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Special Water Supply Edition: California Environmental Law & Policy Update 7.25.25

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Beginning January 1, 2025, the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulatory framework requires urban retail water suppliers — not individual households or businesses — to adopt a series of “urban water use...more

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The Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act – Proposition 2

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On election day this year, Suffolk County residents overwhelmingly approved a ballot proposition that will increase the countywide sales tax to fund a project aimed at making water cleaner and upgrading Suffolk County’s sewer...more

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EPA Announces $276 Million in Available Funding for California Water Infrastructure Projects – Raising the Total to $545 Million...

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On October 23, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $276 million in available funding for California water infrastructure projects. When combined with the $269 million it announced on October 8, 2024,...more

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When Every Drop Matters, Cities Turn to Watertech

We all need water to survive—but access to the liquid lifeline isn’t always a given. With a shifting climate and ever-increasing agricultural and industrial demands on this limited commodity, UNICEF predicts that by 2025,...more

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EPA Announces $7.5 Billion in Water Infrastructure Loans

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Sept. 6, 2024, announced the availability of $6.5 billion in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding and $1 billion in State Infrastructure Financing...more

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Toilet-to-Tap or the Future of California Water?

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If there is one truism in California water, it is that there is not enough of it. In part to try to help address that issue, on December 19, 2023, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted...more

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Contratación para el Desarrollo de Infraestructura del Agua

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En este segundo episodio de la serie "PND aguas abajo" de nuestra oficina de Bogotá, Camilo Gantiva, socio del área financiera, Inés Elvira Vesga, socia del área de energía, Edwin Cortés, socio del área de infraestructura, y...more

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Challenges to EPA’s Water Facility Cybersecurity Mandates Successful

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Despite efforts to stem increasing cyber threats to water systems around the nation, on October 13, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew cybersecurity mandates put in place by the Biden...more

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El Plan Nacional de Desarrollo

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En el primer episodio de la serie "PND aguas abajo" de nuestra oficina de Bogotá, nuestros abogados hablan sobre el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo para los años 2022-2026 del gobierno de Gustavo Petro y su impacto alrededor del...more

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House Passes Nearly $38 Billion in Funding for Water Projects as Part of National Defense Authorization Act

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On December 6, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a bipartisan vote of 350-80. The NDAA includes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, which includes...more

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New Infrastructure Law Brings Significant Investments in Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides the single largest investment in water infrastructure in the nation’s history. The significant expansion of funding is expected to spur water projects across the nation...more

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Lead in drinking water: Change (and opportunity!) on the horizon

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Regulatory challenges and serious public health consequences associated with lead in drinking water have been the topic of national discussion in recent years, particularly following the drinking water crisis in Flint,...more

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Congress Provides Substantial Funding for Variety of Water Projects in Infrastructure Law With Emphasis on Low Income Communities

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) contains significant water-related provisions, amounting to $82.5 billion in spending. Areas addressed by these provisions include drinking water safety, clean water more...more

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Public Comment Period Open for NYSDEC Proposed Guidance Levels for PFOA, PFOS and 1,4-Dioxane in Ground and Surface Water

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On October 5, 2021, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“Department” or “DEC”) released water quality guidance values for three emerging compounds, PFOA, PFOS and 1,4-Dioxane (collectively, “Emerging...more

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Get the Lead Out

The toughest question I ever got in Flint was in a church basement on the north side of town. At the time, I was heading up the EPA Region 5 response to the drinking water crisis. A mother asked me simply, “if we know lead is...more

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Expect Significant Investments in Water Infrastructure

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Earlier this month, a report from the American Society of Civil Engineers gave America’s infrastructure an overall grade of C-. The nation’s water infrastructure fell below that average with a C- for drinking water...more

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America’s Water Infrastructure Act: More Deadlines Ahead for Community Drinking Water Systems!

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Community Water Systems (CWSs) around the country should be aware of upcoming deadlines at the end of 2020 that were put into place under the America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) previously signed into law in 2018....more

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Water Infrastructure Legislation: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Announces Release of Draft Drinking...

The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Committee (“Committee”) announced in an April 21st news release the preparation of two draft bills addressing water resources development and drinking water...more

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Recent Report Forecasts Economic Hardships for Water Utilities Nationwide

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As California businesses remain closed and residents stay at home under shelter-in-place orders, water utilities are at the frontlines ensuring continued access to safe drinking water. Still, it seems that no industry is...more

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House Democratic Climate Proposals Series: Key Tribal Provisions

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In an eight-part series, we will examine initiatives outlined in recent congressional Democratic climate proposals, particularly the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's (CLEAN) Future Act introduced...more

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The Illinois House Revives Lead Pipe Bill

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• The Illinois House has resurrected the effort to require municipalities and other water suppliers to create and implement plans for replacement of private lead service lines. • If the bill survives in its current form,...more

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A Sighting Of The Rare Bird Of Bipartisanship

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Surprise, surprise. The current Congress—the same one that has melted down numerous times over judicial appointments, intelligence investigations, healthcare, and taxes—actually passed some bipartisan water infrastructure...more

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Administration's Infrastructure Plan Supports Reuse of Brownfields and Superfund Sites

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• The Trump Administration released an ambitious $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on Feb. 12, 2018 – a plan that includes many provisions focused upon encouraging the reuse of contaminated brownfields and Superfund sites. ...more

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Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure

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On February 12, 2018, the White House unveiled its 55-page proposal for infrastructure investment, the Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure. The sweeping proposal seeks to inject funding into several key areas...more

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Learning a Lesson from Flint: New York State Takes Important Steps to Ensure Clean Drinking Water

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Stemming from the recent drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, which has had life-lasting effects for many of its residents, including children, due to unsafe lead-related toxicity levels in the drinking water, New York...more

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