The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) will hold a hearing on September 20 to consider five Trump Administration nominees under its jurisdiction.

NACWA is working to gather additional feedback from its members as it prepares to provide input to EPA on the Agency’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rulemaking.

Bloomberg News published an article September 13 looking at the impacts of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma on wastewater treatment plants and their local communities.

NACWA hosted over 150 participants for its Hot Topics in Clean Water Law webinar on September 13, which was the final installment of the webinar series for Fiscal Year 2017.

At the crest of the brief ride in the cramped “man-cage,” NACWA staff was met with a striking duality: On one side, the verdant banks of the Anacostia River, and beneath them the sheer 110-foot drop into the Anacostia River Tunnel.

The International Water Services Flushability Group (IWSFG) concluded its three-day meeting on September 13 to consider public comments received on the IWSFG draft flushability standard.

NACWA participated last week at the Environmental Council of States’ (ECOS) 2017 Fall Meeting in Jackson Hole, WY.

NACWA's annual retrospective entitled, Advancing Advocacy Through Partnerships, 2016 - 2017 Year at a Glance—which documents association highlights and advocacy gains—has been released in both electronic and print editions.

NACWA attended the 32nd Annual WateReuse Symposium in Phoenix, AZ last week to discuss emerging membrane technologies, public outreach efforts, and funding/financing opportunities with a gathering of water reuse industry professionals.

he Energy Workgroup will convene on Tuesday, September 26, from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET for a presentation by representatives from NACWA member agency, the Narragansett Bay Commission.

Both the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives expressed strong support last week for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF), with the House approving a budget amendment that restores full funding to the SRF for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. NACWA’s advocacy and collaboration with other sector organizations on behalf of water infrastructure funding played a crucial role in this result.

NACWA joined the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, and several industry groups to file a brief September 8 with the U.S.

After the devastating impacts of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the Texas Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (TXWARN) has been effective in assisting affected water and wastewater utilities with their recovery efforts.

In a surprise twist last week, as part of a Hurricane Harvey Relief package the President signed into law a Continuing Resolution that will keep the Federal Government funded into December.

NACWA hosted a conference call September 7 with the Association’s State & Regional Exchange network where representatives from several state and regional clean water organizations nationwide discussed upcoming national advocacy issues.

The International Water Services Flushability Group (IWSFG) is meeting this week to consider public comments received on the IWSFG draft flushability standard.