ASDWA Weekly Update 11/02/18

Successful ASDWA Annual Conference

ASDWA’s 33rd Annual Conference in Des Moines, IA last month was a great success. Forty-three of the fifty states attended, and many brought multiple staff to better capture all the important information shared at this event. Our EPA partners and others in the water industry also came to Des Moines to bring total attendance to […] Read More ›

NGA Webinar on Water Utility Consolidation Held this Week

On October 31, the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices held a webinar on “State Level Policies to Promote Water Utility Consolidation” as part of the Water Policy Learning Network. The speakers for the webinar were Gary Larimore, the Executive Director of Kentucky Rural Water Association, and Deborah Dewey, the President of Indiana […] Read More ›

AWWA Holds Annual Water Infrastructure Conference

Earlier this week, more than 700 water professionals convened in Atlanta to discuss water infrastructure, asset management, water loss, cyber security, emergency management, and innovation in the water industry. Risk and resilience was one of the primary discussion topics, focusing on water utility preparedness related to Black Sky events, cybersecurity, and usage of EPA tools. […] Read More ›

EPA Invites 39 Projects to Apply for WIFIA Loans

On Thursday, 11/1, EPA announced that 39 projects had been selected to apply for WIFIA Loans. This is the second round of selection for potential WIFIA loans, and the selected projects include a wide variety of drinking water, wastewater, and storm sewer projects across the country. Read More ›

New Cybersecurity Guide for the Water Sector from AWWA

Earlier this week, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) released a cybersecurity guide for the water sector that provides some details about risks and responsibilities for the sector. The guide explains why cybersecurity needs to be a top priority for water and wastewater systems and the communities that they serve. The threats are persistent and […] Read More ›

Focus on Water Affordability

Challenges with water affordability for low-income households are longstanding, and as rates increase to address aging infrastructure and other concerns, the challenges increase. Two recent actions indicate how those in Congress and the water industry are trying to address these problems. On October 10, Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced S 3564, […] Read More ›