Post Tagged with: "AWWA"

The water sector is on it’s way to the nation’s capital as the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) 2026 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE26), will be held June 21-24 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. This year, the ACE26 educational program willRead More

American Water Works Association (AWWA) CEO David LaFrance will be on hand to deliver an opening keynote at the 2026 Water Finance Conference in Denver, Colorado, Aug. 4-5, at the University of Denver. At AWWA, LaFrance leads a global organization of 50,000 members dedicated toRead More

Earlier in May, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R.7567), which reauthorizes agricultural, food, and rural development programming for the next five years. According to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), which released some detailRead More

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has released its 2026 State of the Water Industry (SOTWI) Report, which shows that infrastructure renewal and replacement is the top challenge among water sector professionals. Financing for capital improvements followed behind at No. 2. The annual State of the Water IndustryRead More

A report released in March by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) finds that addressing U.S. drinking water infrastructure and other critical needs will require $2.1 to $2.4 trillion over the next 25 years. The report is titled Beyond the Replacement Era: Balancing Compounding Infrastructure Needs with HouseholdRead More

On Feb. 26, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced it had reached its 200th standard issued, underscoring the continued evolution of the technical guidance that supports water systems. “I am proud to reach this milestone,” said Paul Olson, director of standards at AWWA. “From our firstRead More

Veolia, alongside the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA), has launched Veolia Workforce Academy North America, a free, fully digital workforce training and employment pathway program. The program is designed to expand access to water sector careers across the UnitedRead More

The Williams College of Business at Xavier University has launched the nation’s first Master of Science in Water Utilities Management. According to the program description, the curriculum is designed to prepare utility leaders to thrive in a rapidly changing water sector. In 16 months ofRead More

On Jan. 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) and Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for perchlorate. The proposal stems from a history of attempted regulatory action on perchlorate and specifically came as a result ofRead More

The director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Authority (WIFIA) program Jorianne Jernberg is leaving the agency, according to a colleague. The news was acknowledged in a Nov. 13 LinkedIn post from Tracy Mehan, AWWA’s executive director of governmentRead More