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WWEMA 48th Washington Forum Sponsors and Sponsorships Available
SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE WWEMA offers the opportunity to sponsor our events to help create dynamic programming and networking opportunities. Sponsorship opportunities available for the WWEMA 48th Washington Forum include Aquamarine ($3,000), Diamond ($2,000), Platinum ($1,500), Gold ($1,000), Silver ($750), and Bronze ($500). Manufacturer Representatives can also help sponsor the Tuesday night Welcome Reception ($200). Sponsors [...]
Announcing: WWEMA 48th Washington Forum, Advocating For Today — Educating For Tomorrow
WWEMA Announces Advocating For Today — Educating For Tomorrow 48th Washington Forum April 26-28, 2022 Leesburg, VA – Today, the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) is pleased to formally announce open registration for its 48th Washington Forum, Advocating For Today — Educating For Tomorrow. The invitation is for everyone in the water sector—both WWEMA [...]
WWEMA Welcomes New Members
WWEMA is pleased to introduce our newest full members—Atlas SSI, Inc., AquaPyr, Inc., JWC Environmental, Enduro Composites, and Vaughan Company. The official WWEMA delegates for these companies, respectively, are Bill Woodworth, Ali Giti, Stacy Belanger, Francisco Alvidrez, and Stefanie Vaughan. A brief description of each company’s products is listed below; you can learn more about these [...]
WWEMA Sends Letter to EPA and OMB Regarding Buy America Provisions in New Infrastructure Law
On January 20, 2022, WWEMA sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox and Celeste Drake, the Director of the Made in America Office at the Office of Management and Budget regarding the Buy America provisions contained in the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), now [...]
EPA and Others Warn of Water Cybersecurity Threats to Water Systems and Manufacturing Sector
On October 14, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) jointly published an Advisory (AA21-287A) that warns of ongoing malicious cyber activity—by both known and unknown actors—targeting the information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) networks, systems, and devices of U.S. [...]
EPA Administrator Sends Letter to Governors on State SRF Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
EPA Administrator Michael Regan sent a letter to governors offices on December 2, 2021 on the water infrastructure funding provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The letter urges governors to target the funds they are now receiving toward disadvantaged communities, to focus lead line replacement in communities with the highest lead levels, and to prioritize [...]
New Jersey Announces $1 Billion Water Infrastructure Investment Plan
On January 22, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced the launch of the state’s Water Infrastructure Investment Plan (WIIP). The WIIP is funded with new Federal funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and continuing state appropriations championed by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature. [...]
EPA Finalizes Lead and Copper Rule
On December 16, 2021, EPA announced the development of a new regulation—the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI)—to better protect communities from exposure to lead in drinking water. This regulation would amend the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), which became effective the same day. The goal of the LCRI is to provide additional health protection [...]