Prioritizing H2O with WATER Act
Bill Would Set Aside $35 B Annually for Drinking, Wastewater With the most recent drought, Californians are again having to reckon with an urgent water crisis. But [...]
Drought Adversities Require Diverse Portfolio
Tapping Different Options As California and eight other western states face severe drought, the nearly 60 million people affected must now seriously consider ways to access life’s [...]
EPA Awards $388M WIFIA Loan for Innovative Water Project
Water Reuse in San Diego County to Produce Purified Water The demand for drinking water is high in California. Now a loan of $388 million from the [...]
Funding Desperately Needed for California Water Infrastructure
Many Public Water Systems at Risk “Utterly unacceptable that in 2020, we still can't guarantee clean water to communities across America. It's a fundamental human right. We have [...]
State Invests Another $220 M in Salton Sea Restoration
Builds Upon Previous Project Funding The largest body of water within California is now getting another large chunk of funding. As part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $5.1 billion [...]
EPA Announces $6.5 Billion in New Funding for Water Infrastructure
Support for Wide Range of Projects in Large, Small Communities In an address during a Water Week, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced new [...]
Construction Project Helps Fish Passage
Transforming an Ecosystem in Orange County Commuters via I-5 and Metrolink may not be aware that barriers below this infrastructure have been problematic for an important ecosystem. Now [...]
Hearings Address ‘Driving the Road to Recovery: Rebuilding America’s Transportation Infrastructure’
Senate, House Discuss Issue Committees in the United States Senate and House of Representatives host hearings on “Driving the Road to Recovery: Rebuilding America’s Transportation Infrastructure” to examine [...]
Historic $111B Investment in Water Infrastructure
Drinking Water, Stormwater, Wastewater With the unveiling of President Biden’s ambitious $2 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan, it’s more than roads, bridges, ports, and transit systems getting attention. [...]
State Investing $200 M to Restore Salton Sea
California’s Biggest Lake Getting Much-Needed Attention “It’s a long time in coming,” said California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot about the $200 million the state is investing on [...]