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CT’s billion-dollar sewage problem hits cities hardest
September 8, 2020 -
Summer 2020 Legislative Update
August 28, 2020 -
August 2020 Regulatory Update
August 28, 2020 -
NACWA Submits Comments on EPA’s Proposed Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs
August 27, 2020NACWA recently submitted comments responding to a notice published in the Federal Register by EPA proposing to update its Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations for Lakes and Reservoirs in the Conterminous United States and seeking input on its new methodology which will replace the Agency’s 2000-2001 ecoregional criteria. -
NACWA, AMWA Encourage Utility Completion of COVID-19 Financial Impacts Questionnaire – Member Participation Requested!
August 27, 2020With input from the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) and NACWA, Raftelis, a NACWA Affiliate Member, has developed an online questionnaire that will help develop an up-to-date understanding of the trends and revenue impacts utilities around the country are experiencing related to delinquent customer accounts and lower system usage resulting from the economic fallout of COVID-19. -
EPA Offering WIFIA Informational Webinar
August 27, 2020EPA is offering a free webinar on September 1 for interested applicants to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. -
Effective Community Engagement Garners Public Support for Massive Infrastructure Project
August 26, 2020In 2019, the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County began construction on the Clearwater Project, consisting of a 7-mile, 18-foot diameter, almost entirely underground tunnel and outfall system that conveys clean water from its largest wastewater treatment facility to the ocean. The project will ensure the main sewer system's reliability and future capacity needs with serving over 5 million people in Los Angeles County. -
Water and sewer customers are $3.5M behind on their bills to Winston-Salem, Forsyth County but COVID-19 relief remains.
August 24, 2020 -
Labor Day brings added appreciation for essential workers
August 21, 2020 -
On the Delaware, A Promising New Era in Cleanup of an Urban River
August 20, 2020 -
The CDC wants state and local sewage systems tested for coronavirus
August 20, 2020 -
Wastewater surveys could be ‘canary in a coal mine,’ aid in early detection of increased spread of COVID-19
August 19, 2020 -
NACWA Members Engage in Peer-to-Peer Sharing on Shutoffs, Low Income Assistance and Childcare Issues
August 19, 2020NACWA utility members are sharing information on the Association’s Engage peer-to-peer platform regarding sewer service disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic, flexible payment arrangements, and assistance programs. -
CDC Updates NACWA Staff on COVID-19 Surveillance Efforts; Congress Requests Information
August 19, 2020NACWA held an initial call with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) lead COVID-19 watershed-based epidemiological (WBE) surveillance team on Friday, August 14. -
Congress, White House COVID-19 Relief Talks on Hold Until Fall
August 19, 2020On August 13th, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that his Chamber will adjourn until Labor Day, dashing final hopes for passage of another phase of federal COVID-19 relief before the fall. -
COVID-19 makes clear the need for private and public investment in local water systems
August 18, 2020 -
Longmont, Boulder, other communities begin tracking COVID-19 presence in wastewater
August 18, 2020 -
Four months in, testing sewage for COVID-19 has shown signs of outbreaks, trends
August 17, 2020 -
Waste in the water? Fort Worth and Arlington trying to stop harmful sewer overflows.
August 13, 2020 -
Santa Monica-Based Group Wins Historic Wastewater Recycling Suit
August 13, 2020