The EPA recently recognized 28 different wastewater, septic system and stormwater projects for being innovative in their design or financing.
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WEF Urges Congress to Fund Key Water Programs
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is urging Congress to continue federal investment in water infrastructure, geographic watershed and state grant programs, water...
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Utility Saves Big on CSO Project Financing
Akron, Ohio, has been under a federal consent decree since 2009 to improve management of CSOs. One of its latest projects as...
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Utility Funnels Federal Funds to Customers’ Sewer Lateral Replacements
The Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority in Arkansas has spent millions of dollars rehabbing its collections system, all aimed at meeting a...
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Worth Noting - November 2017
PEOPLE/AWARDSThe city of Edmonton (Alberta) announced the recipients of the 2017 Charles Labatiuk Awards for Environmental Excellence. The Eastgate Yard Rain Garden...
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News Briefs: New Technology Helps City Cut Water Usage During Routine Flushing
During the height of the California drought, Ventura residents had a chronic complaint to the city as they had to increasingly cut...
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News Briefs: New Program Expedites Funding for Emergency Sewer Repairs
The city of Amsterdam, New York, is the first in the state to take advantage of a new funding program that targets...
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News Briefs: EPA Targets 12 Water Projects for New Financing Program
The EPA has invited 12 utilities to submit applications for more than $2 billion available in loans through the Water Infrastructure Finance...
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EPA Tool Offers One-Stop Shop for Infrastructure Financing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching the Water Finance Clearinghouse, a web‐based portal to help communities make more informed financing...
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Online Tool Provides Financial Forecasts for Infrastructure Replacement
Dealing with the financial side of upgrading infrastructure is one of the biggest challenges that utilities face. Recently, the American Water Works...
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Utility Makes Progress On Private Lead Pipe Replacements
Natalie Nienhuis no longer has to worry about lead pipe issues in her 1920s bungalow in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Even better, she...
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News Briefs: Budget Deal Protects Rural Water Loan and Grant Program
The Trump administration’s proposed cuts that would have impacted the nation’s water infrastructure will not come to fruition for now.The president signed...
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News Briefs: Bill Could Bolster California Stormwater Capture
The California Senate has passed a bill that would make it easier for utilities to build stormwater capture projects.“We’re losing hundreds of...
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Funding the High Cost of Aging Infrastructure
Reports about the country’s aging water and wastewater infrastructure often are accompanied by a price tag — an especially high one. In...


















