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CASA and CWEA Presents: Post COVID Wastewater-Based Surveillance (WBS) Update Join us April 2, at 10:00 a.m. for an update on wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) in a post COVID-19 world. Explore the latest advancements in monitoring for COVID variants and other pathogenic organisms in wastewater. Hear from speakers representing CDC (Amy Kirby), Stanford University (Ali Boehm), [...]

Sarah Deslauriers Takes on a New Role as Director of Air, Climate and Energy Programs! We are thrilled to share some exciting news with the CASA membership. Sarah Deslauriers, CASA’s long-time climate change program consultant, has officially joined the CASA team as a full-time team member! In her new capacity, Sarah will assume the role [...]

CASA Takes Positions on 2024 Legislation The CASA State Legislative Committee met on March 8th to review and take positions on bills of interest that have been introduced in the 2024 Legislative Session. All bills were required to be introduced by February 17th and are now in the process of being referred to the relevant policy committees [...]

President Transmits Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request On the heels of Congress averting a government shutdown, the Administration transmitted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request to Congress on March 11. Totaling $7.3 trillion, the transmittal of the President’s budget request to Congress marks the official start of the appropriations process to develop FY2025 spending [...]

Increasing Onsite Energy Production at NapaSan NapaSan is always working to maximize resource recovery as part of the wastewater treatment process. In addition to water recycling and biosolids reuse, NapaSan is continually striving to produce as much green energy as possible at their facility. The biogas produced from the solid materials that come into the [...]

Women in Water Connected Series Registration is open for NACWA’s Core Leadership Women in Water ConnectEd Series! This three-part virtual series is designed to empower women in the water sector who want to reignite professional goals that may have taken a backseat but are now ready for pursuit. Whether you're aiming to reset a professional [...]

St Patrick’s Day "May your pipes flow smoothly, your filters be ever clear, and the luck of the Irish keep your wastewater treatment plant in the greenest condition this St. Patrick's Day!" 🍀💧 Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Lucky the Leprechaun!   World Water Day Every year, World Water Day (22 March) raises awareness and [...]

WELL 12th Annual Conference Registration is open for WELL's 12th Annual Statewide Conference which will be held from Friday, March 15 to Saturday, March 16, 2024, in San Jose, CA! WELL will bring together top water policy experts and practitioners to share their knowledge on California’s top water challenges and the opportunities to mitigate the impacts. By [...]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over Half a Billion for California Water Infrastructure The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a historic investment of over half a billion dollars ($510,054,000) for California's drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades under President Biden's Investing in America agenda. This funding is part of the larger $50 billion water [...]

EMWD Celebrated for Desalination Program Leadership The Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) received CalDesal's Institutional Achievement Award for its efforts in promoting water desalination as a safe and sustainable water supply. EMWD, nominated by Black and Veatch, meets nearly 10% of its water demand through groundwater desalination, including its recent Perris II Desalter facility producing [...]