New Water Projects Receive $28.97 Million Federal Cash Boost to Improve Water Reliability in the West
Funding to support projects to increase water supply reliability amid climate change WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Nov. 07, 2023 — The Bureau of Reclamation has announced it will provide $28.97 million in financial aid for 31 potential new water reuse and desalination projects to help create new water supply sources less vulnerable to drought and climate change. The funding will help prepare feasibility studies and undertake planning efforts such as preliminary project design and environmental compli...
The Ultimate Guide to Combatting Water Scarcity: Introducing the IDA Desalination and Reuse Handbook 2023/24
Oxford, England – By 2050 water scarcity will affect the lives of 5 billion people. Demand for freshwater is increasing rapidly, and the combination of climate change, the legacy of the COVID pandemic, a volatile energy market, and global supply chain issues only looks set to amplify this issue. In partnership with the International Desalination Association, Global Water Intelligence’s desalination and reuse market analysts have designed the IDA Desalination & Reuse Handbook 2023/24 as the ul...
House Republicans Take Aim at Water Infrastructure Funding in Upcoming Vote to Slash State Revolving Fund Program
NACWA Warns Congress Against, “Irreparable Harm to US Water Infrastructure Upgrades, and Endangering the Health and Safety of American Families,” Contained in House FY24 Interior, Environment, And Related Agencies Spending Bill. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) today published a letter sent to Members of the House of Representatives, detailing serious risks to the water sector from massive spending cuts to State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs fo...
8 Tech Companies Selected to Partner with NYC Department of Environmental Protection in Inaugural Environmental Tech Lab
Public-private initiative will leverage global tech sector to help meet regional climate resilience goals Today the Environmental Tech Lab (ETL) announced that eight companies have been selected to collaborate with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to test technologies designed to enhance operational efficiency and data utilization at the nation’s largest municipal water and wastewater utility. The ETL, launched earlier this year by DEP and Partnership Fund f...
World Water Works Offers inDENSE® Technology Through Cost-Effective ROi Program
World Water Works (WWW) announces its new ROi program, which makes it easier than ever for municipalities to integrate its inDENSE® gravimetric selection technology into existing activated sludge systems. The ROi program enables municipal wastewater operations to unlock the operational benefits of inDENSE while maintaining financial flexibility. Short- and long-term inDENSE equipment rentals are available, as well as lease-to-own options. This structure ensures wastewater plants can enhance t...
Global Gateway: Team Europe launches technical assistance to boost water, sanitation, solid waste, flood protection and clean oceans projects in the Caribbean
The technical assistance (TA) will start identifying suitable projects in 15 countries in the Caribbean, in the water, sanitation and solid waste sectors, as well as those contributing to flood protection and healthy oceans. The TA will support the preparation and implementation of selected projects without charge, delivering on the EU-LAC Global Gateway Investment Agenda. It is funded by an €8.5 million grant from the EU’s Caribbean Investment Facility. The TA consortiu...
International Code Council Releases 2021 International Water Conservation Code Provisions
2021 IWCCP contains water conservation-related provisions from the Code Council’s 2021 International Codes® (I-Codes) Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council recently released the 2021 International Water Conservation Code Provisions (IWCCP). This resource provides the best and most comprehensive tool for the design, installation and administration of potable and non-potable water conservation and efficiency systems. “The world needs a much greater sense of urgency about water sc...
AWWA, NRWA renew call for collaborative approach after EPA withdraws cybersecurity rule
(Denver, Colorado) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it is withdrawing its March 2023 Cybersecurity Rule. The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and National Rural Water Association (NRWA) are pleased with the decision and have renewed their call for a collaborative approach to cybersecurity measures in the water sector. AWWA and NRWA joined the States of Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa in a legal challenge to the rule on behalf of their memberships. They poin...
ASTERRA technology now used for wastewater exfiltration
Locating sewer defects using remote Earth observation is critical to protecting human health and the environment San Diego – ASTERRA’s satellite infrastructure intelligence solutions are now in use to locate wastewater exfiltration in three ongoing projects. The City of Garland, Texas, Anglian Water in the United Kingdom, and the Israel Water (national) Authority, all use ASTERRA’s Recover solution for water leak detection and have now extended their projects to include ASTERRA’s Rec...
Public Water Utilities Warn Congress: Cuts to Clean Water State Revolving Fund Will Derail Water Infrastructure Projects Across The Country
Todd Swingle, Executive Director of Toho Water Authority in Kissimmee, FL Testifies to U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. AND ORLANDO, FL – Just hours in advance of an expected shutdown of the federal government, public water utility executives from Florida, joined by business and environmental experts from across the country, painted a dire picture of the impact that deep cuts to the Clean Water State Re...
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