Cheryl MacKelvie

White House Publishes Guidebook for IIJA Infrastructure Implementation The White House has published the “Building a Better America” guidebook for states, local governments, and Territories to assist in the understanding and coordinating the implementation Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), commonly known as the bipartisan infrastructure law. Over the coming weeks, the Administration will publish [...]

New Scholarship Available The CASA Education Foundation, East Bay Dischargers Authority, and the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies are proud to present the Bruce Wolfe Memorial Scholarship which honors the former Executive Officer of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, an impactful steward of the Bay environment and supporter of expanding diversity [...]

IERCA Recognized as Large-Scale Compost Manufacturer of the Year The Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority (IERCA) was recently recognized as the Large-Scale Compost Manufacturer of the Year at the United States Composting Council’s (USCC) Annual Conference and Tradeshow. This award is presented to a commercial-scale U.S. composting facility that produces more than 10,000 tons of [...]

Funding for County-wide and Regional Funding Programs The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has opened a County-wide and Regional Funding Solicitation for counties or eligible partner entities to receive funding to implement county-wide or regional programs that address drought-related and/or contamination issues for state small water systems and domestic wells serving disadvantaged communities and low-income households. [...]

PIPES Act Introduced in House Last week, Representatives Lisa McClain (R-MI) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) introduced the "Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting Environmental Stewardship Act" (PIPES Act, H.R. 6591) to codify a flushability certification process for the marketing of single-use "flushable" wet wipes. The PIPES Act is complementary to the WIPPES Act (HR 4602) that requires [...]

Join us Feb 28 - Mar 1 for CASA’s 2022 Washington D.C. Policy Forum Time is running out! Make plans to join your clean water peers at the 2022 Washington D.C. Policy Forum on February 28-March 1. The D.C. Policy Forum provides an opportunity for you to discuss significant legislative priorities with federal leaders that directly impact [...]

$600 Million Available Statewide to Cover Unpaid Wastewater Bills from the Pandemic The State Water Resources Control Board has funding available to provide relief to wastewater agencies and wastewater billing entities for unpaid customer debt accrued during the Pandemic. The California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program covers residential and commercial customer debt accrued March [...]

Welcome New Associate Members! CV Strategies   Bloom Energy   EPA Announces $250 Million WIFIA Loan Awarded to USD In mid-January, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $250 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Union Sanitary District. EPA’s WIFIA loan will help fund upgrades to the District’s aging [...]

LIHWAP Water Systems Informational Webinar On Tuesday, February 15 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and Wednesday, February 16 from 10:00am to 11:00am, the California Department of Community Services & Development (CSD) will be hosting informational webinars regarding the disbursement of the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) funds. LIHWAP provides financial assistance to low-income Californians [...]

2022-23 State Budget On Monday, January 10th Governor Newsom introduced his 2022-23 State Budget proposal. Revenues are again surging resulting in a projected $20 billion revenue surplus. Prior revenue forecasts released by the independent Legislative Analyst’s office projected a $31 billion budget surplus in 2022-23, creating an approximate $10 billion discrepancy in available discretionary spending. Beginning in March [...]