NACWA provided an important national advocacy perspective during the Government Affairs Committee meeting at the Annual Conference of the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA), which convened on January 28, in Boston, MA.

Conceived jointly by the Narragansett Bay Commission’s Pretreatment and Public Affairs departments and brought to life by animator Rafael Cuello, NBC’s education program, MR. CAN vs The Grease Beasts and its eponymous protagonist, aim to educate the public about proper household grease disposal. In the 2017-2018 school year, MR. CAN was integrated into the curriculum of the award-winning environmental education program, The NBC Watershed Explorers, which reaches economically-disadvantaged students in the state...

(January 22, 2019) - The current EPA Acting Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, returned to the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee last week to testify before Senators at his confirmation hearing. President Trump formally nominated Mr. Wheeler earlier this year to lead the Agency, where he has been Acting Administrator since his predecessor, Scott Pruitt, resigned in July 2018.

(January 22, 2019) - With the recent enactment of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act – which among other things specifically codifies integrated planning concepts into the Clean Water Act – we’ve already seen landmark victories in the clean water policy landscape. Now is the time to get more involved and engaged as the public clean water sector continues to shape water policy in 2019.

(January 22, 2019) - Mark your calendars and make your plans, Water Week 2019 is March 31 – April 6, with its signature event, the National Water Policy Fly-in, set for Wednesday April 3rd to Thursday, the 4th.