Funding News
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Secretary Haaland Announces Up To $95 Million Through The President’s Investing in America Agenda For Water Resources And Ecosystem Health
4/18/2024
During remarks at the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in Albuquerque today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the availability of up to $95 million through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for projects to bolster water resources, advance ecosystem health and support resilience in communities facing drought and other climate change impacts.
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Water Sector Organizations Applaud New Water Affordability Legislation
4/17/2024
Today, a coalition of drinking water and wastewater sector organizations offered its strong support for H.R. 8032, the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act, bipartisan legislation that would permanently establish low-income water assistance for families struggling to access affordable drinking water and wastewater services.
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City Joins Lawsuit Against Manufacturers Of PFAS/PFOA Contaminants
4/16/2024
The City of Spokane is taking action as part of its commitment to protect the community’s drinking water by joining a lawsuit against manufacturers responsible for PFAS/PFOA contamination.
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Huffman, Napolitano Introduce Legislation To Boost Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects In The West
4/16/2024
Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Grace F. Napolitano (CA-31), Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07), and Susie Lee (NV-03) introduced H.R. 7990, the Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization and Investment Act of 2024, to reauthorize a water recycling grant program for large-scale projects in California and the other sixteen western states.
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California Water Service Group Utilities Prepared To Comply With New PFAS Regulations
4/10/2024
Following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) adoption of a new National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) today (new PFAS regulation), California Water Service Group (Group) (NYSE: CWT) confirmed that it believes its subsidiaries are well positioned to treat potentially impacted water sources and to meet the EPA’s five-year compliance timeline.
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H2O Innovation Awarded Eight New Water Treatment Projects, Including Its Largest One To Date For The Los Angeles Sanitation And Environment
4/3/2024
H2O Innovation Inc. (“H2O Innovation” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that its Water Technologies and Services (WTS) business line obtained eight new water treatment contracts over the past few months.
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Nexus Water Group Launches: Corix Infrastructure (U.S.), Inc. And Southwest Water Company Complete Merger
4/2/2024
Corix Infrastructure (U.S.), Inc. and SouthWest Water Company completed the merger of their water and wastewater businesses to create Nexus Water Group, Inc. ("Nexus Water Group"), a leading regulated water and wastewater utility
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EPA Announces $194M To King County To Improve Wastewater Infrastructure Resiliency, Protect Puget Sound
3/28/2024
Today, at an event at the West Point Treatment Plant, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott announced a $194M Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan to King County in Washington.
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Gulf Of Mexico Alliance Receives EPA Funding For Water Quality Improvement In Louisiana
3/27/2024
The Gulf of Mexico Alliance recently received a grant for more than $1.4M from the Gulf of Mexico Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will be used to improve water quality in northeast Louisiana.
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EPA Visits Halfmoon Creek Watershed In Centre County, PA To Learn More About Local Conservation Efforts, Water Quality Improvements
3/27/2024
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz visited Centre County, Pennsylvania to see first-hand the positive impact ClearWater Conservancy is having on local and downstream water quality.