LIHWAP Webinar Recording, Web Form Link & Enrollment Package
On February 15 and 16, the CA Department of Community Services and Development held an informational webinar regarding the disbursement of the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) funds. For those unable to attend, we wanted to pass along several items of interest including the webinar recording, web form link, summary of the enrollment process and the enrollment package.

Webinar Recording
For additional details, the recording of our webinar is now available to watch (here).

Web Form
The webinar recording will provide additional details related to the Web Form. If your agency is interested in participating in the program, please take 2-3 minutes to complete the Web Form and provide the required information. The Web Form will allow us to confirm the correct point of contact for your agency and begin the enrollment process. Completion of the Web Form does not complete the enrollment process. A summary of the Enrollment Process is listed below.

Please use the link below to access the Web Form: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/68f3e45e80594a60814f359001989986

Summary of Enrollment Process:
Step 1 – Water, Wastewater, and/or Billing System to Complete Web Form

Step 2 – HORNE to Verify Eligibility of Water, Wastewater, and/or Billing System

Step 3 – HORNE Sends Invitation to Enroll in System via Email

Step 4 – Water, Wastewater, and/or Billing System Follows Link in Email to Complete Enrollment

Step 5 – HORNE’s Enrollment Specialist Reviews for Completeness & Accuracy

Step 6 – Water, Wastewater, and/or Billing System will Receive Confirmation Email Once Enrollment is Complete

Enrollment Package
The enrollment package (here) will provide a step-by-step guide on completing the enrollment process within the system. The package also includes a copy of the Direct Pay Agreement, which will be required to complete enrollment in the Direct Payment program. The Direct Pay Agreement in this package is merely a copy, and the actual Direct Pay Agreement will be executed within the system in the enrollment process.

Please follow this link to sign up for future LIHWAP updates. To learn more about LIHWAP, visit the CSD website here and customer informational page here: https://www.csd.ca.gov/waterbill If you have questions, you can also contact us at support@ca-lihwap.com.

 

 

PFAS Impacts and Policy Solutions
Water agencies are faced with the costly responsibility to monitor, treat, and remove PFAS from their local water supplies. Pending legislation and regulations could also cause financial issues for water and wastewater agencies, and their ratepayers. Hear from impacted agencies and organizations and learn what they are doing to advocate for and protect ratepayers.

Join the Orange County Water District on March 24, 2022, from 12pm-1pm for this free webinar on PFAS Impacts and Policy Solutions. We are pleased to share that Adam Link, CASA’s Executive Director and Eric Sapirstein, CASA’s Federal Legislative Advocate will both be participating on this panel!

Registration Information:
The webinar is free, and registration is available via Zoom: https://ocwd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q0Bvyn5ySleDs0W78GnBtQ

 

 

Innovate Today to Prepare for Tomorrow
Join us on April 11, 2022, for a one-day event, co-hosted by CASA and CWEA, as we bring together wastewater leaders, project managers, researchers, manufacturers, and plant operators to work together on accelerating innovation within our sector. This event will give participants an opportunity to seek to understand each other’s needs, establish objectives that have a meaningful impact, and build partnerships to successfully meet project goals. Whether you’re a leader or an emerging leader — you’re invited to join the discussion. Register today!

Our panels, moderated by CASA’s Climate Change Program Manager, Sarah Deslauriers and Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Jared Voskuhl, will tee-up cutting-edge ideas and challenges. Then, you’ll join fellow wastewater professionals at your table for an engaging, facilitated discussion. Share success stories from your agency or firm and hear what others are doing. Finally, we’ll share those ideas as all attendees participate in a moderated discussion with the presenters. Key State goals greatly impacting the wastewater community include:

  • Reducing carbon emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050
  • Reducing organic waste disposal at landfills, 75 percent below 2014 levels by 2025
  • Addressing PFAS and nutrient water quality objectives

While our mission-critical responsibilities are to provide water and wastewater services, the tools we use must evolve to address new challenges and meet rising expectations for what we can accomplish.

We hope you find ideas and partners to help make your project a success story, so we can share it at next year’s Partnering for Impact. Register today!

 

ACT Expo
CASA is proud to endorse the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo on May 9-12, 2022, in Long Beach, CA. The advanced clean transportation sector continues to grow at a breakneck pace, rapidly rising to the occasion through ongoing innovation. Every year, ACT Expo attendees receive unmatched educational opportunities on the latest trends, policies, technologies, and opportunities in clean tech transportation. The 2022 agenda will enable attendees to:

  • Learn from large-scale real-world fleet applications of low- and zero-emission vehicles across numerous applications
  • Access the tools to support environmental, social, and governance (ESG) finance and the opportunities it affords
  • Explore new charging and low-emission fuel technologies, such as DC fast charging, biofuels, and hydrogen, and how they plan to address the challenges in diverse vehicle applications
  • Understand important climate and environmental policy developments being driven by the federal, state, and local agency commitments
  • Discover financial incentives to reduce total cost of ownership for advanced clean vehicles

CASA members can receive a $50 discount when registering by using the code: 22CASAD50 (enter the code when registering for ACT Expo 2022 on the payment page).