Even before President Biden’s signature was dry on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law two weeks ago, EPA began looking toward implementation of new, historic funding levels, which includes a total of $55 billion toward the water sector (see here for a breakdown of those funds). ​

Congress returned to Washington this week on the heels of their Thanksgiving state and district work periods with a plate full of major issues up for consideration – several with deadlines before the year’s end.

NACWA joined with the North Carolina Water Quality Association (NCWQA) this week on an amicus brief supporting a North Carolina county’s collection of uniform water and sewer impact fees from claims by developers that such fees are unlawful “takings” under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

NACWA submitted comments on November 29 to EPA on a recent proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) on Estimating Benefits of Surface Water Quality Improvements, published in the Federal Register in September.

Prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) made an announcement on November 18 that a new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) definition is on its way.

he Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) recently released a report, Poor Cybersecurity Makes Water a Weak Link in Critical Infrastructure, on the deficiencies of the water sector’s cybersecurity and how cybersecurity could be improved by utilities.

USA Today published an article Dec. 1 exploring the potential impacts of climate change on combined sewer overflow (CSO) communities. The article quotes NACWA and a number of NACWA utility members.