Jessica Kramer has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the next assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Water. Kramer worked in the Office of Water during the first Trump administration and has recently been working for theRead More

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said his agency under the Trump administration intends to overhaul the WaterSense labeling program for water-efficient products. “The Biden Admin weaponized energy efficiency rules to restrict consumer choice with home appliances,” Zeldin wrote on X on Feb.Read 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 Vortex Companies looks to transform the water infrastructure rehabilitation sector with the formation of Vortex Water and the appointment of Cedric Bergeron as senior vice president to lead the division. With a decade of success in making sewer and industrial rehabilitation more accessible, Vortex is nowRead More

California American Water recently completed a $4.5 million water main replacement project in its Bellflower system, replacing 8,510 lf of aging 4- and 6-in. asbestos cement water main with new 8-in. ductile iron pipes. California American Water acquired the City of Bellflower’s municipal water systemRead More

The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) in the U.S. territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) recently entered into an asset management contract with MentorAPM. The contract is for 10 years and MentorAPM, a provider of end-to-end enterprise asset management software based inRead More

Every utility asset management program starts with answering three questions: What assets do I own?  Where are they? What condition are they in? This is a huge obstacle to getting started. Collecting assets and their attributes is an expensive exercise that takes a long time.Read 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