Funding News

  1. Global Water Resources Acquires Seven Water Systems From Tucson Water, Adding 2,200 Customer Connections 7/9/2025

    Global Water Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: GWRS), a pure-play water resource management company, has completed the previously announced acquisition of seven water systems from Tucson Water, the City of Tucson’s water utility.

  2. SL Environmental Law Group Announces Award Of More Than $900M To Clients From PFAS Water Contamination Settlements 7/8/2025

    In a landmark moment for the water industry and environmental justice, funds from the historic 3M and DuPont water settlements — the largest of their kind in U.S. history — are now being released to relieve water providers of some of the financial burden of removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from their drinking water.

  3. AMWA: "One Big Beautiful Bill" Preserves Municipal Bonds 7/7/2025

    The final version of the massive Republican-backed budget reconciliation bill approved by Congress and signed by President Trump into law makes no changes to the current tax-exempt status of municipal bond interest, securing a major victory for AMWA and other advocates of affordable infrastructure financing.

  4. GLWA Sewer System Bonds Receive Upgrade To AA / Utility Executes Successful Bond Transaction To Secure Funding For Regional Water And Wastewater System Improvements And Garners Money-Saving Refunding 7/2/2025

    The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) has executed a successful bond transaction at favorable rates to fund $280M in capital improvements for the regional water and wastewater systems and secured $77M in cashflow savings ($61M of present value savings) by refinancing eligible outstanding bonds.

  5. DEC Launches New Water Grants Data Portal 6/27/2025

    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today launched the DEC Division of Water Grants Data Portal, an interactive web-based mapper that contains a comprehensive dataset of grants awarded to water quality and habitat projects.

  6. AQUASOL - Advancing Renewable Energy-Powered Solutions For Water Desalination 6/25/2025

    The EU-funded AQUASOL project unites partners across Europe to integrate renewable energy into desalination systems and drive sustainable water treatment solutions.

  7. Jacobs Technologies Feature In Three Winning Water Innovation Projects 6/20/2025

    Three projects featuring Jacobs-developed technologies and expertise have been named winners of the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge by the Ofwat Innovation Fund.

  8. Advancing Renewable Energy-Powered Solutions For Water Desalination 6/17/2025

    The University of Manchester is part of the EU-funded AQUASOL project, working to address global water scarcity through renewable energy-powered desalination.

  9. Biogas, Forever Chemicals And Sand Filtration: Cranfield Supports Three Innovative Projects To Address Water Sector Challenges 6/16/2025

    Cranfield University is involved with three projects recently awarded funding from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund Water Breakthrough Challenge. Winning a share of £42M in funding, the projects will focus on solutions to some of the water sector’s biggest challenges.

  10. Collaborate With New York City's Globally Renowned Water Network: Environment Tech Lab Launches Third Annual Tech Competition 6/16/2025

    The Environmental Tech Lab (ETL)—a public-private initiative by of the Partnership Fund for New York City and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)—today launched the third year of the Environmental Tech Lab’s annual competition, seeking tech-driven approaches to support DEP’s objectives in Operations Optimization & Analytics and Emergency Response & Security.