Mayor Tony Yarber of Jackson, Mississippi, has taken initial steps to declare an infrastructure emergency on the city’s sewer system. Yarber is...
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News Briefs: It's Water Week 2015
Water professionals from across the U.S. kicked off Water Week 2015 Sunday, April 12, in Washington, D.C., with the event continuing through...
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Stormwater Solutions Help Close Funding Gap
In the battle for tax dollars, aging infrastructure might have an unlikely ally in potholes and traffic congestion.Carl Weber, retired public works...
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Water Supply Cost Savings Act Reintroduced
The Water Supply Cost Savings Act, H.R. 1160, a bill to reduce federal, state and local costs of providing high quality drinking...
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News Briefs: EPA Awards Over $299M for Clean Water Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allotted more than $299 million to New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico to help finance...
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News Briefs: California Announces $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
Governor Edmund Brown Jr. and state legislative leaders announced last week $1 billion in legislation to help California communities cope with the...
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East Coast Sewers Endure Spring Snowmelt
As the East Coast recovers from an unusually harsh winter season, the jaw-dropping impact has been revealed along the way, and Boston’s...
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Water Utility Leaders, Congress Discuss WIFIA Funding
Water utility leaders from across the U.S. met with lawmakers Wednesday on Capital Hill, urging U.S. Congress to repeal a ban on...
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EPA's 2016 Budget Proposal Increases Funding for Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
On Feb. 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Obama administration's fiscal year 2016 budget. The $8.6 billion budget is a...
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EPA Launches Infrastructure Finance Center
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched the Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center to help communities across the country improve their wastewater,...
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2015 Pennsylvania Water and Wastewater Scholarship Program Announced
Applications are being accepted for Pennsylvania American Water's 2015 Stream of Learning Scholarship Program, which provides financial assistance to high school seniors...
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Congressional Panel Approves WIFIA Funds
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, a U.S. House-Senate conference committee approved spending legislation for the 2015 fiscal year that includes funding for the...
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EPA Funds Climate Resiliency Training for Utilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing up to $600,000 in training and technical assistance to help water utilities in more than...
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USDA Announces $352 Million For Rural Water Systems and Alaskan Infrastructure
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Oct. 23 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing more than $352 million in loans...














