In two separate announcements this past week, U.S. EPA announced two important funding opportunities available to water sector utilities.

For those NACWA members that are traveling to WEFTEC 2023 in Chicago next week, we look forward to seeing you there!

NACWA has been invited to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee on September 28 to discuss the critical importance of federal infrastructure funding, in particular the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), for local communities.

NACWA filed comments last week with EPA’s full Science Advisory Board (SAB) in advance of its meetings on September 21 and 22 to conduct a final review of EPA’s draft Standardized Framework for Sewage Sludge Chemical Risk Assessment. This is the last step the SAB will take before offering concluding recommendations to EPA Administrator Regan.

NACWA is requesting information from its members about the use of generators that meet EPA’s Tier 4 emission standards.

NACWA is pleased to release its 2023 Annual Report, which documents the Association’s advocacy accomplishments and member engagement while outlining our vision for the year ahead.

NACWA is pleased to be offering a number of free webinars for member over the next few weeks. Check out the offerings below and register!

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (together, the Agencies) issued a straight-to-final-rule revised definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) on August 29, 2023.

The Utility of the Future Today program is pleased to recognize 47 water utilities that are benefiting their communities and inspiring the water sector through innovative, future-focused, transformational programs. The 2023 honorees will be recognized in person at WEFTEC 2023, the Water Environment Federation’s annual technical conference, on Tuesday, October 3, from 1:00-3:15 p.m. CT, in Chicago, IL.