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New Federal Funding Opportunities for the Rural Workforce, Join USDA Rural Development and members of the Rural Workforce Innovation Network (RWIN) to learn about new federal funding opportunities available at the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the U.S. Health & Human Services to support workforce development. more

EPA advances WOTUS rewrite. The Biden administration has crafted a new definition of “water of the U.S.,” wading into a politically explosive regulation that has riled lawmakers, courts, farmers and environmental groups for decades. more

Fla. cities resume normal wastewater treatment, water use The Tampa Water Department in Florida is once again using liquid oxygen to treat 82 million gallons of drinking water per day, now that COVID-19 cases have declined, while the Orlando Utilities Commission has ended restrictions on water use. more

The National Rural Water Association has been monitoring the low inventory and supply chain issues of essential water treatment products and equipment needed to provide safe, clean water and wastewater services. more

EPA Announced the First Allocation of Wastewater Technical Assistance This Week This funding was included in Senator Wicker’s (MS) wastewater technical assistance legislation that passed in 2018. more

NRWA Congratulates Xochitl Torres Small on U.S. Senate Confirmation to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development On Thursday, October 7, 2021 the U.S. Senate confirmed Xochitl Torres Small unanimously to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. more

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Cyber incidents threaten the ability of water and wastewater utilities to provide reliable service, more

Waters of the United States: Experts’ Essays At the core of the Clean Water Act is the term “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS for short. Any attempt to define and regulate such an immense, essential resource is open to endless debate. more

House Delays Vote on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill In a Dear Colleague letter released on Friday evening, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats need more time to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill

House Delays Vote on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, more

EPA Announces New Regulation of Water Utilities' Cybersecurity Protection Using Novel Interpretation of the Sanitary Survey’s Regulation During a webinar on cybersecurity on September 22, EPA’s Director of the Water Security Division, David Travers, explained that EPA could have a new cybersecurity regulation for all water utilities in a matter of months, more

NRWA and EPA’s Plan to Rewrite the WOTUS Rule NRWA has been invited to participate in EPA’s intragovernmental consultation process for the new Administration’s plan to withdraw the previous Administration's WOTUS rule and replace it with a new rule, more

NRWA Leading Efforts to Revise Consumer Confidence Report Regulations - EPA is in the process of revising the federal

regulations for the annual Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs) as required by Congress under the America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) of 2018 more

The Powers of Associations Lets take a look at what Rural Waters are doing across the U.S. more

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Damaged Dunedin water plant down at least two months So, what about the beer? The city is home to one of the highest concentrations of breweries per capita in the region. A big reason? The quality of the water. more

Raw sewage spills in Watson Bayou due to Millville Wastewater Treatment Plant Failure A mechanical failure at the Millville Wastewater Treatment Plant caused quite the mess for the Panama City utilities team earlier today. more

As all state drinking water regulatory agencies know, communities rely on the availability of clean and safe drinking water. more

Lead and Copper in Schools Dissolved lead particles in drinking water are colorless and tasteless and may be found in plumbing materials used to supply drinking water. more

Panama City residents will start seeing much needed repairs happening on the city’s water and sewer lines. more

Gov. DeSantis announces $2 million grant for St. Pete Beach wastewater upgrades Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday the state will award St. Pete Beach a $2 million grant for wastewater infrastructure improvements. more

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection released a report about a 500,000-gallon sewage spill in Lynn Haven on Friday. more

Water spill at Mosaic phosphate mine floods creek in southeast Hillsborough About 6 million gallons of water was released after a pipe broke at Mosaic's Four Corners phosphate mine. more

Manatee County officials say a Piney Point deep well injection is the 'least offensive' option Manatee County officials are pushing for approval of a plan to pump hundred of millions of gallons of polluted water from the troubled Piney Point phosphate plant into the underground aquifer. more

Septic-to-sewer a flushing success Gulf Breeze City Manager Samantha Abell labeled the three agenda items on last week’s County Commission meeting as “generational projects” to improve the Gulf Breeze area. more

Flooding is an issue many people have faced in Panama City, especially since Hurricane Michael. more

Nearly $37 million in grant money from the state has been awarded to Orange County in order to complete the septic-to-sewer conversion for 14 neighborhoods in the Apopka area that are located near Wekiwa Springs State Park. more

Fort Lauderdale, your water may taste different for a few weeks Don’t be alarmed if you notice a slight change in the taste or smell of the tap water in Fort Lauderdale. more

Pasco rates for water, sewer and reclaimed water to increase this month Higher rates for water, sewer and reclaimed water will kick in for Pasco County utilities customers beginning this month. more

Water main replacement project on South Ocean Boulevard nearing completion Traffic tie-ups on South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach could come to an end by Halloween. more

City leaders say the water treatment system is partially operational and able to deliver safe drinking water. more