Last week, a divided Iowa Supreme Court upheld a state legal doctrine that protects agriculture drainage districts from certain lawsuits.

NACWA joined hundreds of utility representatives, technology providers and other stakeholders in San Diego on January 25 to explore current and future opportunities to deploy smart utility technologies and data analytics to enhance water and wastewater utility operation.

Nearly a decade after an historic agreement among six water trade organizations and the EPA that pledged to develop a water sector utility management strategy, an expanded ten-partner coalition--which includes the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)--has come together to update the Effective Utility Management (EUM) Framework and Primer.

The NACWA Energy Workgroup will host a web meeting on Thursday, January 26, from 2:00-3:00 pm ET, featuring presentations by two utility leaders on food waste and co-digestion initiatives at their plants.

NACWA staff and member agency representatives met with the Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council (ANPC) last week to discuss potential areas of collaboration among the clean water and agricultural communities.

Senate Democrats today released an infrastructure investment proposal and related bill that would pump hundreds of billions of dollars into infrastructure projects nationwide, including $110 billion specifically for drinking water and clean water investments.

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision January 18 upholding the Water Transfers Rule in Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited Inc. v. EPA, providing a key legal victory for the water sector.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee convened last Wednesday for the confirmation hearing of Oklahoma Attorney General, Scott Pruitt, for the top spot at EPA. The six-hour hearing featured a distinct duality that split down partisan lines.

President Donald Trump was formally inaugurated on January 20, and in one of his first official acts, issued an immediate regulatory freeze on all rules and regulations that have not yet been finalized or published in the Federal Register.

After several years of advocacy with senior policy makers at EPA, NACWA has secured a policy determination from the Agency clarifying the status of materials recovered from the wastewater treatment process that will create a pathway for more resource recovery into the future.

A new multi-purpose athletic field is now open for public use in Alexandria, Virginia. Although it may not be obvious, this field is very unique – it is built on top of an 18 million gallon nutrient management facility.