U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Fri December 28, 2018
EPA Awards Arizona $30.8M for Drinking Water, Wastewater Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $30.8 million to Arizona for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements. "These funds will be used for numerous local projects that will boost the economy while improving water systems," said Mike Stoker, EPA Pacific Southwest regional administrator....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Fri December 28, 2018
Celebrating 50 Years of Arizona's Water Conservation Project
Fifty years ago, the act authorizing the Central Arizona Water Conservation Project was signed, setting in motion a project that would take 20 years to complete and would dramatically improve life in the Arizona desert....
Providence Journal - Thu December 06, 2018
Narragansett Bay Commission Invited to Apply for EPA Infrastructure Financing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) to apply for a $251 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to make infrastructure improvements to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) as a part of NBC's continuing CSO program....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 04, 2018
NTMWD Builds $1.6B Bois d'Arc Lake
Intended to meet the water needs of north Texas for generations to come, Bois d'Arc Lake is the first major reservoir under construction in the state in almost 30 years. Construction began in April 2018, and is moving forward at a steady pace....
New York City Department of Environmental Protection - Thu November 22, 2018
DEP Announces Start of $158M Project to Rehabilitate Catskill Aqueduct
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the start of a $158 million project to rehabilitate the Catskill Aqueduct, which has delivered drinking water from the Catskills to New York City for more than a century....
Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority - Tue November 20, 2018
N.M. Water Authority Gives 'Notice to Proceed' on Next Leg of FW2 Project
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) signed the construction agreement and has given official "Notice to Proceed" (NTP) in building a portion of its water delivery system to eastern New Mexico communities....
Office of U.S. Senator Tom Carper - Thu November 08, 2018
Carper Highlights Water Infrastructure Bill Benefits for Port of Wilmington
On Oct. 15, at the Port of Wilmington, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), highlighted significant Delaware wins in the bill America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) — a major bipartisan, bicameral water infrastructure bill that Carper co-authored along with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)....
Associated Press - Tue October 23, 2018
Officials Seek Judge's OK on Bond for Wastewater Treatment Plant
HEYBURN, Idaho (AP) Officials in the south-central Idaho city of Heyburn have agreed to move toward asking a judge to approve a bond to cover the cost of a major wastewater treatment upgrade rather than asking voters to approve the bond....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 17, 2018
Indiana American Water Expands Treatment Capability
Indiana American Water, a subsidiary of American Water Company in Richmond, Ind., is currently in the middle of a $45 million upgrade to the company's water treatment endeavors. Work will include the construction of a new water treatment plant and a new raw water pumping station....
Brown and Caldwell - Tue September 25, 2018
APWA Names Idaho, Wash. Public Works Projects Nation's Best
The American Public Works Association (APWA) has announced the winners of its 2018 Public Works Projects of the Year competition. The awards program promotes excellence in the management and administration of public works projects, recognizing the alliance among the managing agency, the contractor, the consultant, and their cooperative achievements....
