Press Releases
AMWA Welcomes Reintroduction of Utility Adaptation Bill
March 5, 2015
Measure from Rep. Lois Capps will prepare water infrastructure for changing hydrologic conditions and extreme weather.
AMWA Statement on President Obama’s FY16 Budget Request
February 2, 2015
Diane VanDe Hei, Executive Director of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), released this statement in response to President Obama’s FY16 budget request.
Drinking Water Utilities Honored For Management Excellence
October 20, 2014
October 20, 2014 Newport Beach, Calif. – The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) will honor 15 public drinking water systems with its top utility management awards on October 20 in ceremonies at its 2014 Executive Management Conference in Newport Beach, Calif. Nine systems will receive the Sustainable Water Utility Management Award, four will receive the Platinum Award for Utility...
AMWA Statement on the “Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act” in the WRRDA Conference Agreement
May 15, 2014
May 15, 2014 Diane VanDe Hei, Executive Director of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), released the following statement today in response to the “Water Resources Reform and Development Act” (WRRDA) conference agreement: “AMWA has long advocated in favor of a low-cost credit assistance program to help metropolitan drinking water utilities finance large-scale infrastructure...
Citing National Climate Assessment, Drinking Water Suppliers Expect Severe Impacts and Call for Passage of Adaptation Bill
May 8, 2014
May 8, 2014 Adaptation to Cost Communities Billions Washington, D.C. – The Third National Climate Assessment (NCA) by the U.S. Global Climate Change Research Program released on May 6 conclusively demonstrates that our climate is changing and already affecting communities, particularly where drought has reduced the availability of water supplies and inundation from sea level rise and storms has...
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