Proposed infrastructure plan would increase WIFIA appropriations
As part of a draft infrastructure bill released last week by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.),…
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House approves EPA spending bill
The House of Representatives has approved FY19 appropriations legislation that would provide funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Senate hearing avoids SRF WIN details, AMWA says
According to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) in its Monday Morning Briefing for July 16, things got heated…
Water Finance Conference welcomes Bateson as 2018 keynote speaker
Nicolette N. Bateson, CPA, chief financial officer (CFO) and treasurer of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) will serve as the…
Pruitt out at EPA as scandals mount
Scott Pruitt is out as the nation’s top environmental chief. President Donald J. Trump announced in a July 5 tweet…
Senate passes Farm Bill including water quality, funding provisions
The U.S. Senate has passed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 on an 86-11 vote. The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the Farm…
Value for Money…and Beyond
New Financing Options Demand New Evaluation Tools By Mike Matichich Water agencies are faced with a widening array of delivery and…
AMWA: The Time Is Now for Congress to Recommit to WIFIA
By Diane VanDe Hei Washington has heard a lot of talk over the past year about the need to address the…
Senate panel approves spending bill to maintain WIFIA, SRF funds
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved its version of FY19 EPA spending legislation that would maintain level funding for the Drinking Water and…
Water sector reacts to passage of Farm Bill
The American Water Works Association is applauding the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee for introducing a bipartisan Farm Bill that recognizes…