Funding News

31. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Cancels 400+ Grants In 4^th Round Of Cuts With DOGE, Saving Americans More Than $1.7B 3/10/2025

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, with the assistance of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), identified and cancelled more than 400 additional grants across nine unnecessary programs totaling $1.7B in savings for the American people. 

32. Global Water Resources Files General Rate Case Application For GW-Santa Cruz And GW-Palo Verde Utilities In Pinal County 3/10/2025

    Global Water Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: GWRS), a pure-play water resource management company, has filed a general rate case application with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) related to the Global Water – Santa Cruz Water Company, Inc. (GW-Santa Cruz) and Global Water – Palo Verde Utilities Company, Inc. (GW-Palo Verde) that provide water, wastewater and recycled water services in Pinal County, Arizona.

33. West Virginia American Water Invests Over $119M In System Upgrades Statewide In 2024 2/28/2025

    West Virginia American Water announced today its 2024 end-of-year investment total for system improvements, totaling more than $119M in water and wastewater system upgrades throughout its service area.

34. Stratus Team Acquires ESI, Expanding Water Resources Expertise 2/26/2025

    Stratus Team, LLC (“Stratus” or the “Company”), an integrated engineering, architecture, and consulting firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Engineering Strategies, Inc. (ESI), a Marietta, Georgia-based firm specializing in water and wastewater engineering services.

35. AMWA Endorses Bipartisan Legislation To Reinstate Advance Refunding 2/25/2025

    Last week, Reps. David Kustoff (R-Tenn.), Rudy Yakym (R-Ind.), Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) introduced AMWA-endorsed legislation, H.R. 1255, the Investing in Our Communities Act. AMWA is joined by other institutions in supporting this legislation.

36. EPA Announces $147M WIFIA Loan To Increase Drinking Water Reliability In South Florida 2/18/2025

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a $147M Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority.

37. EPA Announces $110M WIFIA Loan To Enhance Drinking Water Reliability In Drought-Prone Region Of Utah 2/18/2025

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a $110M Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Weber Basin Water Conservancy District in northern Utah.

38. PERENfra Announces Perennial Infrastructure Fund I 2/13/2025

    PERENfra LLC ("PERENfra") today announced the launch of Perennial Infrastructure Fund I™ (the "Fund"), a private investment fund focused on core water infrastructure assets.

39. AMWA, Partners Go To Bat For Municipal Bonds 2/10/2025

    AMWA and its partners in the Public Finance Network wrote to all members of the House and Senate at the end of January to remind lawmakers of the critical value of tax-exempt municipal bonds, ahead of an anticipated tax reform debate that could put the financing mechanism at risk.

40. New Policy Brief: How States Can Lead On Water 2/10/2025

    Securing water system funding is key to ensuring all Americans have safe, reliable, and affordable access to water and wastewater services.