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By Robert F. Powelson & Greg Goodwin Behind every tap delivering safe drinking water stands a skilled professional – and utilities are running out of them. This expectation of reliable, clean water – so fundamental that it’s often taken for granted – relies largely onRead More

The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) and Bluefield Research have released a new report detailing water workforce challenges and effective strategies. The report, Addressing Today’s Challenges and Opportunities in the Water Utility Workforce, is based on in-depth interviews with 30 public and private waterRead More

The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) recently awarded Chad Eggers of Carolina Water Service of North Carolina as the recipient of its prestigious 2025 Living Water Award. Presented at the NAWC Annual Water Summit in Miami in September by NAWC President and CEO RobRead More

The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) announced recently that Ted Stiger has joined its team as senior director of public affairs. “Ted brings an incredible array of leadership skills and experience that will only help us bolster our efforts to advocate for regulated, private water customersRead More

Recommendations Include Establishment of Permanent Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Program at HHS Five water sector organizations joined forces today to release a new report on the growing water affordability concern for low-income Americans and call for a permanent program to address the challenge. The AmericanRead More

After months of negotiation and several delayed votes, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the bipartisan, $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act this month, which was first approved by the Senate in August. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on Monday. AccordingRead More

The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) released its annual Safety Benchmarking Report earlier in April. During a time of unprecedented concern for the health and safety of working in areas that are critical to the ongoing response to COVID-19, the benchmark study demonstrates theRead More

As the global COVID-19 crisis continues to develop and reports of bottled water shortages make headlines, the National Association of Water Companies, the American Water Works Association and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies issued a joint statement last week on the safety of tapRead More

Andy Gere, president and chief operating officer of San Jose Water, has been named chairman of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) for 2020. Gere previously held the role of vice chairman at NAWC. NAWC represents regulated water and wastewater companies, as well as thoseRead More

The National Association of Water Companies applauded a bill (S. 2942) introduced last week by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) that would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain contributions are treated as non-taxable contributions to capital. The legislation aimsRead More