Earlier this year, the American Society of Civil Engineers released its 2013 Report Card for America?s Infrastructure. As expected, the results were disappointing as the nation?s infrastructure earned a D+ grade. More recently, a survey by the U.S. EPA revealed that $384 billion in improvements will be needed for the nation?s drinking water infrastructure through 2030.

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) and the Association of the Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) released a report last month examining the vital role of tax-exempt municipal bonds in funding drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has invited the 22 largest U.S. Great Lakes shoreline cities to apply for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for green infrastructure projects that will improve Great Lakes water quality.

Black & Veatch?s 2013 ?Strategic Directions in the U.S. Water Industry? report quantifies and confirms the industry?s most pressing challenges: aging infrastructure and costs associated with maintaining and improving infrastructure.

Last month, the Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy as the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by a vote of 59 to 40. Previously, McCarthy has served as chief of the EPA?s Office of Air and Radiation that develops policies and regulations for limiting air pollution and radiation exposure. She has also served as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the results of a survey showing that $384 billion in improvements are needed for the nation?s drinking water infrastructure through 2030 for systems to continue providing safe drinking water to 297 million Americans.

The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program should be more widely embraced as an innovative way to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades for buildings as well as water efficiency upgrades for buildings.

A fundamental question: Which alternative is most cost effective ? going through the process of planning and financing for more wastewater treatment capacity, or making better use of existing treatment capacity by making permitted dischargers be more efficient?

To further protect surface and ground water quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a model program for onsite wastewater treatment systems in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to help states reduce excessive nutrients, such as nitrogen, from entering the Bay from onsite orRead More

The International Private Water Association (IPWA) will?hold a Financial Tools Taskforce meeting via?conference call on July 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (EST). The focus of the meeting and two presentations will be on water initiatives emulating out of Singapore.? ?The first presentation willRead More