The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) has announced the winners of its annual awards. Winners were acknowledged for exceptional service and significant industry contributions involving the use of various types of plastics in pipe infrastructure.

Proposed changes to California’s drought regulations would likely result in higher sales and better financial performance for water issuers in fiscal 2017, according to Fitch Ratings. The proposal would move from state-mandated conservation levels to a system based on local supply conditions.

Jonathan Loveland, a leader in the project development and execution of alternative water supply solutions, has joined Black & Veatch’s water business. Loveland will serve as Global Practice Leader for the Alternative Water Supply business line.

Innovyze has announced that the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) has selected its InfoWorks ICM integrated catchment modeling solution to support its comprehensive integrated water management plan.

To help address the $2 trillion in infrastructure needs currently facing our country, a group of leading CEOs and former elected officials today are releasing a report calling for a major culture change in how the United States funds infrastructure projects.

Infrastructure Week kicks off today and a national tour of innovators in the water sector will take part in various initiatives and activities throughout the week to highlight water awareness and its importance to infrastructure development.

A new report released by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the WateReuse Association analyzes the impacts of increased funding for the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds (SRF).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allotted $187,379,000 to the State of New York and $70,413,000 to the State of New Jersey to help finance improvements to water projects.

The next step toward Atlanta’s 30-day water supply begins today with geotechnical boring. Next week, the Department of Watershed Management will start the construction to sample rock quality along the tunnel boring machine’s future route.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued proposed regulations altering the definition of “political subdivision” for the purpose of issuing tax-exempt bonds and use of tax-exempt financed facilities. The proposed language could have troubling implications for certain wastewater and stormwater utilities seeking to finance projects using tax-exempt bonds and/or use facilities built with tax-exempt financing.