Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a $1.1 billion drought relief and flood protection package, as California?s dry conditions stretch into a fourth year. The enactment marks the second time in two years that Brown and lawmakers approved legislation related to California?s ongoing drought.

American Water has announced that its president and CEO Susan Story has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Alliance to Save Energy (Alliance), a nonprofit that promotes energy efficiency.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved millions in funds for New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico to help finance improvements to water projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment.

The Southern Delivery System (SDS), one of the largest water projects under construction in the western United States, will complete its 50 miles of pipeline construction this month.

Last week on Capitol Hill, water utility leaders urged Congress to increase the effectiveness of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) by repealing a ban on the use of tax-exempt bonds in WIFIA-funded projects.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, have introduced a new bill, S. 741, The Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act.

The Partnership for Safe Water and the City of Aurora, Ill., is proud to recognize the achievements of the Aurora Water Production Division in providing some of the nation?s safest, cleanest drinking water to the city?s residents.

This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?s WaterSense program and its partners will celebrate Fix-a-Leak Week. EPA estimates that the average American household could be wasting more than 10,000 gallons each year from leaks.

The WateReuse Association and WateReuse Research Foundation have announced a plan to merge the leadership of their organizations. The groups say the merger is an effort to more aggressively address the challenges that local communities face in meeting growing demands for water supplies.

American Water announced last week that Dr. Mark LeChevallier, Director of Innovation & Environmental Stewardship, has been selected by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to receive the 2015 A.P. Black Research Award.