What Catalyst taught me about trust, hospitality, and the work we do
Notes from a few days at Catalyst, where the theme was hospitality and public trust. Why trust is rebuilt one interaction at a time, and where compliance work sits inside that.
Three ways to run a compliance program, and what each one costs you
There is more than one way to move off spreadsheets. An honest look at three paths and what each one costs beyond the invoice.
CROMERR deadlines, and four other things people get wrong
Key takeaways CROMERR sets no deadline for pretreatment programs. The December dates in circulation belong to the NPDES eReporting Rule. On EPA's approved-deadlines list (updated May 14, 2026), most states hold…
Why the hardest part of running an MS4 program happens after the site visit
Roughly half of an MS4 program's inspection capacity goes to something other than inspecting.
Celebrating National Backflow Prevention Day with the Water Industry in Buford, GA
National Backflow Prevention Day exists because the people who protect drinking water rarely get thanked for it.
3 steps to start your pretreatment program’s CROMERR application
CROMERR's clock starts the day you decide to accept electronic reports, not on any date EPA has published.
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