NACWA warns against proposed ‘radical spending cuts’ to SRFs in FY24
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) expressed deep concern last week about the potential for Congress to move…
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Court pauses cybersecurity rule following legal challenge
This week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted a request from the American Water Works Association…
3M to pay at least $10.3 billion as major PFAS settlement reached
Chemical manufacturing company 3M announced it has agreed to pay at least $10.3 billion in lawsuit settlements over contamination of…
AWWA: EPA ‘should consider withdrawing’ proposed NPDWR for PFOA, PFOS
In public comments submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week, two water sector associations representing the drinking…
Supreme Court narrows wetlands protections; Biden’s EPA ‘disappointed’ with decision
In a blow to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority over some water bodies, the Supreme Court last week…
Small Systems Tackle Financial Challenges through Technical Assistance
| By Dr. Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi For years, thousands of small drinking water systems in the United States have been…
Safe, Secure & Modern: Future-Proofing Water Supply through Collaboration
By Constantine Antoniou Sodium hydroxide is used as an acidity control and metal remover by water utilities. Too much of…
PFAS in the Crosshairs
Examining EPA’s Proposed Maximum Contaminant Levels for ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water In the world of water utility finance, it’s…
EPA issues order to Baltimore for SDWA compliance
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a unilateral administrative order (UAO) to the City of Baltimore to comply…
BABA at the Bar
By Wayne Hofmann An engineer, a contractor and a utility owner walked into a bar. They had just finished a…