The Senate Committee on Agriculture passed its bipartisan version of the 2018 Farm Bill last week, which included several key priorities that NACWA and its Farm Bill Working Group have been actively engaging with Congress on for more than a year.

The Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA) is planning a pair of two-day trainings in 2018 to address Building Resilience to a Changing Climate: A Technical Training in Water Sector Utility Decision Support.

Registration is still open for NACWA’s 2018 Utility Leadership Conference & 48th Annual Meeting (ULC), which is set to be one of the most high impact clean water events of the year.

The International Water Services Flushability Group (IWSFG) – a group of dedicated water professionals seeking to protect customers by providing clear guidance on what should and shouldn’t be flushed down the toilet – released its official Flushability Specifications on June 12.

The National Network for Water Quality Trading (NNWQT), met in Washington, DC last week at NACWA’s office to discuss the Network’s progress in conducting an assessment of water quality trading demand, along with a review of trading barriers.

The next edition of NACWA's Hot Topics in Clean Water Law Webinar series – scheduled tomorrow, June 20, from 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET – places the very latest legal ramifications of climate change front-and-center.

The Senate Committee on Agriculture has released its bipartisan version of the 2018 Farm Bill, which will be marked up by the committee this week. NACWA and its Farm Bill Working Group have been actively engaging for almost a year with both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees to ensure inclusion of NACWA priorities under the “Conservation Title” of the Farm Bill, many of which were included in the Senate bill.

NACWA joined other municipal and state groups on June 6 for EPA’s quarterly intergovernmental meeting, which included a discussion with EPA Deputy Administrator, Andrew Wheeler.

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed its version of the 2018 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), H.R. 8, last week, by a vote of 408 - 2.