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Water Infrastructure Financing Focus of ACWA Conference
Financing much-needed water infrastructure improvements will be the focus of the Association of California Water Agencies' (ACWA) 2011 Fall Conference & Exhibition in Anaheim Nov. 29-Dec. 2. Themed "Financing Our Future," the event is expected to draw nearly 1,700 local water leaders around the state to the Anaheim Marriott hotel. Newly retired U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Wanger will ...
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EPA prepares for $5.5 billion in new WIFIA loans
The EPA yesterday advertised for its next round of loan applications under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) programme, with an expanded appropriation of $63 million in 2018, allowing it to provide approximately $5.5 billion in low-interest loans to water and wastewater projects in the US. Letters of interest (LoIs) are due in by 6th July. The programme’s first ...
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AWWA, WEF and AMWA receive high honors from ASAE for WIFIA
The American Water Works Association, the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies and the Water Environment Federation announced today that they received a 2015 Power of A Gold Award from the American Society of Association Executives for their work on the passage of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. ASAE’s Power of A Awards reward outstanding accomplishments of ...
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AWWA urges budget that addresses water infrastructure needs
In a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Office of Management and Budget, the American Water Works Association is urging that water infrastructure needs be addressed in the federal budget for fiscal year 2018. “Water infrastructure is vital to our nation’s well-being,” wrote Tracy Mehan, AWWA executive director of government affairs, in the Feb. 27 ...
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AWWA Encourages Collaboration in Letter to Trump Transition Team
In a letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) this week urged the new Administration to make water infrastructure investment a key priority in the coming years. The letter also elevated the issues of cybersecurity, source water protection, the energy-water nexus, affordability and the importance of sound science to guide regulatory actions. ...
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EPA releases 2021 WIFIA Report: $5B in water infrastructure loans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the 2021 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Annual Report. The report highlights the program’s 2021 investments in water infrastructure to protect public health and the environment, create good-paying jobs, and save communities money over alternative financing options. “The WIFIA program has been an ...
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AWWA Champions WIFIA before Congress, Calls for Strengthening other Water Finance Tools
In testimony today before a U.S. House Congressional Appropriations Subcommittee, the American Water Works Association called for strengthening existing water infrastructure finance tools and advocated for creation of a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority (WIFIA). Aurel Arndt, general manager of Lehigh County Authority in Allentown, Pa., spoke on behalf of AWWA before the ...
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AWWA praises legislation to increase investment in water infrastructure
The American Water Works Association today celebrated the unveiling of a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) in two pieces of Senate legislation. “The introduction of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act marks an important step forward in confronting America’s urgent water infrastructure challenge,” said AWWA Executive Director David LaFrance. ...
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AWWA advocates for legislation to reduce water infrastructure costs to consumers
In testimony today before a U.S. Congressional subcommittee, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) endorsed draft legislation that would create a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority (WIFIA) to reduce the cost of water infrastructure projects for utility customers. The testimony came one day after AWWA, the world’s largest association of water professionals, released ...
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U.S. Senate approves WIFIA; AWWA proclaims ‘huge step forward’ for water infrastructure
The U.S. Senate today passed legislation that would create a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority, a key development in addressing America’s trillion-dollar water infrastructure challenge. A WIFIA pilot program is included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S. 601), which passed by a vote of 83-14. It now moves on to the U.S. House of Representatives for ...
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Senate Committee Water Bill Acknowledges Need for Federal Funding
Untitled Document Washington, DC -- Today the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee is marking up S.1400, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2005, a $38 billion, five year water funding bill. This is an important recognition of the need to address the estimated funding gap of $23 billion per year for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Ken ...
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AWWA urges increased WIFIA funding as communities line up for loans
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today celebrated news that 43 entities have expressed interest in loans through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) and urged increased funding to confront the U.S. water infrastructure challenge. AWWA, the chief architect of the WIFIA program, continues to advocate for WIFIA and State Revolving Funds on Capitol Hill. At the ...
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Ohio Congressman Gibbs urges creation of WIFIA finance tool to reduce water infrastructure costs
U.S. Congressman Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) today urged water utility leaders to ask their Congressional representatives to co-sponsor draft legislation that would create a federal Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority (WIFIA). Speaking before more than 160 water utility leaders from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), Rep. Gibbs said ...
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Donahue Begins Terms as AWWA President
In a spirited event at the conclusion of the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE14) in Boston, John Donahue, chief executive officer of North Park (Ill.) Water District, on Wednesday accepted the ceremonial AWWA gavel and began his term as president. The Gavel Passing Ceremony was the culmination of a five-day conference that drew more than 11,000 water ...
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AWWA applauds U.S. entities selected to apply for WIFIA loans
The American Water Works Association today celebrated another milestone in the implementation of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected 12 entities to apply for the first WIFIA loans. The potential loan recipients come from large and small communities in nine different states. Loans would support drinking water, ...
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NACWA commends introduction of bipartisan voluntary Clean Water Trust Fund legislation
On Thursday, Nov 21, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), along with Representatives Richard Hanna (R-PA), Tim Bishop (D-NY), John Duncan (R-TN), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Jim Moran (D-VA), and Thomas Petri (R-WI) introduced bipartisan legislation, The Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund Act of 2013 (H.R. 3582), to establish a voluntary federal trust fund for ...
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AWWA lends support to sustainable water Infrastructure act
U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Geoffrey Davis (R-KY) recently introduced the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Act of 2011, which would remove state volume caps for water and wastewater projets. The American Water Works Association (AWWA) issued the following statement: “The American Water Works Association ...
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Senate Committee approves WIFIA
A US Senate Committee today passed legislation that would create a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority, a development the American Water Works Association hailed as pivotal in confronting America’s trillion-dollar water infrastructure challenge. If enacted into law, WIFIA would make low-interest federal loans available to address large water infrastructure projects in ...
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AWWA applauds the U.S. Senate`s passage of the Water Resources Development Act
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today applauded the U.S. Senate’s support for reinvesting in the nation’s water infrastructure with its inclusion of significant funding for two key programs in water resources legislation. The Senate approved S. 2848, the Water Resources Development Act or WRDA, today. The House is still working on its own version of a WRDA bill. ...
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AWWA launches Buried No Longer® tool, highlights WIFIA during Infrastructure Week
As part of its observance of Infrastructure Week, the American Water Works Association announced the launch of its new Buried No Longer® (BNL) tool. The BNL online tool offers water and wastewater utilities the opportunity to accurately forecast the cost of their water and wastewater pipe repair and replacement needs. It provides cost estimates and financial deferrals based on inputted data ...
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