Advocacy News
The Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program and Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects Program are administered by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development; A key difference in…
Read MoreThe D.C. Circuit ruled the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can’t withdraw its “regulatory determination” from 2011 to set a standard for perchlorate levels in drinking water; EPA concluded in 2020 that perchlorate…
Read MoreInfrastructure Week Events are being held across the country this week through May 19; In D.C., the APWA Government Affairs team will be participating in a variety of activities; Be sure…
Read MoreRepublicans and Democrats remain divided on certain aspects of permitting reform for infrastructure and energy projects, but have expressed more optimism about agreement there versus spending levels; Rep. Graves (R-LA),…
Read MoreAs Congress begins deliberations about a legislative reauthorization of the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the U.S. House Subcommittee on Higher Education & Workforce Development held a May…
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the new definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) just before the end of the year; The final rule restores essential water…
Read MoreThe start of a new Congress means new public policy priorities for APWA; Our 118th Public Policy Priorities remain: Emergency Management, Transportation, and Water Resiliency; For awareness, every two years,…
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