Funding News

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Italy: EIB Provides €30M To Improve Water Service Efficiency And Resilience In Pescara 2/6/2025

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a €30M loan to Azienda Comprensoriale Acquedottistica S.p.A (ACA), the utility company providing integrated water services to around 450 000 people in the Italian provinces of Pescara, Chieti and Teramo.

  10. £550M Wastewater Removal Contracts Awarded 2/6/2025

    The total value of the combined contracts will be approximately £138M per year, with contracts due to start in 2025 for a four-year period, with an option to extend for an additional four years, taking the potential spend with these suppliers to approximately £1.09B.