EPA will be hosting a webinar tomorrow, February 23 at 1:00 PM ET, on its new Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) Guidance. All members with questions about the new FCA Guidance are encouraged to register and participate.

NACWA’s Board of Directors met Feb. 14 as part of the Association’s 2023 Winter Conference in Sonoma, California.

NACWA submitted comments February 10 on EPA’s proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulations, supporting changes that would help clean water utilities benefit from the program. The RFS provides incentives to produce renewable transportation fuels, including the biogas produced by anaerobic digestion of biosolids.

NACWA joined fellow public sector organizations in sending a letter on February 21 to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler regarding implementation of the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), which was signed into law in December as an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act.

(Sonoma, California) – The winners of the 2023 National Environmental Achievement Awards (NEAA) were honored last night at the National Association of Clean Water Agencies’ (NACWA) Winter Conference, held in Sonoma, CA at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn.

NACWA sent a letter to Capitol Hill on February 1 outlining the top legislative priorities the Association looks to work with Congress on over the next two years during the 118th session of Congress.

The “Water Coalition Against PFAS” – which includes the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, American Water Works Association, National Association of Clean Water Agencies, National Rural Water Association, and Water Environment Federation - sent a letter February 3 to Congressional offices to formally introduce the Coalition and provide additional information about our collective policy priorities.