Posts by Alan Roberson

Mike Shapiro, Acting AA for Water, Announces His Retirement

Mike Shapiro, Acting AA for Water, Announces His Retirement

On Friday, October 20th, Mike Shapiro, the Acting Assistant Administrator (AA) for the Office of Water, announced his retirement at...

House Passes Supplemental Aid Measure

House Passes Supplemental Aid Measure

On Thursday, the House passed a $36.5 billion aid package for the victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. The...

White House Briefing on Water Infrastructure Funding Full of Ideas

White House Briefing on Water Infrastructure Funding Full of Ideas

On the afternoon of October 10th, the White House held a briefing for a wide variety of stakeholders on water...

EPA's Draft 2018-2022 Strategic Plan Available for Review and Comment

EPA's Draft 2018-2022 Strategic Plan Available for Review and Comment

EPA’s draft Strategic Plan for FY 2018-2022 is now available for review and comment. Comments should be submitted electronically, and are due...

House Passes 2018 Budget Resolution

House Passes 2018 Budget Resolution

On Thursday, October 5, the House passed budget legislation that is a step (with more steps to come) for potential...

Archive of PFAS Webinar now Available

Archive of PFAS Webinar now Available

Summary materials from the September 26th webinar on perfluorinated substances (PFAS) is now available on the ASDWA website. Dr. Detlef...

Infrastructure Funding Questions Continue

Infrastructure Funding Questions Continue

The talk “Inside-the-Beltway” about the need for more infrastructure funding continues, but it’s not clear where the funding will come...

North American Water Loss Conference Being Held on December 3-5

North American Water Loss Conference Being Held on December 3-5

The California-Nevada Section-AWWA is hosting the North American Water Loss (NAWL) Conference in cooperation with the Alliance for Water Efficiency...

GenX and Chemours in North Carolina in the News Again

GenX and Chemours in North Carolina in the News Again

In North Carolina, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has told Chemours to provide bottled water to 11 homeowners (on...

EPA Starts the IRIS Review Process for Three Chemicals

EPA Starts the IRIS Review Process for Three Chemicals

On September 18th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the start of the review process under Integrated Risk Information System...

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