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April 2, 2018
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April 2, 2018
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March 28, 2018
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March 28, 2018
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March 27, 2018
A bipartisan Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) Omnibus legislative package was signed into law last week that provides significant increases for clean water infrastructure and related programs and funds the Federal Government for the remainder of the fiscal year through September 30th.
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March 27, 2018
The International Water Services Flushability Group (IWSFG) met on March 20-21 to consider comments received on the second draft of the IWSFG flushability standard.
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March 27, 2018
In the wake of the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) Omnibus legislative package approved last week that provided significant increases for clean water infrastructure, NACWA and the water sector are continuing to build on this momentum through increased advocacy as Congress begins the FY19 appropriations process.
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March 27, 2018
NACWA was invited to speak at the Federal Policy Conference of the Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities (CIFA) on March 27, providing a public clean water utility perspective on clean water funding and financing issues, the potential for a federal infrastructure package, and ideas for streamlining the State Revolving Fund (SRF) program.
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March 27, 2018
NACWA hosted a conference call March 22 with Great Lakes utilities and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff to discuss public notification requirements for combined sewer overflows (CSOs) into the Great Lakes, as prescribed in a final rule published by EPA on January 8.
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March 27, 2018
NACWA is a member of the National Network for Water Quality Trading, which works to foster a dialogue and improve consistency, innovation, and integrity in water quality trading.
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March 27, 2018
With Congress seeking to increase water infrastructure funding levels in the FY18 Omnibus Spending Package, there seems to be a shift in DC—in awareness, attention and respect for the importance of clean water.
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March 23, 2018
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March 23, 2018
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March 23, 2018
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March 23, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018
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March 20, 2018
Congress is staring down another critical federal funding deadline this week, with the current Continuing Resolution funding the government expiring on Friday, March 23rd. This means Congress either needs to pass its final Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) omnibus funding package by then or pass yet another short-term Continuing Resolution to avoid a government shutdown.
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March 20, 2018
A bipartisan letter from over 90 Members of Congress was sent to the House Interior & Environment Appropriations Subcommittee last week, requesting a doubling of the State Revolving Funds (SRFs) in Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) over currently enacted levels. This request mirrors asks from NACWA and other water sector groups.
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March 20, 2018
NACWA and a number of members – including representatives from Texas where utilities are facing major permit challenges – met with key EPA staff on March 15 to discuss how the growing trend in surface water salinity impacts the municipal clean water community.