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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the 2021 notice of funding availability under the agency’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program and state infrastructure financing authority WIFIA (SWIFIA) program. According to the EPA, the WIFIA loan program has become one of the most effective tools used …

Coachella Valley residents who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and struggling to pay their water bills can now get assistance from the Desert Water Agency (DWA). Earlier this month, DWA announced it will increase its Help2Others water bill assistance from $100 a year to $200 a year …

Fresno Irrigation District’s (FID) recently announced their  Savory Basin Project (Project) was awarded $1.2 million included in a total award of $4.8 million to the Kings Subbasin by the CA Department of Water Resources (DWR) Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Implementation Grant Program. The Project, located within the North Kings Groundwater …

Coachella Valley Water District’s (CVWD) announced yesterday that their Operating and Capital Improvement Budget for fiscal year 2021 received a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). “This award is a shared honor with every department in the District — …

All through the month of May the San Diego County Water Authority and its member agencies are hosting a Value of Water photo contest on Instagram. In celebration of water awareness month, the Water Authority is calling on residents to show what water means to them. Interested parties just snap …

Roseville is the recipient of $33 million in low-interest financing from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. This funding will accelerate water supply planning and implementation under Roseville’s Water Future Initiative. “EPA is excited to announce its fiftieth WIFIA loan, which provides a …