United States Department of Agriculture - Wed January 16, 2019
USDA Invests $449M in California Water Supply Innovations
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $449 million to help build an innovative water management system that will increase the reliability of the California water supply and create more than 560 jobs in the Sacramento Valley....
Jacob Wirtschafter - The Washington Times - Fri January 04, 2019
Egypt Water Anxiety Grows Over Ethiopia Dam on Nile
CAIRO (AP) -- It's an ancient worry facing a modern challenge. Anxiety over water is growing in Egypt as Ethiopian leaders press forward with plans to build a massive dam that officials fear will block the flow of the Blue Nile....
Henry Brean – LAS Vegas Review-Journal - Wed January 02, 2019
Lake Mead Drinking Water Project Meets Big Milestone
LAS VEGAS (AP) After a three-year battle to keep their underground job site from flooding, a construction crew at Lake Mead is ready to let the water win. Workers will shut off pumps keeping the water out and allow it to fill a cavern they have carefully excavated from the rock more than 500 ft....
Northwest Pipe Company - Fri December 28, 2018
Northwest Pipe Company to Supply Bois d'Arc Lake Project
Northwest Pipe Company, a manufacturer of engineered welded steel pipe products for the water transmission market, announced on Dec. 5 it was selected by Garney Construction to supply two sections of the raw water pipeline for the Bois d'Arc Lake project, which represents more than 25,000 tons of pipe....
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Fri December 28, 2018
EPA Awards Arizona $30.8M for Drinking Water, Wastewater Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $30.8 million to Arizona for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements. "These funds will be used for numerous local projects that will boost the economy while improving water systems," said Mike Stoker, EPA Pacific Southwest regional administrator....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Fri December 28, 2018
Celebrating 50 Years of Arizona's Water Conservation Project
Fifty years ago, the act authorizing the Central Arizona Water Conservation Project was signed, setting in motion a project that would take 20 years to complete and would dramatically improve life in the Arizona desert....
Providence Journal - Thu December 06, 2018
Narragansett Bay Commission Invited to Apply for EPA Infrastructure Financing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) to apply for a $251 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to make infrastructure improvements to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) as a part of NBC's continuing CSO program....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 04, 2018
NTMWD Builds $1.6B Bois d'Arc Lake
Intended to meet the water needs of north Texas for generations to come, Bois d'Arc Lake is the first major reservoir under construction in the state in almost 30 years. Construction began in April 2018, and is moving forward at a steady pace....
New York City Department of Environmental Protection - Thu November 22, 2018
DEP Announces Start of $158M Project to Rehabilitate Catskill Aqueduct
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the start of a $158 million project to rehabilitate the Catskill Aqueduct, which has delivered drinking water from the Catskills to New York City for more than a century....
Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority - Tue November 20, 2018
N.M. Water Authority Gives 'Notice to Proceed' on Next Leg of FW2 Project
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) signed the construction agreement and has given official "Notice to Proceed" (NTP) in building a portion of its water delivery system to eastern New Mexico communities....
