In a significant win for the clean water utility sector, Senator Lummis (R-WY), along with her colleagues Senators Wicker (R-MS), Boozman (R-AR), Cramer (R-ND), Ricketts (R-NE), Mullin (R-OK), Sullivan (R-AK) and Graham (R-SC), introduced legislation May 3 that would provide clean water and drinking water utilities a targeted exemption from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for PFAS chemicals designated as hazardous substances.

Efforts are advancing to provide addition funding for the current temporary Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), which is set to expire at the end of this year.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced $41 million in new technical assistance funding to help communities address urgent wastewater challenges.

On Tuesday, May 23, NACWA and legal affiliate Baker Botts will hold a free webinar to walk through opportunities for clean water agencies to leverage funding made available through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). NACWA will be releasing a Guidebook to Clean Water Agency IRA opportunities in conjunction with the webinar.

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) is pleased to provide you with the April 2023 Regulatory Update.

NACWA joined with a collation of water sector associations on April 24 to release a policy memo and detailed report calling for the establishment of a permanent federal Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP).

NACWA and its partners concluded a success Water Week 2023 this week, including important conversations with federal officials and many office visits on Capitol Hill. The cornerstone event of Water Week, the National Water Policy Fly-In, was headlined by a full slate of key Members of Congress and federal agency officials shaping national water policy in Washington.

Bipartisan legislation was introduced April 27 by Senators Merkley (D-OR) and Collins (R-ME), and Representatives McClain (R-9-MI) and Peltola (D-AK), to help address the problem of non-flushable wipes in sewer systems.

NACWA’s Board of Directors gathered in Washington, DC this week for its Spring meeting.