Post Tagged with: "EPA"

DC Water gets $156 million WIFIA loan

DC Water gets $156 million WIFIA loan

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance April 19, 2021 at 6:08 am

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan has announced a $156 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water). The loan will help finance water infrastructure improvements throughout the city, includingRead More

Can Innovative WIFIA Features Help Expand SRF Loan Capacity?

Can Innovative WIFIA Features Help Expand SRF Loan Capacity?

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance April 16, 2021 at 11:39 am

By John Ryan In its 2020 annual report, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan program describes itself as a “government bank with unique flexibilities.” Can those flexibilities be useful for Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs)Read More

AMWA: EPA would win big under Biden budget plan

AMWA: EPA would win big under Biden budget plan

Water Management April 16, 2021 at 9:43 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would come out as a big winner in an initial FY22 budget outline released by the Biden administration, according to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. Under the plan, the agency would be in line for a total funding allotment ofRead More

Biden unveils $2 trillion infrastructure plan; water sector reacts

Biden unveils $2 trillion infrastructure plan; water sector reacts

On March 31, the White House released The American Jobs Plan, a $2 trillion infrastructure plan aimed at creating jobs and rebuilding U.S. infrastructure. The Biden Administration is proposing a total of $111 billion dollars in clean water and drinking water investments. While the proposal doesRead More

EPA announces $67 million stormwater grant program

EPA announces $67 million stormwater grant program

Water Management April 5, 2021 at 8:32 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of $67 million in grant funding through the new Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program. This funding will support public health and environmental protections by helping states and cities improve stormwater management toRead More

EPA requesting additional input on Lead and Copper Rule

EPA requesting additional input on Lead and Copper Rule

Washington Report, Water Management March 15, 2021 at 8:21 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that it is extending the effective date of the Revised Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) so that the agency can seek further public input, particularly from communities that are most at-risk of exposure to lead in drinkingRead More

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Radhika Fox appointed to lead EPA’s Office of Water

Washington Report, Water Management January 22, 2021 at 10:17 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the selection of US Water Alliance CEO Radhika Fox as the Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water. Fox was a Day One Presidential Appointee in the Biden-Harris Administration. She will serve as the Acting AssistantRead More

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AMWA: LCR revisions hit Federal Register

Water Management January 19, 2021 at 9:38 am

After being unveiled Dec. 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the final Lead and Copper Rule revisions in the Jan. 15 Federal Register. The incoming Biden administration plans to review rules finalized in the closing days of the Trump administration that have not taken effect asRead More

The Lake County Illinois Public Works Department in Libertyville, Ill., owns and operates two public water supply distribution systems across a large service territory in Northeast Illinois.

EPA invites 55 new projects to apply for WIFIA loans

Washington Report, Water Finance January 13, 2021 at 11:48 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 55 new projects in 20 states are being invited to apply for approximately $5.1 billion in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans. This funding will help finance more than $12 billion in clean water andRead More

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Read AWWA’s statement on final Lead and Copper Rule revisions

Washington Report, Water Management January 4, 2021 at 7:22 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in December announced the final Lead and Copper Rule. American Water Works Association President Melissa Elliott issued the following statement. “The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is committed to working toward a day when the potential for lead inRead More