Current Headlines
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Jacobs And Mott MacDonald Appointed Technical Partner By Thames Water In The UK
3/11/2024
Jacobs (NYSE:J) and Mott MacDonald have been selected by Thames Water, the U.K.'s largest water and waste utility, as technical partner to support delivery of the water company's $5.9 billion (£4.7B) future asset investment programs under its Strategic Resource Option (SRO) framework.
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St. Lucie West Services District Improves Performance Of Water Infrastructure With Deployment Of Kamstrup AMI Technology
3/11/2024
Established in 1990 by the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission, St. Lucie, Florida West Services District is a 4,600-acre community development district that provides safe drinking water and exceptional service to the residents and businesses it serves.
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A New Sensor Detects Harmful "Forever Chemicals" In Drinking Water
3/11/2024
To create a cheaper and faster way to test for PFAS, MIT chemists have designed a sensor based on lateral flow technology — the same approach used for rapid COVID-19 tests and pregnancy tests.
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Spring Launches Enhanced Catchment Monitoring Innovation Challenge
3/11/2024
Spring, the centre of excellence for the UK and Ireland water sector, has launched its third innovation accelerator challenge and is calling for innovators from all backgrounds to apply.
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SRF Cuts Rejected As Congress Approves $9.16B EPA Spending Package
3/11/2024
Last week, the House and Senate each approved the final FY24 Appropriations bill for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and averted a partial government shutdown when President Biden signed it into law as part of a larger spending package.
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45 States, Large Metro Areas Submit Climate Action Plans Under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
3/11/2024
Today, March 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a record 45 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and dozens of Metropolitan Statistical Areas have now developed climate action plans through investments made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
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IRS Says Private-Side LSL Replacements Are Not Taxable Income
3/11/2024
Last week, the IRS announced that property owners will not incur a federal tax liability when their public water system replaces the private portion of a lead service line — giving needed clarity to the situation as communities across the country prepare to put federal lead service line replacement funding to use.
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Statement By Administrator Regan On The President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
3/11/2024
Today, March 11, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.
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Snow Study Takes Flight
3/11/2024
A research team led by Dr. Richard Kelly, a professor in Geography and Environmental Management and Water Institute member, uses a novel radar-based technology to provide more insight into snowpacks and their implications for climate change, water resource management and hazard prediction.
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AMWA Applauds IRS Clarification On Lead Service Line Replacement Subsidies
3/8/2024
AMWA CEO Tom Dobbins released the following statement following the IRS' publication of Bulletin No. 2024-11 clarifying that lead service line replacement subsidies offered to customers by public water systems do not constitute taxable income.