Articles by: WFM Staff

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced last week that EPA will work with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to review the definition of “waters of the United States.” EPA said it will move quickly to ensure that a revised definitionRead More

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee held a hearing Tuesday on “Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund,” featuring four water sector experts who testified on current challenges and needs with the programs. The four witnesses whoRead More

Cadiz, Inc. has announced a new investment for an $800 million groundwater project that will soon be underway in the Mojave Desert. According to lead engineer Stantec, it will be among the largest new water infrastructure projects in the Southwestern United States, and will helpRead More

The National Rural Water Association (NRWA), a non-profit organization representing the interests of more than 31,000 U.S. water and wastewater utilities, is enthusiastically supporting the reintroduction of the Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would provide small and rural systems accessRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under recently confirmed Administrator Lee Zeldin is targeting a 65% reduction in agency spending, according to a White House spokesperson who clarified a remark by President Donald Trump last week after he seemed to suggest the cuts applied toRead More

Officials in El Paso, Texas, were joined last week by national water industry leaders to break ground on what will be a new, state-of-the-art advanced water purification facility at El Paso Water (EPWater). According to the utility, the unique facility will use a robust treatmentRead More

Jessica Kramer has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the next assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Water. Kramer worked in the Office of Water during the first Trump administration and has recently been working for theRead More

The Water Coalition Against PFAS, a coalition of water sector associations whose membership represents all facets of clean and safe water delivery, is strongly supporting the reintroduction legislation that would protect utilities and ratepayers from having to bear the costs of PFAS cleanup. The Water SystemsRead More

According to a new comprehensive analysis of drinking water and sewer rates, the combined water and sewer bill for a typical U.S. household has increased by 4.6% from 2023 to 2024 and about 24% in the past five years. Bluefield Research, which analyzes and providesRead More

The North American construction industry is on high alert following a slate of tariff announcements from President Donald J. Trump and the associations that represent various aspects of the construction are reacting. On Feb. 1, Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on imported goods from CanadaRead More