Entries Tagged COVID-19

Entry 337160Congressional leaders recently announced a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief and economic aid measure that includes $638 million for low-income water...

As Congress considers another coronavirus relief package, a number of water associations are calling for funding to help utilities rebound from the pandemic...

Entry 337322Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York has announced legislation asking the state to examine the possibility of a public takeover of...

We’re now six months into what can best be described as a “COVID state of being,” and it’s nearly impossible to overstate...

Entry 337403 The Green Bay (Wisconsin) Water Utility announced recently that it has removed its last lead pipe in the city, a milestone...

A blue-ribbon panel of experts convened by the Water Environment Federation to evaluate safety of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic concluded...

Entry 337654California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently released a final version of the Water Resilience Portfolio, the Administration’s blueprint for equipping California to...

To protect public health during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced the cancellation of its Water...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new tool to help water utilities assess the financial impact of COVID-19 on...

Entry 337744The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will nix a recently created policy that allows companies to skirt pollution monitoring...

Entry 337764Many residents in New Jersey will likely be waiting much longer than expected to have their lead service lines replaced, thanks...

Most water utilities are returning to normal operations as they reopen their offices and relax some of the measures they put in...

It’s no secret that water quality is negatively impacted by water age in distribution and building systems, and the negative impacts can...

WEFTEC 2020 will be a fully virtual event in October called WEFTEC Connect that offers attendees interactive education, an exhibitor showcase and...