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USEPA Releases PFAS Strategic Roadmap The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has released its PFAS Strategic Roadmap, which outlines how the Agency will take a wholistic approach to address PFAS pollution. Upon the roadmap's release, USEPA Administrator Michael Regan stated that the roadmap will deliver protections to the public by advancing actions that address the [...]

Governor Newsom Expands Drought Emergency Statewide, Urges Californians to Redouble Water Conservation Efforts Following the second driest year on record and with near record low storage in California’s largest reservoirs, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation extending the drought emergency statewide and further urging Californians to step up their water conservation efforts as the western U.S. faces a potential [...]

CFCC Free Virtual Funding Fair The California Financing Coordinating Committee (CFCC) is hosting a free virtual funding fair today, October 21 and 28, 2021. The funding fair will provide the opportunity to learn more about available grant, loan, and bond financing options for infrastructure projects from federal, state, and local agencies. Representatives from water industry professionals, including [...]

Bay Area Shoreline and Waterway Displays In early July, CASA was invited to sponsor a message about wastewater on a set of more than 50 outdoor shoreline and waterway displays maps for the Bay Area. The displays have a sustainability theme, and also highlight activities and things to do near the waterfront. The Bay Area [...]

House Committees Markup Reconciliation Proposals Last week, House Democrats met their self-imposed deadline for congressional committees to markup and report out each of their portions of the overall $3.5 trillion dollar reconciliation package. The next step in the process will be for the Committee on Budget to take all individual committee proposals and fashion them [...]

EPA to Sunset Temporary Disinfectant Supply Chain Flexibilities In 2020, EPA introduced regulatory flexibilities to ensure that critical antimicrobial products remained available as the country responded to the COVID-19 public health emergency. As supply chains have stabilized and disinfectant products expected to kill SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) have become consistently available to consumers, the agency has [...]

Veterans in Water California’s water utilities are now hiring and veterans have the skills utilities need. How do veterans transition into water careers? Our panel of Federal representatives and veterans who lead in the California water sector will share their stories, offer advice and answer your questions. Veterans who attend this webinar will learn how [...]

CASA Wipes Bill, AB 818 (Bloom), Heads to the Governor CASA is pleased to announce that after three years of legislative work on the wipes issue, AB 818 (Bloom) is headed to the Governor’s desk! If signed, this bill will establish the strongest “Do Not Flush” wipes labeling and public education requirements in the country. [...]

House Agrees To Budget Resolution; Reconciliation Process Begins On August 24, the House approved a budget resolution that sets in motion the process to develop and vote on the reconciliation funding package later this fall. The chamber narrowly approved of the resolution on a vote of 220-212, after House Democrat leadership reached an agreement with [...]

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