NACWA staff joined the National Rural Water Association (NWRA) this week for its annual WaterPro Conference at the National Harbor outside of Washington, DC. The event brought together over 1700 attendees representing water and wastewater utility systems, large and small, municipal, and rural from across the country to connect and share best practices.

NACWA Board Member Mike Witt, General Counsel for the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) in Newark, NJ, testified September 20 on behalf of NACWA before the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee’s Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee to discuss the key role public clean water utilities have had in the success of the Clean Water Act (CWA) over the last 50 years.

NACWA helped organize a joint letter last week with the Water Environment Federation (WEF), American Water Works Association (AWWA), Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), and California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) requesting an extended notice-and-comment period to allow for a more thorough analysis of EPA’s recent proposal designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).

As the Pennsylvania Legislature continues to consider legislation that could unfairly make privatization of public utilities in the state easier, NACWA weighed in this week on behalf of its Pennsylvania utility members in a letter to state lawmakers.

NACWA recently wrote a guest blog for River Network as part of their celebration of the Clean Water Act’s 50th anniversary and rollout of the 3rd Edition of their Clean Water Act Owner's Manual next month. NACWA was part of River Network’s Advisory Group for the Manual.

As clean water utilities struggle with the fallout from decades of upstream PFAS manufacturing and use, utility executives and in-house practitioners will be able to hear from the attorney who made PFAS a household name.

Passaic Valley (NJ) Sewerage Commission General Counsel Michael Witt delivered Congressional testimony today about the role of public clean water utilities in the historic achievements of the Clean Water Act, during a public hearing hosted by the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.