Cheryl MacKelvie

We are as excited as ever to spend another year working together with you! From all of us here at CASA, we wish you a successful and very Happy New Year. As we say goodbye to 2021 and forge ahead into 2022, it’s not yet clear when things will return to normal, or what the [...]

CASA Winter Conference Canceled We are sad to announce that due to the recent COVID surge associated with the omicron variant, and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our members and staff, CASA has decided to cancel its upcoming Winter Conference scheduled for January 19-21 in Palm Springs. Every year we look forward to [...]

Join us in the Nation’s Capital 2022 holds great possibilities and opportunities for our federal legislative priorities. That’s why we urge you to join us at our Washington D.C. Policy Forum February 28-March 1. The event will feature an excellent program with speakers that include Congressional staff, reporters, and national water associations providing their perspective on the [...]

Happy Holidays from the CASA Staff! Wishing you lots of cheer, from here to there!   2021 In Review: Message to the Membership As 2021 draws to a close, it is a good time to reflect on our accomplishments and celebrate the successes of the past year. CASA is pleased to share a summary of [...]

Parading Through Napa to Promote Sewer Health The weekend after Thanksgiving, Napa Sanitation District (NapaSan) employees got into the holiday spirit to spread the word about only flushing the 3 P’s- pee, poop, and (toilet) paper in Napa’s holiday parade! Staff from every department, along with a few family members, decorated the agency's truck with [...]

Making a Positive Impact in 2021 and Beyond Take the pledge! The CASA Education Foundation pledge program makes college more affordable by supporting students interested in working on becoming the next generation of clean water professionals. With help from CASA members, we can work together to offer critical scholarship aid through the CASA Education Foundation by [...]

Buy American Deadlines and Guidance As most of you know, the President has signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The $1.2 trillion package provides the largest federal clean water federal investments in decades for communities to update aging infrastructure, as well as helps address growing climate, water quality, and affordability challenges. One area of concern [...]

2022 CASA Winter Conference Returns to Palm Springs Join us at CASA’s 2022 Winter Conference at the Hilton Palm Springs, January 19-21. Bring your colleagues and join the panel sessions on hot topic items facing all our agencies, including infrastructure funding, climate resiliency, public messaging, PFAS, and much more! We are also bringing back the [...]

Explore Hot Topics at the 2022 CASA Winter Conference Join us at CASA’s 2022 Winter Conference at the Hilton Palm Springs on January 19-21. Bring your colleagues and join the hot topic discussions we are all concerned with including infrastructure funding, climate resiliency, public messaging, PFAS, and much more! We are also bringing back all [...]

IRS Releases Guidance The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance on the taxability of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds established under the American Rescue Plan Act (SLFR Funds) used to pay utility bills during the pandemic. Under the new guidance, payments received under SLFR Funds is not considered gross income and thus [...]