Water Finance

The water sector got a brief scare last week when an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day back in office appeared to immediately pause distribution of funds appropriated through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA, also knownRead More

The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) announced recently that Ted Stiger has joined its team as senior director of public affairs. “Ted brings an incredible array of leadership skills and experience that will only help us bolster our efforts to advocate for regulated, private water customersRead More

Calgon Carbon Corp. and American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States, jointly announced the signing of a nine-year exclusive supply contract providing granular activated carbon, equipment and reactivation services to more than 50 American Water sites across 10Read More

DC Water has selected the Water Smart Alliance, a joint venture of Stantec and AtkinsRéalis, to manage its water capital improvement program (CIP). Under the joint venture, the team will oversee a five-year, $43 million (USD) water management program, which will center around updating agingRead More

11th annual event seeking presentation proposals on western U.S. water issues, rate setting, affordability, BIL funding and more RICHFIELD, OHIO — Organizers of the 2025 Water Finance Conference are looking for speakers for its 11th annual event to be held Aug. 5-6 in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the SkySongRead More

In December, associations representing the municipal water and wastewater sector submitted a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, urging his administration to prioritize water infrastructure in his second term. The letter was endorsed by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), the AssociationRead More

A preliminary analysis presented in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Water Affordability Needs Assessment Report indicates between 12.1 million and 19.2 million households throughout the United States lack affordable access to water services. EPA’s Water Affordability Needs Assessment Report provides an estimate of the water affordability burdenRead More

Last week, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) reached a final agreement on the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA). The Water Resources Development Act is biennial legislation that authorizes theRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General in October issued a report identifying nearly $1 billion in questioned costs and funds that it suggested could be put to better use in the agency’s distribution of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for lead service line replacement.  DueRead More

The Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) has initiated a flexible, multi-phase pathway to securing new, long-term sources of water for the state.  WIFA officials will use a competitive process supported by Arizona’s Long-term Water Augmentation Fund (LTWAF) to identify, vet, and select partners andRead More