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AWWA advocates for water infrastructure investment as Drinking Water Week ends
As Drinking Water Week concludes, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are advocating for investment in the repair and replacement of local water infrastructure. It’s critical that water infrastructure is maintained properly given that public health, economic vitality, fire protection and quality of life rely on it. However, much of the water ...
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Hassan Allam scoops up Egyptian water contracts
Egyptian construction giant Hassan Allam has picked up a trio of sizeable domestic water references in recent weeks, as the company looks to raise its profile and establish an investment and asset ownership wing in the sector. Yesterday, the company announced the award of a 33,000m3/d rural wastewater treatment plant and 85km collection network in the Sharqia governorate. The World Bank-backed ...
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Public Clean Water Sector Applauds Senate for Passage of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to pass S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (DWWIA). This bipartisan, comprehensive clean water and drinking water infrastructure legislation will authorize strong annual water infrastructure investment to help boost federal water infrastructure investment, including the first-ever reauthorization of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund ...
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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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AWWA leader encourages Congress to support water infrastructure investment
American Water Works Association (AWWA) former President John Donahue of Machesney Park, Ill. today encouraged members of Congress to make renewing water infrastructure a top priority in the United States. Testifying before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Environment, Donahue presented AWWA’s recommendations about the nation’s water infrastructure, cybersecurity, source water ...
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Utility leaders elevate water infrastructure at AWWA event on Capitol Hill
More than 140 water utility leaders from throughout the United States embarked on 352 meetings with members of Congress this week to elevate the importance of investing in water infrastructure. The utility leaders were part of the American Water Works Association's Water Matters! Fly-In, an annual event at which water issues are front and center in the halls of Congress. Collaborating with ...
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NACWA Promotes Clean Water Priorities with Presidential Campaigns
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) forwarded letters on August 24 to the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign and the Donald Trump Presidential Campaign outlining key municipal clean water issues the Association would like to see discussed by the candidates in the current election season. The letters highlight that, in the wake of the drinking water crisis in Flint, ...
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Actions for a water-secure world
The Budapest Water Summit 2016 ended on Wednesday after three days of High Level Panels and Forums and months of international consultative processes. During a special ceremony, participants presented the Budapest Water Summit Messages and Policy Recommendations which lay out the concrete directions and guidelines needed to ensure the successful implementation of the Agenda 2030 and its ...
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EPA`s, congress clean water budget proposals ignore local regulatory/financial realities
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) strongly believes that budget cuts of any kind at this time to the Clean Water Act (CWA) program ignore the very real financial constraints of states and municipalities to implement a growing array of increasingly costly CWA requirements. While NACWA recognizes the austere budgetary times under which the federal government must operate ...
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NACWA urges the administration to call for greater investment in water infrastructure
President Barack Obama emphasized rebuilding America in his second State of the Union address and called for renewed investments in the aging infrastructure systems that sustain economic growth and competitiveness and serve as engines for American jobs. The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) applauds the President for his leadership on the issue of renewing America’s ...
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´Clearing the Air´ News Round Up: Massive Water Infrastructure Investment Needed; Odors Impact Local Business; and Valentine’s Day
Welcome to the “Clearing the Air” News Round Up post from OMI Industries. We have compiled the latest industrial odor control news stories for your reference, arming you with the right information to keep your facilities odor-free. If you have any news that you would like our team to cover, please send us a message here. EPA: Massive Water Infrastructure Investment Needed The ...
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AWWA and Water Community encourage Protecting Water Infrastructure as Drinking Water Week concludes
As Drinking Water Week concludes, the American Water Works Association joins water professionals across North America in urging consumers to evaluate how they currently value, use and access water, and how to protect it into the future. North America’s water systems are critical to maintaining public health, economic vitality, fire protection and quality of life. However, current trends in ...
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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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Water Community Encourages Investment in Our Future by Protecting Water Infrastructure
As Drinking Water Week concludes, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are urging consumers to evaluate how they currently value, use and access water, and how to protect it into the future. North America’s water systems are critical to maintaining public health, economic vitality, fire protection and quality of life. However, current trends in ...
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Water Sector Unites for Water Week 2021, Urges Greater Federal Investment in Infrastructure
Sunday, April 25 marked the beginning of Water Week 2021, as thousands of representatives from across the water sector come together to advocate before Congress and the Administration on behalf of the communities they serve. Notably, this year 17 water associations have united to ensure their voice is heard. This year’s activities are entirely virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Consumers encouraged to appreciate their water service as Drinking Water Week concludes
As Drinking Water Week concludes, the American Water Works Association joins water professionals across North America in urging consumers to evaluate how they value their water service and how to protect its infrastructure in the future. To value water service, it’s important to recognize the thousands of water utilities across North America that work diligently to provide safe water to ...
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Parkson CEO Asks U.S. Congress to Simplify Financing on Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects to Help Create Private Sector Jobs
Parkson CEO Zain Mahmood is asking the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that would encourage private investment in crucial improvements to the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure. In a letter to Florida Representative Alcee Hastings, Mahmood asks for his full support and co-sponsorship of H.R. 1802, the “Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of ...
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SUEZ launches platform to deliver smart planning for water & sanitation infrastructure investment
In celebration of Singapore International Water Week, SUEZ will showcase its latest Advanced™ solutions innovation: AssetAdvanced™. By deploying this decision-support platform, water service and sanitation managers are not only able to expand their knowledge of current assets, but also reduce risks and cost overruns from infrastructure failures as well as making informed ...
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NACWA Applauds House Vote to Provide $1.7 Billion for Clean Water Infrastructure
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for moving swiftly and decisively to provide municipalities with more resources to address wet weather challenges. In an overwhelming and bipartisan 367-58 vote, the House approved the Water Quality Investment Act of 2007 (H.R. 569), to provide $1.7 billion for municipalities to fix their aging ...
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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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