Cheryl MacKelvie

2024 Special Districts Legislative Days As the California State Legislature wrestles with a projected $73 billion budget deficit and the courts and voters contemplate major constitutional actions on funding for essential services and infrastructure, Special Districts Legislative Days will once again provide a venue for all types of special districts to come together to understand [...]

CASA’s Jared Voskuhl Takes on a New Role as Director of Regulatory Affairs We are excited to share that Jared Voskuhl has taken on a new role here at CASA and will now serve as CASA’s Director of Regulatory Affairs. Jared will continue to take the lead on regulatory matters pertaining to water quality as [...]

House Passes Clean Water Permitting Legislation with NPDES Permit Term Extension On March 21, the House passed the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act (H.R. 7023) on a vote of 213-205. As part of the package, the House unanimously adopted Representative John Garamendi’s (D-CA) amendment to allow States, like California, with Clean Water Act [...]

IEUA Receives 2023 Recycled Water Agency of the Year Award The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA/Agency) was recognized by the WateReuse Association with the 2023 Recycled Water Agency of the Year Award during their 39thAnnual WateReuse Symposium in Denver, Colorado. The Agency was chosen as a winner in the Excellence in Action category for its [...]

Clarification Regarding IRA Energy Property Guidance The potential benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act to public wastewater agencies has been a hot topic this past year. There were some indications in recent Guidance that certain types of projects or components may not qualify for these incentives. However, following careful review and consultation with other stakeholders, [...]

CASA and CWEA Presents: Post COVID Wastewater-Based Surveillance (WBS) Update Join us April 2, at 10:00 a.m. for an update on wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) in a post COVID-19 world. Explore the latest advancements in monitoring for COVID variants and other pathogenic organisms in wastewater. Hear from speakers representing CDC (Amy Kirby), Stanford University (Ali Boehm), [...]

Sarah Deslauriers Takes on a New Role as Director of Air, Climate and Energy Programs! We are thrilled to share some exciting news with the CASA membership. Sarah Deslauriers, CASA’s long-time climate change program consultant, has officially joined the CASA team as a full-time team member! In her new capacity, Sarah will assume the role [...]

CASA Takes Positions on 2024 Legislation The CASA State Legislative Committee met on March 8th to review and take positions on bills of interest that have been introduced in the 2024 Legislative Session. All bills were required to be introduced by February 17th and are now in the process of being referred to the relevant policy committees [...]

President Transmits Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request On the heels of Congress averting a government shutdown, the Administration transmitted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request to Congress on March 11. Totaling $7.3 trillion, the transmittal of the President’s budget request to Congress marks the official start of the appropriations process to develop FY2025 spending [...]

Increasing Onsite Energy Production at NapaSan NapaSan is always working to maximize resource recovery as part of the wastewater treatment process. In addition to water recycling and biosolids reuse, NapaSan is continually striving to produce as much green energy as possible at their facility. The biogas produced from the solid materials that come into the [...]