Published in Last Word
Under new EPA rules mandated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, projects using Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) monies must use U.S. iron and steel products.
EPA has determined that if any of the covered products are made of greater than 50 percent iron or steel—measured by material cost—they are subject to the AIS requirement, and that the non-iron or non-steel components of an iron or steel product covered by the AIS requirement do not have to come from U.S. sources, as long as the end-product itself is manufactured in the United States.
The Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) amended the Clean Water Act (CWA) to include permanent requirements for AIS in CWSRF projects, reiterating those requirements of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of FY 2014.
The EPA has posted a national waiver for a limited number of iron and steel products that are not typically produced in the United States. To view the waiver, click here.
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