Publications

How Alameda County Is ReThinking Disposables [Video]

September 26, 2024 | By ReThink Disposable Case Studies, Clean Water Fund, and ReThink Disposable

Working with funding from StopWaste and Ocean Foundation and in collaboration with Gurdwara Temple, Julie’s Coffee & Tea, and Freight & Salvage, ReThink Disposable is excited to share this video highlighting the work happening in the Bay Area to reduce plastic waste. Each of these businesses are realizing significant reduction in single use disposable foodware and a savings to their bottom line!

Using Clean Water Act Discharge Permits to Protect Drinking Water Sources

September 19, 2024 | By Clean Water Action, Environmental Integrity Project, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, Association of Clean Water Administrators, West Virginia American Water, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, and American Water Works Association

The Clean Water Act has many tools that can be used to address sources of pollution that impact drinking water sources. This current guide focuses on how Public Water Systems can use Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System pollution permits, which control surface water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge into surface waters, to improve and protect the quality of drinking water sources.