WRDA Gets a New Name and Maybe a New Life
This week, House and Senate conferees agreed on selected provisions from two very different Water Resource Development Act bills. The...
House Committee Chairs for 115th Congress
House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has announced the following roster of Committee Chairs for the first session of...
Highlights from this Week’s NDWAC Meeting
This week, the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) met in Washington, DC to consider a range of drinking water...
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program Rules Signed
Over the past two years, EPA has focused on setting up the administrative structure necessary to launch the Water Infrastructure Finance...
Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable Held this Week
The Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable (SWRR) held a meeting this week in Washington, DC and ASDWA staff attended. The SWRR...
EPA’s National Lakes Assessment Finds Widespread Nutrient Pollution
EPA has released the results of its National Lakes Assessment that shows widespread nutrient pollution across the nation. The Assessment...
Federal Agencies Publish Updated Plan on Managing Freshwater Resources in a Changing Climate
The Federal Interagency Water Resources and Climate Change Workgroup (Workgroup) has published its updated National Action Plan (NAP) entitled, “Looking...
EPA to Ban Some TCE Uses
EPA is proposing to ban certain uses of the toxic chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) due to health risks when used as...
AWWA’s 'Connections' Article on Retiring ASDWA Executive Director Jim Taft
The American Water Works Association recognized the contributions of Jim Taft to states and the water industry in their recent...
Two New Webinars from EFCN
Please mark your calendars now for two new small system focused webinars from our colleagues at the Environmental Finance Center...
