Jul 09, 2020
On July 8, EPA released the Water Utility COVID-19 Financial Impact Tool to help drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater ("water") utilities assess the financial impact of the
Jun 22, 2020
On June 19, a federal judge in San Francisco denied a bid by a coalition of 18 Democratic state attorneys generals to put the regulation on hold nationwide, ruling that the plaintiffs didn't show
Apr 26, 2020
Webinar: April 29th - Water Week 2020 - Insights from Washington - Don't Miss!
Mar 26, 2020
On Mar. 25, the Senate passed a third coronavirus relief package, HR 748. The House is expected to pass it on Friday.
Feb 28, 2020
On Feb. 27, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alongside federal partners, released the National Water Reuse Action Plan: Collaborative Implementation, a collection of bold actions
Jan 15, 2020
On Jan. 8th, WEF sent both an individual letter and a joint letter (with others in the water sector) to Congress regarding the PFAS Action Act (HR 535).
Jun 12, 2019
On June 11, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the proposed rule - Clean Water Act (CWA) Methods Update Rule for Analysis of Effluent (SAN 6653).
Apr 10, 2019
On April 9, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 1087). The legislation is
Mar 21, 2019
On March 28 the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will hold a hearing at 10 A.M. entitled “Examining the federal response to the risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl
Mar 08, 2019
On March 7, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing on the Water Quality Protection and Jobs Creation Act of 2019 (H.R. 1497). This bill