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The Water Finance Conference hosted a successful 2024 event in Buford, Georgia, drawing water finance professionals from across the United States to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in capital planning, customer affordability, consolidation/regionalization, SRFs, federal funding hurdles, and technology and innovation impacting utility financeRead More

At a recent event featuring U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle announced a $171 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Birmingham Water Works Board in Alabama. EPA said the loan willRead More

In June, a House Appropriations Subcommittee approved a spending proposal for FY25 that would cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by $1.8 billion, bringing the total appropriation for the agency to $7.36 billion for the next fiscal year, down from $9.16 billion in FY24. TheRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a $14.8 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Palmdale Water District (PWD) in Southern California. The agency said the loan will assist the district’s regional advanced water augmentation program to expand the water supplyRead More

In June, a House Appropriations Subcommittee approved a spending proposal for FY25 that would cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by $1.8 billion, bringing the total appropriation for the agency to $7.36 billion for the next fiscal year, down from $9.16 billion inRead More

The 2024 Water Finance Conference is Aug. 6-7 in Buford, Georgia, at The Water Tower Global Innovation Hub. The 2024 Water Finance Conference, a a two-day educational seminar for water utility finance executives, is coming to The Water Tower Global Innovation Hub Aug. 6-7, 2024Read More

The Joe Biden administration recently announced more than $225 million in funding to improve access to safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages. EPA said the funding to Tribes will assist in advancing public health andRead More

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) recently released its 2024 State of the Water Industry report, providing insights into the challenges and priorities facing the water sector. As part of the survey and report, AWWA regularly ranks the top challenges and priorities facing the sector.Read More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently transmitted a report to Congress outlining clean water infrastructure investments – including wastewater and stormwater system upgrades – that are needed over the next 20 years. Through the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey, states and U.S. territories report on futureRead More

The Value of Water Campaign recently released the results of its ninth annual national poll of more than 1,000 American voters to better understand their opinions on the nation’s water infrastructure. The poll was conducted by the bipartisan research team of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz,Read More