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Hundreds of Bills Introduced Before State Legislative Deadline Friday, February 18th was the bill introduction deadline for the 2022 Legislative Session.  In the weeks leading up to the deadline all bills that will be considered [...]

White House Publishes Guidebook for IIJA Infrastructure Implementation The White House has published the “Building a Better America” guidebook for states, local governments, and Territories to assist in the understanding and coordinating the implementation Infrastructure [...]

New Scholarship Available The CASA Education Foundation, East Bay Dischargers Authority, and the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies are proud to present the Bruce Wolfe Memorial Scholarship which honors the former Executive Officer of the [...]

IERCA Recognized as Large-Scale Compost Manufacturer of the Year The Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority (IERCA) was recently recognized as the Large-Scale Compost Manufacturer of the Year at the United States Composting Council’s (USCC) Annual [...]

Funding for County-wide and Regional Funding Programs The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has opened a County-wide and Regional Funding Solicitation for counties or eligible partner entities to receive funding to implement county-wide or [...]

PIPES Act Introduced in House Last week, Representatives Lisa McClain (R-MI) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) introduced the "Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting Environmental Stewardship Act" (PIPES Act, H.R. 6591) to codify a flushability certification process for [...]