Cheryl MacKelvie

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 [...]

San Francisco Bay Water Board Names New Executive Officer CASA staff sends their congratulations to Eileen White, who was recently appointed as the new executive officer of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. Eileen has worked closely with CASA over the years in her role as director of East Bay Municipal Utility [...]

CASA 2022 “Ask the Experts” Webinar Series Join us as we continue a series of CASA-led “Ask the Experts” webinars! This series closes out with two final webinars on communications and air quality, climate change and energy! These virtual workshops are free and open to all CASA members. Check the CASA website and the Connects Newsletter as we [...]

Help us Welcome Spencer Saks to the CASA Family! CASA is pleased to introduce the newest member of our team, Spencer Saks. Spencer has been hired as CASA’s Legislative and Regulatory Analyst and will be supporting the state legislative and regulatory advocacy programs. His first day was Monday and he’s ready to hit the ground running. Spencer [...]

AB 2247 Advances, State Legislative Committee to Meet Next Week CASA is pleased to share that our co-sponsored bill, AB 2247 (Bloom) was heard in the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee last week and passed. The bill, which requires manufacturers to disclose PFAS in their products on a publicly accessible database, now advances to the Assembly [...]

CASA Joins Water Coalition Letter on PFAS, USEPA Announces Three Actions Last week, a coalition of water sector stakeholders, including CASA, sent a letter to the House Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works’ leadership urging Congress provide the water and wastewater sectors explicit [...]