The state of water and wastewater infrastructure and how to finance capital improvements continue to top the list of concerns facing water professionals throughout North America.
The U.S. EPA launched the Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center Jan. 16, with a goal to help communities across the country improve their wastewater, drinking water and stormwater systems,
Sixty-four percent of respondents indicated long-term water supply was critically important, and less than 1 percent rated it as unimportant.
In letters to U.S. senators and representatives on four decisive committees, the groups urged support for the creation of a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority.
The U.S. EPA released results of a survey showing that $384 billion in improvements are needed for the nation’s drinking water infrastructure through 2030.
The Water Environment Research Foundation seeks proposals for research that will result in technologies and techniques to reduce the cost and improve the effectiveness of operation, maintenance, management, and replacement
The U.S. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) issued a letter of support for the introduction of H.R. 2738, the “Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011.” The legislation,