Articles by: WFM Staff

Earlier this month, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved what it called a “landmark conservation agreement” with the federal government to leave up to 700,000 acre-ft of water in Lake Mead through 2026. The Board’s approval of the System Conservation Implementation Agreement (SCIA)Read More

In August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $25.5 million in grants through a new program to support drinking water systems in underserved, small and disadvantaged communities while reducing impacts of climate change. EPA said this is the first time it is awarding fundingRead More

The Water Finance Conference hosted a successful 2024 event in Buford, Georgia, drawing water finance professionals from across the United States to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in capital planning, customer affordability, consolidation/regionalization, SRFs, federal funding hurdles, and technology and innovation impacting utility financeRead More

Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) has chosen Garney as the design-builder for the Nansemond SWIFT Facility, an advanced water treatment facility in Suffolk, Virginia. Garney will lead the project team, which includes Tetra Tech as the lead design engineer, Carollo Engineers specializing in advanced treatmentRead More

As part of National Water Quality Month this August, AWWA said it is launching an eight-week video campaign to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). For the past 50 years, the SDWA has set strong water qualityRead More

Building upon an ongoing international study to better understand harmful algal bloom formation, Bowling Green State University (BGSU) researchers recently led a third trip to Africa’s Lake Victoria to analyze the freshwater lake and continue comparing results there with those in Lake Erie. Traveling toRead More

At a recent event featuring U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle announced a $171 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Birmingham Water Works Board in Alabama. EPA said the loan willRead More

AWWA recently released the results from its fifth annual U.S. consumer poll, “Public Perceptions of Tap Water.” The poll was conducted by Morning Consult on behalf AWWA in May 2024 and included responses from 2,010 adults served by water utilities in the United States. AccordingRead More

In June, a House Appropriations Subcommittee approved a spending proposal for FY25 that would cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by $1.8 billion, bringing the total appropriation for the agency to $7.36 billion for the next fiscal year, down from $9.16 billion in FY24. TheRead More

Design and engineering firm Stantec is providing construction management services, engineering services during construction, and inspection services for a CSO storage tunnel with a pump station for the City of Lynchburg, Virginia. Construction on the project began recently. The project marks a continuation of Stantec’sRead More