As public and political attention continues to mount over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), NACWA is forming a workgroup of member public utilities to help provide guidance to other clean water agencies and is also launching a PFAS resources website.

Although the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on November 6 on a critical Clean Water Act (CWA), there is new uncertainty as to whether the case will ultimately be argued before the High Court.

David Ross, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, yesterday unveiled a draft of the Agency’s much anticipated National Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP).

Following the summer recess, Congress returned to Washington, D.C. this week for a busy September. As reported in last week’s Clean Water Current, several important issues including Fiscal Year 2020 federal funding, PFAS, and a 2020 Water Resources Development Act are on the horizon.

NACWA hosted a Colorado Utility Executive Forum on September 5 at member utility the City of Aurora’s Binney Water Purification Facility, bringing together 34 individuals from over 16 public utilities for a day long discussion on issues critical to Colorado and the region.

NACWA was thrilled to attend the annual 5 Cities Plus conference last week, hosted by Association member the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD). Other NACWA members making up the 5 Cities consortium and participating in the conference included Columbus, OH, Louisville, KY, Indianapolis, IN, and Cincinnati, OH.

NACWA Member Agency, Citizens Energy Group, created a 360-degree virtual reality video about the largest public works project in the history of the City of Indianapolis—the DigIndy Tunnel System. The video was created to promote public awareness for the $2 billion project, which will cause disruption, including road closures and detours, during the project and inevitably impact rates for the community.