The Cleveland Water Alliance and NASA Glenn Research Center have announced a new initiative for economic development that would help NASA Glenn form partnerships with companies and organizations that could help turn water-related technologies into commercial products.

?It may be some time before all the facts surrounding Flint are understood. However, there are a few lessons that seem apparent, says AWWA CEO David LaFrance in a recent statement addressing the Flint crisis.?

In spite of the limited shelf life of New Year?s resolutions, using the beginning of the calendar year to at least ?take stock? is simply too ingrained a ritual for most to pass up. It is therefore inevitable that a discussion of infrastructure finance themes in January would include some form of reflection on the past year. Perhaps one of the better barometers to examine as part of this exercise would be the primary source of a utility?s CIP funding ? the vast and dynamic municipal debt market.

As has been the case for years, water and wastewater utilities throughout the United States start the New Year with capital improvement needs that exceed available financing resources, and they do so in an ever changing legal, regulatory and financial environment.

After a two-year study conducted by MWH Global and Hawksley Consulting, Castle Pines North Metropolitan District in Colorado has decided on a long-range water plan that ensures the future of enduring water supplies to the District.

SplashLink.com and AccelerateH20 have announced a partnership that will launch an unprecedented view of Texas-specific contracting, bidding and funding opportunities, as well as projects from throughout North America.

Among the proposals highlighted by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo last week was $250 million for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects around the state. Also last week, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a plan to spend $220 million to modernize the state?s aging water system.

On Saturday, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Board of Directors elected Brenda Lennox of Beaverton, Ore., as the association?s next president-elect. Four new vice presidents and one new director-at-large were also selected.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a survey showing that $271 billion is needed to maintain and improve the nation?s wastewater infrastructure.

President Barack Obama, on Saturday, declared that an emergency exists in the State of Michigan and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts in the area affected by contaminated water in the City of Flint.