ARCHIVE SITE - Last updated Jan. 19, 2017. Please visit www.NACWA.org for the latest NACWA information.
ARCHIVE SITE - Last updated Jan. 19, 2017. Please visit www.NACWA.org for the latest NACWA information.
NACWA is ramping up its vital efforts to broaden support in Congress for inclusion of a strong wastewater infrastructure component in the second economic stimulus package that has dominated this week’s session of Congress. The Association continues to update its list of ready-to-go projects, now totaling nearly $9 billion, and to utilize it to broaden support for increased wastewater project funding levels in meetings with key House and Senate staff. This list has been essential in our efforts to make the case to Congress that public wastewater utilities have sufficient projects to warrant inclusion in stimulus legislation, and that these projects are ready-to-go and can create solid jobs in the near-term. The list does not, however, guarantee that the projects on it will receive funding.
Timing of Stimulus Package Remains UnclearWith Senate Republicans already having blocked passage of one stimulus package in September and having given no indication that they would support the $100.3 billion economic recovery package that was proposed this week by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), it is looking more likely that this will be President-elect Obama’s top priority for action in 2009.
NACWA Works to Define “Ready-To-Go” Project Funding Eligibility – Recommends Members Apply for CWSRF FundsNACWA sent a letter Nov. 13 to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and to key staff strongly recommending that stimulus funds not go solely to projects currently backlogged on the CWSRF’s Intended Use Plan (IUP) list. Specifically, the Association is urging the inclusion of language in the
Next Steps for NACWA Member ParticipationPlease send any further information that you have regarding ready-to-go projects (agency, name and brief description of project, location, and cost) to Byron DeLuke at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or at 202/833-4655. NACWA also encourages your use of the Association’s Write Congress Now feature on the NACWA homepage to send letters to your Representatives and Senators urging support for a stimulus package with a significant wastewater funding component. Please also set up meetings during the Congressional recess, that begins tomorrow, with your members of your delegation. NACWA will update its members as work on an economic stimulus moves forward. |
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Winter Conference
Next Generation Compliance …Where Affordability & Innovation Intersect
February 4 – 7, 2017
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel
Tampa, FL