Funding News

  1. Almar Water Solutions Wins Aramco Zuluf Expansion, Boosting Capacity To More Than 300,000 Cubic Meters Per Day 7/30/2026

    Almar Water Solutions, part of Jameel Environmental Services and a global leader in water infrastructure development and services, has been awarded the expansion of the Zuluf Water Treatment Project by Aramco, with the project expected to proceed to financial close, subject to customary conditions.

  2. Barhale Completes Anglian Water's First Plant Tackling Emerging Contaminant Cypermethrin 7/27/2026

    Barhale has completed construction of Anglian Water’s first treatment plant designed to remove the pesticide Cypermethrin and protect the local water environment.

  3. EIB And ACEA Sign €450M Agreement To Modernise Water Infrastructure In Lazio 7/27/2026

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €450M financing package for ACEA to support the modernisation and upgrading of water infrastructure in the Lazio region.

  4. EPA Announces $30 Million To Support Small Water Systems And Advance Implementation Of Real Water Technical Assistance 7/24/2026

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $30 million in grant funding, under EPA’s Real Water Technical Assistance Initiative, to provide training and technical assistance that will improve water quality in small and rural communities across America. Supporting small water systems in their work to meet requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act helps ensure all Americans have access to clean and reliable water and helps Make America Healthy Again.

  5. The Troubling Paradox Facing Water Utilities: Conserving Water While Driving Up Rates 7/23/2026

    A growing operational headache is brewing in the Western U.S.: successful water conservation is putting utility revenues and climate resilience on a collision course.

  6. How Should Wastewater Utilities Navigate The Looming Federal Funding Cliff? 7/20/2026

    For the past few years, the water sector has been enjoying a wave of federal investment, courtesy of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The bill poured $55 billion into the nation’s water systems. But this money is set to expire soon.

  7. Water-Cleaning Insects, Smart Sewage Batteries And Chemical-Busting Bubbles Among Finalists Of £7.5M Water Discovery Challenge 7/20/2026

    Twenty projects have been named finalists of the Water Innovation Fund’s second Water Discovery Challenge, which aims to accelerate the development and adoption of innovations to support the water sector’s greatest challenges.

  8. Pennsylvania American Water Awarded PENNVEST Funding Totaling $64+ Million For Water Infrastructure Improvement Projects In Allegheny, Cumberland And Susquehanna Counties 7/17/2026
  9. Governor Stein, Department Of Environmental Quality Announce $244 Million For Drinking Water And Wastewater Projects 7/17/2026

    Today Governor Josh Stein announced that 28 counties across North Carolina will receive more than $244 million in funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects, with $44 million going to western North Carolina to continue Hurricane Helene recovery. 

  10. Southland JV Awarded The Winnipeg North End Treatment Plant Upgrade - Biosolids Facilities Progressive Design - Build Project 7/17/2026

    Southland Holdings, Inc. (“Southland”) announced today that Red River Biosolids Partners, a joint venture comprised of Aecon, MWH Constructors, and Oscar Renda Contracting of Canada, a Southland subsidiary, in which each partner holds a 33.3% interest, has completed the collaborative development phase and has been awarded an approximately $815M CAD contract by the City of Winnipeg for the North End Water Pollution Control Centre (“NEWPCC”) Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade – Biosolids Facilities progressive design-build project in Manitoba.