Water Finance

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

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

The first month of President Donald Trump’s second term has so far included some executive orders and memorandums that targeted diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, environmental justice and energy policies misaligned with the new administration. Consequently, some of these executive orders and memorandums temporarilyRead More

How Predictive Modeling Sets the New Standard for Water Main Management Did you know that North American water systems see 710 water main breaks a day, totaling $2.6 billion in annual repair costs? With 20% of existing water mains already beyond their useful life, waterRead 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

The Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities (CIFA) is looking for a new executive director following the recent departure of longtime executive director Diedre Finn. CIFA is a national not-for-profit organization that represents the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs), state-federal partnerships thatRead More

Funding for water infrastructure programs including for grants and loans like the State Revolving Funds (SRFs) and WIFIA appear to not be affected after the Trump administration last week revoked a memorandum that paused a number of federal spending programs. As part of a memorandumRead More