Click here to find out more.

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (June 2012).

• The Association applauds the House Appropriations Committee for including $2.5 million in the FY 2013 funding bill for national groundwater monitoring network.   See page 31 of committee report.

• Check out updated NGWA web page for connections to state household water well and professional licensing regulations, contacts and consumer advice
  

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (May 2012)
  

• Developing scientifically based strategies for the sustainable use of the nation’s groundwater resources is essential to a growing population and to prepare for climate change, NGWA notes in comments to U.S. EPA’s Draft National Water Program Climate Change Strategy.

• Jeff Williams, NGWA Government Affairs Committee chair and Board of Directors member, appeared with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at a news conference promoting the benefits of geothermal heat pumps.

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (April 2012).

• NGWA calls for additional federal research on hydraulic fracturing.
  

• NGWA releases its latest Washington Update (March 2012).
  

• NGWA stressed the importance of funding a national groundwater monitoring network in testimony to the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. While the nation’s people, food supply, economy, and ecosystems depend on groundwater, no systematic nationwide monitoring network is in place to measure what is currently available and how groundwater levels and quality may be changing over time.
  

• NGWA was recognized by Congress for its efforts to raise awareness about groundwater — the source of nearly half of the nation’s water supply — and the importance of protecting this valuable resource.

U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) received the 2012 Groundwater Protector Award from NGWA. Upon receiving the award, she noted: “Looking ahead, Congress must continue to do everything possible to ensure our nation’s drinking water remains a safe and plentiful resource. I’m honored to receive this award. I look forward to continuing our work on protecting and preserving our national resources.”

• The Association supports U.S. EPA’s proposed revisions to underground storage tank rules for their focus on preventing releases that negatively impact the environment. NGWA urges the agency to retain flexibility to require groundwater and vadose zone monitoring.

• NGWA issued a press release January 31 on its new position paper, Hydraulic Fracturing: Meeting the Nation’s Energy Needs While Protecting Groundwater Resources, which focuses on principles for policymaking aimed at protecting groundwater in areas of the United States experiencing increased oil and gas development using hydraulic fracturing.

• NGWA appreciates Representatives McCollum and Napolitano’s support for a National Ground Water Monitoring Network. The network is needed to provide basic information on the status and trends in the nation’s groundwater, the water source for nearly half the U.S. population and 42 percent of irrigated agriculture.
  

• NGWA-supported geothermal heat pump legislation passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on December 15, 2011.

• NGWA calls on Congress to support twenty-first century groundwater infrastructure.