NACWA congratulates Tom Sigmund, Executive Director for NEW Water in Green Bay, WI, as he takes the helm of the Association as NACWA’s newly elected President for 2022-2023.

NACWA participated in an event hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center, National League of Cities, and National Association of Counties on August 2nd featuring Karen Dettmer, Managing Director for Infrastructure Implementation with EPA’s Office of Water.

On Wednesday, July 27th, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that they had come to agreement on a path forward for FY2022 Budget Reconciliation legislation – after much debate and uncertainty spanning over the past year.

Last week, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee released their Fiscal Year (FY23) spending bills, including the Interior and Environment bill (text and report), which provides annual federal appropriations for U.S. EPA and its clean water programs. NACWA advocates for strong funding and policy provisions in this package each year.

Last week, NACWA provided comments on the latest draft Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) waiver released by U.S. EPA. This latest waiver covers selected smaller programs offered by U.S. EPA Office of Water, including earmarks.

Over the last few weeks, NACWA has released a tranche of resources, white papers, and other documents designed to assist public clean water utilities in addressing key challenges and shaping their advocacy efforts and policy discussions on national issues facing the sector today.

Last evening, the winners of the 2022 NACWA Peak Performance Awards and the NACWA Excellence in Management Awards were honored at a special ceremony as part of NACWA’s 2022 Utility Leadership Conference in Seattle, Washington.

NACWA is pleased to release a series of documents, white papers and resources today that are intended to both provide valuable insights and assistance to public clean water utilities, as well as to help structure critical advocacy and policy discussion on key clean water issues moving forward.

The U.S. House of Representatives is in its final two-week legislative stretch before adjourning for the August district work period.

In comments submitted on July 15, NACWA asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service to ensure continued support for, and access to, biosolids by the nation’s farmers to meet fertilizer supply chain demands.