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Water Week 2024 to Focus on Critical Legislative, Regulatory Challenges Facing the Water Sector
April 8, 2024(Washington, D.C. – April 8, 2024) – Over 350 water sector professionals and policy experts, representing associations and public water sector utilities from across the country, will take part in Congressional office visits this week as part of the annual “Water Week” Fly-In on Capitol Hill. -
Water Coalition Testifies Before Senate About Importance of a PFAS CERCLA Exemption for Utilities
March 20, 2024(Washington, DC) – The Water Coalition Against PFAS, a group of the leading national water sector associations, testified today on Capitol Hill before the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee at a hearing examining the implications of listing certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). -
NACWA Honors 2024 National Environmental Achievement Award Winners
February 14, 2024The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) 2024 National Environmental Achievement Awards (NEAA) winners will be honored this evening during the Association’s Winter Conference in Austin, Texas. -
NACWA Report - U.S. Clean Water Utilities Make Gains on Climate Adaptation Resiliency Efforts; Costs to Meet Operational and Maintenance Needs of Wastewater Sector Through 2050 Will Exceed $360 Billion
December 13, 2023Clean Water Sector Leaders from Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts and New York City Department of Environmental Protection Showcase Regional Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Programs in the Fields of Water Reuse, Green Infrastructure, and Decarbonization. -
Public Water Utilities Warn Congress: Historic Cuts to Clean Water State Revolving Fund will Derail Water Infrastructure Projects Across the Country
September 28, 2023Just hours in advance of an expected shutdown of the federal government, public water utility executives from Florida, joined by business and environmental experts from across the country, painted a dire picture of the impact that deep cuts to the Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) will have on local infrastructure projects across the country. -
Water Utilities Recognized as Industry and Community Leaders in Solving Water Challenges
September 19, 2023The Utility of the Future Today program is pleased to recognize 47 water utilities that are benefiting their communities and inspiring the water sector through innovative, future-focused, transformational programs. The 2023 honorees will be recognized in person at WEFTEC 2023, the Water Environment Federation’s annual technical conference, on Tuesday, October 3, from 1:00-3:15 p.m. CT, in Chicago, IL. -
Feds Vastly Underestimate Forever Chemical Clean-Up Costs for Water Sector; PFAS Myths Report Shows Operational Costs for Wastewater Utilities to go up 60%, Drinking Water Utilities Require at Least $50 Billion for New Treatment Technology
July 18, 2023WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 18, 2023) – Public water sector utilities joined a national news conference today hosted by the Water Coalition Against PFAS to dispel the leading falsehoods associated with the clean-up of forever chemicals, and to issue a new myth-busting report setting the record straight that the annual cost for PFAS remediation will be considerably higher than Congress and EPA anticipate. -
NACWA Warns Congress Against "Draconian Cuts" to Clean Water Funding in House FY24 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Spending Bill
July 17, 2023The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) expressed deep concern today about the potential for Congress to enact massive spending cuts to State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs for clean water and drinking water – programs previously designated for expansion in FY24 to $3 billion apiece through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. -
NACWA Honors Hall of Fame Inductees, Peak Performance and Excellence in Management Award Winners at 2023 Utility Leadership Conference
July 13, 2023Last evening, NACWA’s Hall of Fame inductees and the winners of the 2023 NACWA Peak Performance Awards and the NACWA Excellence in Management Awards were honored at a special ceremony as part of NACWA’s 2023 Utility Leadership Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. -
Highlights of Water Sector Press Conference on Report and Recommendations for Low-Income Water Assistance
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Water Week 2023 - Climate Resilience, Water Infrastructure Funding, and Regulating PFAS Chemicals Take Center State During Annual Water Sector Capitol Hill Fly-In
April 25, 2023Water sector associations urge Congress to expand investments in aging Infrastructure, and appropriate the full authorized funding levels for water, wastewater, stormwater, and water recycling programs for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). -
Five National Water Associations Advise Congress to Build Permanent Low-Income Water Assistance Program at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
April 24, 2023New water sector study compares five administrative pathways for establishing a permanent federal low-income water assistance program to support an estimated 20 million U.S water-burdened households afford the rising costs of drinking water and clean water services. -
NACWA Senate Testimony Focuses on Full Funding and Implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
March 15, 2023WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) testified before the United States Senate’s Environment & Public Works Committee on March 15 as part of a hearing entitled Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Job Act (IIJA): Perspectives on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act. -
NACWA Honors 2023 National Environmental Achievement Award Winners
February 15, 2023(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. -
New EPA Guidance Will Continue to Unfairly Burden Low Income Households When Paying Water and Sewer Bills
February 1, 2023Public clean water utilities say new Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) Guidance fails to address Environmental Justice concerns, masking the true impact EPA-mandated spending has on low-income households that already pay disproportionately more of their income on water and sewer bills than more affluent households. -
NACWA Report - U.S. Clean Water Affordability Challenge: Low-Income Americans Overburdened by Local Funding Needs to Fix Aging Water Infrastructure and Improve Resilience to Climate Change
December 14, 2022Clean Water Public Utility Leaders from Birmingham, AL, Cleveland, OH, and Buffalo, NY warn Jackson Water Crisis is not an anomaly; Data shows average annual wastewater service charge for a single-family household has risen at twice the rate of inflation between 2000 and 2021. -
Clean Water Public Utilities Predict Faster Development of Renewable Energy Sources With More Access to Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
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NACWA Opposes Proposed EPA CERCLA PFAS Designations, Highlights Significant Potential Liability to Public Clean Water Utilities & Local Communities
November 8, 2022The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) filed comments on Nov. 7 expressing serious concerns with EPA’s proposed rule to designate Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). -
NACWA REPORT – 10 Historic Rain and Flood Events in 2022 Push Boundaries of US Water Infrastructure, Magnify Imperative for More Federal Funding to Protect Public Health
October 13, 2022WASHINGTON, D.C, CHICAGO, SEATTLE (October 13, 2022) – Leading members of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) took part in a national news conference today drawing attention to the impact of 10 major rain and flood events in 2022 and examining how the aggregate effect of climate change and fresh operational challenges in the water sector are exposing a federal funding gap for modernization of clean water infrastructure. -
Five Decades of Clean Water Act Achievements; U.S. Water Expert Tells Congress to Protect CWA-Funded Projects
September 20, 2022Passaic Valley (NJ) Sewerage Commission General Counsel Michael Witt delivered Congressional testimony today about the role of public clean water utilities in the historic achievements of the Clean Water Act, during a public hearing hosted by the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
For more than 50 years, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) has been the nation's leading advocate for public clean water utilities, championing legislative, regulatory, legal, and communications priorities that protect public health and the environment. Representing public wastewater and stormwater agencies of all sizes, NACWA unites a strong national network to advance policies that support affordable, sustainable and resilient clean water services for communities across the country. Together with its members, NACWA is shaping the future of clean water through advocacy, collaboration and leadership. Learn more at nacwa.org.