Municipalities throughout the country continue to invest in their systems but face a regulatory landscape where everything is a priority and economics are an afterthought. If local public utilities cannot partner with states and the federal government to determine how best to squeeze maximum water quality benefit out of every dollar, then the next generation of water quality improvements will continue to elude us.

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Money Matters Developments

Below are the most recent developments involving NACWA's Money Matters...Smarter Investment to Advance Clean Water™ Campaign.

• 02/22/2013 — NACWA Discusses Affordability with Members of Congress
• 07/27/2012 — NACWA Meets with EPA to Discuss Implementation, Next Steps on Integrated Planning 
• 07/27/2012 — NACWA Testifies at House Hearing on Integrated Planning 
• 07/13/2012 — Money Matters Task Force Discusses Integrated Planning, NACWA Next Steps 
• 07/06/2012 — NACWA to Testify at House Hearing on Integrated Planning Implementation 
• 06/22/2012 — NACWA Commends EPA Efforts on Integrated Planning, Stresses Importance of Implementation 
• 06/15/2012 — EPA Releases Integrated Planning Framework
• 06/08/2012 — NACWA Money Matters Task Force Meets to Discuss Next Steps on Integrated Planning 

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Money Matters Legislation

NACWA is pleased to announce that Senator Brown (D-Ohio) introduced The Clean Water Affordability Act of 2012 (S. 2094) as part of NACWA's its Money Matters…Smarter Investment to Advance Clean Water ™ campaign.

Money Matters Tool Box

• White Paper, Two Sides of the Same Coin: Increased Investment & Regulatory Prioritization
• Tri-Fold, Increased Investment & Regulatory Prioritization
• Two Page Leave-Behind
• $100 Bill Flyer
• Public Agency Case Studies document
• Powerpoint Presentation

Of Interest

• NACWA Letter on EPA's Final Integrated Planning Framework 
• EPA Final Integrated Planning Framework
• EPA's Draft Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Framework Presentation
• Coalition Thank You Letter to EPA's Acting Assistant Administrator Stoner and Assistant Administrator Giles
• EPA Letter to EPA Regional Administrators on Integrated Permitting Framework

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NACWA's Money Matters Campaign in the News

• 01/26/2012 — Ohio Senator Considering Legislation To Codify Integrated Planning Approach, BNA
• 11/02/2011 — EPA Vows ‘Flexibility’ on Sewer Overflows in Victory for Strapped Cities, E&E News
• 04/18/2011 — Money Down the Drain, U.S. EPA Mandates Driving Up Costs, The Lima News
• 04/18/2011 — In Defense of Deep Tunnel, Chicago Tribune

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Affordability in the News

• 05/21/2012 — Seattle Negotiates Proposed Plan to Protect Local Waterways, Seattle.gov
• 05/19/2012 — Seattle's Clean-Water Settlement: Worst Pollution Would Get Priority, The Seattle Times
• 01/02/2012 — Last Sewer-Outflow Pollution Worth $1B to Stop?, The Seattle Times
• 07/10/2011 — State EPA to Consider Cost of Projects Under New Law, Lendgo.com

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