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NACWA testifies for continued federal support for clean water infrastructure
Howard Neukrug, Water Commissioner of the Philadelphia Water Department and a member of NACWA’s Board of Directors, is testifying on behalf of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies for continued federal commitment to water and wastewater infrastructure. This commitment is necessary to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Neukrug testified at the oversight hearing ...
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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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NACWA applauds introduction of rep. Blumenauer’s clean water trust fund bill
Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced the Water Protection and Reinvestment Act, legislation to establish a federal trust fund for investments in clean water infrastructure. The legislation would provide $9 billion annually, most of which would support the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program, which provides low-cost financing to supplement existing local and state ...
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NACWA Applauds House Effort to Secure Funding for Clean Water Infrastructure
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) applauds the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment for moving expeditiously to approve legislation that would increase funding for the nation’s clean water infrastructure. The bipartisan Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 (H.R. 720), introduced by Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of ...
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EPA reports on clean water infrastructure needs
A new report from the EPA estimates $202.5 billion is the nationwide capital investment needed to control wastewater pollution for up to a 20-year period. Delivered to Congress this week, the 2004 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey summarizes the results of the agency's 14th national survey on the needs of publicly owned wastewater treatment works. The estimate includes $134.4 billion for wastewater ...
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US EPA reports on clean water infrastructure needs
A new report from the EPA estimates $202.5 billion is the nationwide capital investment needed to control wastewater pollution for up to a 20-year period. Delivered to Congress last week, the 2004 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey summarizes the results of the agency's 14th national survey on the needs of publicly owned wastewater treatment works. The estimate includes $134.4 billion for wastewater ...
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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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NACWA Applauds House Passage of Clean Water Provisions in INVEST in America Act
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, which included key provisions authorizing substantial new funding for critical clean water programs. This wide-ranging infrastructure authorization package combines two pieces of legislation championed by NACWA, H.R. 1915, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, and H.R. 3293, the ...
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US$582,000 Grant to Buhler, Kan., for drinking water project
EPA has awarded US$582,000 to Buhler, Kan., to upgrade the drinking water system. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, "EPA is committed to helping Kansas communities get safe, clean water. These water infrastructure funds will partially fund the construction project, which is estimated to cost US$1.2 million.” The purpose of the project is to construct new equipment to remove ...
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Augusta County twice honored by EPA for protecting waters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded two prestigious awards to the Augusta County Service Authority, in Augusta County, Va.; the Source Water Protection Award for protecting existing and potential drinking water sources and the PISCES award recognizing leadership and innovation in utilizing clean water infrastructure funds. “Drinking water is a finite and precious resource, ...
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ARRA clean water funding benefits economy and environment
As the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) marks its one year anniversary communities are realizing the benefits of the $4 billion provided to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) as nearly all funds (over 99%) are under contract on projects that will repair the nation’s clean water infrastructure while creating needed jobs. NACWA applauds the clean water investments provided ...
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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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Almost half of the world’s children live in dangerous climate conditions
"Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of OriginClear, a clean water technology company, argues that children act as the 'canary in the coal mine for climate change and environmental stress,' which is why he believes it makes sense for UNICEF to focus on how climate affects our planet’s youth. Past inaction from world governments, he says, are partially to blame for our current climate and water crisis." ...
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NACWA Applauds Introduction of the Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2016
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) applauds Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY), and John Duncan (R-TN) for introducing the bipartisan Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2016. This bill builds on previous legislative efforts to create a dedicated source of funding for our nation's water infrastructure — the importance and timeliness of which is ...
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Administration Again Proposes Dramatic Cut to Key Clean Water Program
Untitled Document Water Infrastructure Network Seeks Dedicated Trust Fund for Clean and Safe Water The Bush Administration today proposed to dramatically cut clean water funding. The Administration is seeking to cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) budget for fiscal year (FY) 2006 by $500 million (from $8.1 billion to $7.6 billion). The ...
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EPA announces $1.6 billion in Clean Water Act funds to upgrade Sacramento’s regional wastewater treatment plant
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld announced a record $1.6 billion in Clean Water Act State Revolving Funds – the largest single block of financing ever issued – to upgrade the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. Mr. Blumenfeld announced the loan award at a groundbreaking event for the treatment plant in Elk ...
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Administration Proposes Dramatic Cut to Key Clean Water Program
AMSA Seeks Dedicated Trust Fund for Clean and Safe Water As the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing yesterday on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) fiscal year 2006 budget, it is clear that proposed cuts to the Agency's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program are untenable and the federal ...
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NACWA Applauds Senate EPW Approval of WRDA 2016
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) strongly applauds today's passage by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee of the 2016 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) by a strong, bipartisan vote of 19-1. "Many of the municipal clean water community's legislative priorities from recent years are included in this bill, and NACWA believes it will go a long way towards ...
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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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EPA issues clean water and drinking water infrastructure sustainability policy (DC)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Policy with the goal of increasing the sustainability of water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States. Communities across the country are facing challenges in making costly upgrades and repairs to their aging water infrastructure, which include sewer systems and ...
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