Eileen O’Neill, executive director of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), wrote a letter to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, requesting that the Senate version of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill not restrict water resource recovery facilities from releasing water into the Great Lakes, even during a wet weather […]
Tag Archives: State Revolving Funds
WEF Urges Congress To Fund SRF Programs
August 24, 2015
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On June 18, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee voted for its version of FY16 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, and on June 16, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee passed its version. Both bills include major cuts to the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs, riders to block the Clean Water Rule, […]
U.S. House Committee Urged To Invest in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
May 8, 2015
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Leaders from the Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.), U.S. Conference of Mayors (Washington, D.C.), Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (Washington, D.C.), American Public Works Association (Kansas City, Mo.), American Water Works Association (Denver), National Association of Clean Water Agencies (Washington, D.C.), and the WateReuse Association (Alexandria, Va.) submitted a letter to the U.S. House of […]
WEF Joins in Sending Letters Supporting WIFIA Funding
December 22, 2014
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The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) has joined others in the water sector to ask U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan, and members of Congress to support funding for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) and Drinking Water and Clean Water […]
Learn About Pipe Bursting, SRFs, and Performance Measurements in Upcoming WEF Webcasts
December 5, 2014
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Pipe Bursting: A Mature and Diverse Trenchless Technology Pipe bursting is a trenchless method for renewing deteriorated and undersized gas, water, sewer, utility conduit, and other pipelines. It allows the replacement of existing pipes with a new pipe of the same or larger inner diameter, and offers a pipe replacement alternative designed to reduce disturbances […]
WEF, AWWA, and AMWA Urge Congress to Fully Fund SRF, WIFIA Pilots
July 10, 2014
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The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.), American Water Works Association (Denver), and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (Washington, D.C.) are working together to encourage public officials to fund clean water. On May 30, the organizations sent letters to the leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee and the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee requesting […]
WEF Urges Congress To Include WIFIA In WRDA
June 13, 2014
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During the recent National Water Policy Forum & Fly-In, members of congress stated that the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate are nearing a final compromise on the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). WRDA is expected to authorize more than $12 billion in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water infrastructure projects. On April 3, […]
From the President: Water Works
June 12, 2014
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Water Works is a headline for the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) water advocacy programs, the new catchphrase of the Value of Water Coalition, and a lesson from Infrastructure Week 2014. Like all good iconic themes, it conjures up multiple messages and meanings with just two words. WEF members are going to be hearing, […]
September 21, 2015
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