Legal Corner: PFAS Legal Update – What Water Systems Need to Know
If you haven’t heard, there’s still a lot going on with regulatory and legal action related to PFAS and other…
Guest Columns
Mapping the Progress of IIJA Funding for Water Infrastructure
By Charlie Suse In November of 2021, the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed, ushering in…
Commentary: Proposed Cut of Army Corps Finance Program Likely Based on Misinformation
By John Ryan The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Corps Water Infrastructure Finance Program (CWIFP) is an original part of…
Senate committee proposes level funding for SRFs, clashing with House bill
In late July, the Senate released its Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations bill. Its release…
House draft bill proposes reductions to Drinking, Clean Water SRFs
The House of Representatives has released a draft of the FY26 Interior-Environment appropriations bill, which includes proposals for federal water…
AMWA supports tax-exempt bonds for LSLR
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) applauded the reintroduction of a bipartisan bill that the association said will make…
Commentary: Ductile Iron Provides Owners with Safety, Longevity
By David Cole The challenges those of us in the drinking water sector face in 2025 are many of the…
Legal Corner: How will the ruling in San Francisco v. EPA affect clean water?
A decision by the United States Supreme Court in a Clean Water Act case in March drew mixed reactions, with…
EPA to keep current regulations for PFAS; proposes deadline extension
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will keep the current National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for perfluorooctanoic acid…
A Process of Questioning: WIFIA Sub-UST Rates for SRFs in a New Policy World
By John Ryan Like it or not, the U.S. federal government is in the middle of a major upheaval. Everything…