The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) added Water Systems to their existing Community Lifelines on August 1, which improve the identification and representation of the water sector in emergency response procedures, protocols, and frameworks. The Water Sector Coordinating Council (WSCC) has advocated for this addition for many years.

NACWA’s Director of Legislative Affairs, Jason Isakovic, moderated a panel last week at the annual Water Finance Conference in Cleveland, Ohio on current federal funding and legislative issues.

In the ever-evolving world of water projects, the concept of Progressive Design-Build (PDB) has emerged as a game changer.

The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is one of many partners working together with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the University of Missouri-Columbia, to provide public health authorities with a valuable tool for monitoring COVID-19 outbreaks throughout Missouri.