Funding News

  1. EPA Allocates $409.4M To North Carolina To Prepare Local Drinking Water Utilities For Future Natural Disasters 8/11/2025

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated $409.4M to North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) for public water systems to improve local drinking water utility infrastructure so their systems can better withstand natural disasters.

  2. Central Texas Angel Network Leads $2.6M+ In Funding For Wastewater And Biogas Treatment Solutions 8/7/2025

    The Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) leads $2.6M in funding across two clean-tech companies that are addressing some of the most urgent and overlooked challenges in global water and wastewater systems.

  3. Ten-Year Plan To Transform Davyhulme Wastewater Treatment Works 8/6/2025

    United Utilities has submitted a planning application for the first phase of a ten-year plan that will transform how the wastewater of more than a million people in Greater Manchester is treated.

  4. WestWater Research Expands Into Texas Amid Historic $20B Water Infrastructure Investment Into Water Supply And Flood Protection 8/4/2025

    WestWater Research (“WestWater” or the “Company”), the leading advisory firm specializing in water rights and water markets in the United States, today announced its strategic expansion into the Texas market and the hiring of Sharlene Leurig as its first Texas Regional Director.

  5. House And Senate Appropriators Approve Dueling EPA Funding Bills 7/28/2025

    Last week, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees passed their respective Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations bills. The House bill retained the same funding levels as its draft version, which contained 23 percent cuts to the EPA budget and a 20 percent reduction to the Drinking Water SRF program from FY25 funding levels. 

  6. Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District Receives Top National Recognition For Financial Reporting Excellence 7/25/2025

    For the third year in a row, Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District has been awarded the prestigious Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).

  7. Yosemite National Park Breaks Ground On Modernized Wastewater Treatment Plant 7/24/2025

    Yosemite National Park celebrated a major milestone today in meeting its long-term infrastructure sustainability goals with the official groundbreaking for the new El Portal Wastewater Treatment Plant, a transformative $239M investment funded through the Great American Outdoors Act’s Legacy Restoration Fund, which was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump in 2020.

  8. Quest Water Global Announces Strategic Government Partnership 7/24/2025

    QUEST WATER GLOBAL, INC. (OTCID: QWTR) ("Quest" and/or the "Company"), announced today that the Company has entered into a strategic partnership agreement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) with the National Office for Rural Hydraulics (“ONHR”), a branch of the Ministry of Rural Development (“MRD”).

  9. UKWIR Research Explores FOG-Based Wastewater Charging 7/23/2025

    A robust move towards preventative, source-control solutions to prevent pollutants from entering the wastewater system in England and Wales was a key recommendation of the Independent Water Commission (IWC), which unveiled its Final Report on 21 July.

  10. Congressman Sorensen Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Re-Establish Federal Program To Help Working Families Afford Clean Drinking Water 7/23/2025

    Representatives Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Sharice Davids (KS-03) introduced their bipartisan Low-Income Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act.