Creating Connection Between Community and Water Utility Leaders – What We’re Learning
So many important decisions about water happen at the local level: Where to invest in green infrastructure or water efficiency? How to reduce sewer overflows to local creeks? What are the best [...]
Investing in Access to Clean and Safe Water Through the State Revolving Loan Funds
The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) last fall – or what is now known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – has been celebrated by advocates across the country [...]
Authentic Community-Water Utility Partnerships Yield Big Results
In Tucson, Arizona, water is scarce and temperatures can be scorching. As part of the Colorado River Basin, demand for water is outstripping availability, due in part to climate change. Tucson is [...]
What’s Inside the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for Water?
Understanding what’s inside a 1,000+ page bill can feel daunting- so we’ve done our best to pull out the details below in a longer-than-usual blog post (!) as well as some thoughts on what’s [...]
Funding Water Infrastructure in Your Community with American Rescue Plan Dollars
River Network Clean Water Fellow, Erin Kanzig contributed to this blog. As part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) back in March to [...]
Unpacking Federal Water Policy Progress, Gaps & What Lies Ahead
Like many of you, when the Biden Administration and the new Congress began their work at the start of this year, I began hopefully anticipating what they would do help ensure more people have [...]