Cheryl MacKelvie

Coalition Letter Sent to USEPA and OMB CASA, as part of a coalition of organizations representing the water and wastewater sectors and local government, sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) emphasizing the concern that designating PFOS and PFOA as hazardous substances under CERCLA will [...]

NACWA Releases White Paper on Critical Need to Maintain Biosolids Management Options NACWA has developed a policy paper outlining the importance to clean water utilities of maintaining all three well-regulated options for biosolids management – incineration, landfilling, and land application – even in the wake of concerns over per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals. Responding to policy decisions [...]

Clean and Efficient Energy Project Expected to Save $83 Million The Board of Directors of West County Wastewater (WCW) has announced plans for a comprehensive energy, infrastructure, and process improvement project designed to significantly reduce the organization’s carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions. This infrastructure upgrade project will reduce West County Wastewater’s overall greenhouse gas emissions [...]

Final “Ask the Experts” Webinar Next Week! Join us on Thursday, June 30 from 9:30am to 11:00am for our final webinar in the CASA Ask the Experts webinar series: Air Quality, Climate Change and Energy (ACE) Essentials. Over the past several years there has been a dramatic expansion of the intersection between wastewater and the [...]

AB 2247 (Bloom) CASA’s co-sponsored bill, AB 2247 (Bloom) was heard yesterday and passed from the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.  The bill, which requires the disclosure of PFAS in products on publicly accessible database, will next be considered in the Senate Appropriations Committee later this summer.  Thank you to all of the CASA member agencies [...]

USEPA Propose to Implement State Revolving Loan Fund Program Buy America Waiver Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) program-wide waiver for public input as required by Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Comments are to be provided by June 29, 2022. Under the proposal, the agency seeks [...]

CASA 2022 “Ask the Experts” Webinar Series Join us for the final series of CASA-led “Ask the Experts” webinars! CASA is pleased to announce that we will be wrapping up with series with a final webinar on air quality, climate change and energy! Hosted by CASA’s Greg Kester and Sarah Deslauriers. This virtual workshop is free [...]

CASA Annual Conference: Registration Now Open! CASA is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Annual Conference on August 10 - 12 at the Resort at Squaw Creek! We are excited to return to the Lake Tahoe area after many years away and look forward to seeing you in person once again. The theme [...]

AB 2247 Passes off the Assembly Floor! CASA is happy to report that AB 2247 passed off the Assembly Floor yesterday evening and is now headed to the Senate. It was a close vote and was passed with one vote to spare! Thank you to all the agencies that reached out and expressed support to their [...]

Senators Introduce Western Drought Relief Legislation Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), joined by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kristen Sinema (D-AZ), introduced the Support To Rehydrate the Environment, Agriculture, and Municipalities Act (STREAM, S. 4231). S. 4231 is a comprehensive reauthorization of many the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act’s (WIIN) expiring provisions. WIIN was [...]