Post Tagged with: "water finance"

By Kaitlyn Montán On Capitol Hill, water policy continues to be heavily influenced by tightening federal budgets for agencies relevant to the water sector, and intensifying partisan divisions. While the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) and other stakeholders have faced a rapidly shifting policyRead More

Global water market data and insights provider Bluefield Research has released an annual report showing that U.S. household water and sewer bills hit a five-year high in 2025, rising 5.1% and outpacing inflation. Bluefield’s annual U.S. Municipal Water & Sewer Rate Index benchmarks utilities in 50 citiesRead 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

The Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) has released a new report titled, Revolving No More: How Earmarks Are Draining America’s Water Funds, detailing how congressional earmarks are weakening the State Revolving Funds (SRFs). For decades, SRFs have been one of the nation’s most successful infrastructureRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input on its Clean Water Act Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) guidance. This non-regulatory guidance is an important resource that helps local water bills remain affordable as wastewater systems plan for needed infrastructure upgrades, including for theirRead More

In February, a hearing by the House Subcommittee on Environment convened a panel titled “From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunities for Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Drinking Water.” The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) testified testified at the hearing, representedRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Mojave Groundwater Bank – Northern Pipeline Project to submit an application for a low-interest loan of up to $194 million to fund capital costs under the federal Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. TheRead More

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro recently announced an investment of $559.4 million for 36 drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and non-point source projects across 25 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). The projects awarded funding will replace lead service lines, rehabilitate aging systems, upgrade treatment and service capabilities andRead More

A group of stakeholders known as the Public Finance Network, which includes several associations representing water utility interests, recently wrote to Congress to urge preservation of the municipal bond tax exemption. Tax-exempt municipal bonds are a critical financing tool for drinking and clean water agenciesRead More

By John Ryan In response to the Trump administration’s slowdown of loan processing at the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program, four water advocacy groups sent a letter to EPA Administrator Zeldin in October last year asking for normal processing to resume. InRead More