Funding News

  1. Ofwat Chief Urges Suppliers To 'Be Assertive' 3/17/2020

    Ofwat’s chief executive Rachel Fletcher urged members of the supply community to actively engage with water companies and be assertive to ensure their voices are heard ahead of the 2020-2025 investment period.

  2. Shaheen, Carper & Schumer Introduce Landmark Legislation To Fund PFAS Cleanup 3/16/2020

    Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation with Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to help communities combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination and exposure in drinking water and groundwater.

  3. Reclamation Provides $2.8M For Watershed Group Development And Restoration Planning 3/16/2020

    The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 29 projects to receive $2.8M to complete watershed group development, watershed restoration planning and watershed management project design.

  4. Taweelah IWP Obtains The First Ever ‘Sustainable Loan’ Qualification For A Desalination Project 3/11/2020

    ACWA Power and Natixis are proud to announce that the Taweelah IWP has obtained the first-ever “sustainable loan” qualification for a water desalination project globally.

  5. EPA Announces $62M Water Infrastructure Loan To The City Of Morro Bay 3/10/2020

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $62M Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Morro Bay, California to replace the City’s aging wastewater treatment plant with a new treatment and water recycling facility.

  6. Introduction Of ARPA-H2O Legislation Will Advance Clean Water Research And Innovation, Says NACWA 3/9/2020

    Bipartisan legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives this past Friday to establish and fund a federal Advanced Research Projects Agency – Water to provide funding assistance to drinking water and clean water systems, private sector entities, academic research institutions, and nonprofit organizations that are developing innovative and technologically advanced methods to improve the treatment, monitoring, delivery, affordability and safety of drinking water and clean water.

  7. Maryland Board Of Public Works Approves $5.6M Grant To WSSC Water To Help Protect The Chesapeake Bay 3/4/2020

    The Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) today approved a $5.595M Bay Restoration Fund Grant to help fund WSSC Water’s share of major upgrades to the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Washington, D.C. The upgrades significantly reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous, nutrients that contribute to poor water quality, from entering the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.

  8. WWEMA Member Market Survey Reflects Sales Increases 3/3/2020

    The Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) has released the results of its 2019 WWEMA Member Market Indicators Survey.

  9. Reclamation Completes First Group Of Congressionally-Mandated Central Valley Project Contract Conversions 2/28/2020

    The Bureau of Reclamation executed congressionally-mandated contract conversions today with Central Valley Project contractors pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.

  10. James Heath Appointed National Infrastructure Commission’s Chief Executive Officer 2/26/2020

    James Heath, currently Director of Digital Infrastructure at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Infrastructure Commission.