AWWA Legislative Advisory: Urgent Request to Communicate to Congress on COVID-19 Relief Bills

August 6, 2020 As you have likely seen in the news, congressional leadership is meeting this week to negotiate the next COVID-19 relief bill. Previous relief bills have neither provided money to water...

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Non-revenue Water: Sizing the Cost of Water Losses to U.S. Utilities

August 6, 2020 Deferred infrastructure investment on 2.2 million miles of drinking water pipe and 1.8 million miles of wastewater pipe is contributing to growing longer-term financial, health, and...

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AWWA’s 2020 Executive Summary

July 29, 2020 American Water Works Association has published their 2020 Executive Summary, State of the Water Industry.  Click here for the complete report....

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Federal agencies warn foreign hackers are targeting critical infrastructure

July 29, 2020 The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday warned that foreign hackers are attempting...

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EPA Releases Financial Impact Tool

July 14, 2020 The US EPA released a new tool to help water utilities assess the financial impact of COVID-19 on operations.  Click here for the news release....

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Mills Administration Dedicates Coronavirus Relief Funding for State and Local Match on FEMA Public Assistance

June 25, 2020 June 24, 2020 $35 million will support the 25 percent required match for COVID-related expenses incurred by eligible organizations in Maine. The Mills Administration announced today that it...

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DEP reminds Mainers of what not to flush

June 15, 2020 March 20, 2020 Contact: David Madore, Communications Director (207) 287-5842 [email protected]; or Brian Kavanah, Director, Bureau of Water Quality (207) 287-7700...

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TRAINING AND SERVICES THAT FIT IN WITH YOUR NEEDS!

June 2, 2020 We are please to announce the training partnership between Maine Water Utilities Association and Tom’s Water Solutions LLC. We will be offering online and in the future, in-person...

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EPA Aggressively Working to Increase Research and Understand PFAS

May 20, 2020 – EPA Press Office, EPA WASHINGTON (May 13, 2020) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues its focus on taking concrete action to address polyfluoroalkyl...

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Senate EPW Advances Water Infrastructure Legislation

May 19, 2020 – Kevin Letterly, ASDWA Yesterday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced out of committee two bipartisan water bills: America’s Water Infrastructure Act of...

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