President Biden Transmits Fiscal Year 2022 Budget President Biden transmitted the formal budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2022 to Congress last month, which marks the formal start of the congressional FY2022 appropriations cycle. Finalization and transmission of the budget request were delayed by a month due to the Presidential Transition, development of annual spending [...]
Wastewater Based Epidemiology Opportunity for SARS-CoV-2 A new opportunity for participating in SARS-CoV-2 WBE is now available. Biobot laboratory has received a contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to process samples twice a week for 10 weeks from up to 300 clean water agencies around the nation. This is the second phase [...]
IRWD’s Vice President Selected to Chair OC San Board Irvine Ranch Water District Board of Directors Vice President John Withers was selected at the end of May to serve as chairman of the Orange County Sanitation District Board of Directors. Withers has been a member of OC San’s Board of Directors since 2009, where he [...]
NACWA Webinar: Navigating New Funding Opportunities On June 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (PT), NACWA is hosting a free webinar: Navigating New Funding Opportunities for Low-Income Water Customer Assistance, be sure to join for an update on the status of this funding. They will review what utilities should expect in the coming months and [...]
2021 CASA Annual Conference Set for San Diego Have you heard the news? CASA is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Annual Conference as an in-person event on August 11th - 13th at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront! This year’s Annual Conference theme reflects one of the clean water sector’s most impressive and enduring [...]
Governor Releases May Revision of the Budget On Friday May 14th Governor Newsom released his May Revision of the 2021-22 Budget. The State is reporting a record budget surplus of $78 billion, and with a significant infusion of Federal Coronavirus relief funds, the May Revision proposes a $100 billion “California Roars Back” stimulus plan. The stimulus plan proposes significant investments of [...]
Senate Committee Advances Office of Water Assistant Administrator Nominee On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works favorably reported out the nomination of Radhika Fox to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The committee advanced the nomination on a vote of 14-6. Fox’s nomination [...]
WELL Webinar: What Local Leaders Need to Address the Water-Energy Nexus On June 24 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, join the Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL) for a webinar, What Local Leaders Need to Address the Water-Energy Nexus. Two of the most important resources, water and energy, are pivotal to the economic growth, health, and resilience [...]
Governor’s May Revise Contains Significant Water Investment This week Governor Newsom is unveiling his May Revision of the Budget, which reflects changes in tax revenue and significant revisions to the January Budget proposal. Significantly, the Governor has revealed in a series of press conferences this week that California has an unprecedented revenue surplus, and he [...]
Education Foundation Deadline Approaching! Does your local college or university know about CASA’s financial aid to students interested in a career in water? The CASA Education Foundation helps ensure clean water for Californians and energizes the future of the clean water sector by awarding scholarships to promising students on a path to serving the environmental community. [...]
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