California – Officials at the Santa Clara Valley Water District are planning the construction of a $1 billion dam and reservoir near Pacheco Pass to serve their 1.9 million Silicon Valley residents and avoid water shortages during future droughts. A new study from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation recommends several improvement projects […]
Houston officials recently announced that the city will receive federal funding for two of the city’s large-scale flood mitigation projects almost two years after Hurricane Harvey. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will award $46.9 million to the first phase of the Inwood Forest Stormwater Detention Basin Project and the initial phase of the $47.1 […]
The city of Houston will expedite $2 billion in improvements to its sanitary sewer system over the next 15 years under an agreement with state and federal regulators approved by City Council on July 24. Damaged and clogged pipes in the city’s 6,000-mile sewer system caused sewage overflows in violation of the Clean Water Act, […]
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $192 million in 29 states for rural water infrastructure. The investment is being made through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program, which funds drinking water, stormwater drainage, and waste disposal systems projects in rural communities with 10,000 or fewer residents. States include […]
Texas– The drainage system for the Quail Creek area in Wichita Falls, which has 3,442 properties, needs to be updated. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) mapping of the area is outdated and the model needs to be adjusted to include additional improvements made since it was last mapped in the 1990s. A FEMA map […]
California- Antioch’s city council has voted to move ahead with a brackish desalination plant. The city accepted a $10 million state grant that will pay toward the design and construction. Pumps would take brackish river water from the city’s Fulton Shipyard intake and pipe it to the desalination plant at 410 Putnam St. where it […]
Stephenville city officials plan to use $17 million in funding from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) to upgrade the wastewater treatment system. The first phase of the project, estimated to cost $9.5 million, is to add a relief load transfer point to bottleneck, said Nick Williams, director […]
America has very frightening water problems. The country’s resources are inadequate in many states. Water quality is so poor in some areas that citizens are in danger. Another Flint, Michigan, could occur at any time. Water pipelines passed their anticipated life expectancy decades ago in about 80 percent of the country. If ever we should […]
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved $499 million in funding towards the building of the Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir in Fannin County. This is the second portion of an application received from the North Texas Municipal Water District during the third funding cycle of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) program. […]
California– California’s Department of Water Resources has approved $34.4 million in grants to eight desalination projects across the state. The money comes from Proposition 1, a water bond passed by state voters in November 2014. Three projects were awarded $10 million each to help with construction. Among them is the Antioch Brackish Water Desalination Project, […]
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) recently approved $1,052,915,000 in financial assistance from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) program. The funding will be distributed to 10 project sponsors across the state. $677,120,000 to the North Texas Municipal Water District (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, and Rockwall counties) for a water supply project; […]
New York– Nassau County engineers have determined that the 110-year old aqueduct running underneath Sunrise Highway is in “very good condition” and county officials are preparing to proceed to the next stages of a proposed project to refurbish and improve the pipe to transport treated sewage from Bay Park to Cedar Creek. A major portion of […]
In his regional State of the State speech, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo shared his proposal to invest $2 billion in statewide water infrastructure improvements. The funding would be put towards upgrading filtration systems to eliminate contaminates, improve the longevity of wastewater treatment facilities and prevent runoff. “We want to fund state of the […]
The president signed into law on Friday legislation that will authorize about $10 billion in federal investment in water projects. The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act provides for stormwater management projects and more than 330 port, levee and dam projects. It also funds initiatives to develop alternative water supplies in drought areas. […]
The House and Senate have approved a comprehensive water resources infrastructure bill, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. If signed by the president, the legislation will authorize $170 million to help Flint, Mich., officials continue to address the city’s contaminated water supply. Nearly $12 billion will be authorized for ports, dams and […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced $283 million in funding for water and waste infrastructure for 168 small towns as part of the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. The program provides assistance and financing to develop drinking water and waste disposal systems for communities with 10,000 or fewer residents. “Strong […]
The entities that made the prioritization list now have until May 11 to submit full applications for SWIFT funding, after which TWDB staffers will review them before selecting the projects that are deemed eligible for funding by July. Bonds will be sold in October, and the funding dispersed in December. “At which point, we’ll take a deep breath and get ready for the 2017 round of funding,” Walker said.
The White House was home to a summit coinciding with World Water Day. Administration officials were able to announce several state government and corporate pledges of investment, as well as new federal initiatives meant to combat the issues faced by the aging and deteriorating infrastructure.
2017 Draft State Water Plan projects state’s water needs, supply from 2020 through 2070 Last week, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved the 2017 Draft State Water Plan, which lays out how the state’s water planners intend to prepare Texas to meet its water needs through 2070. It is now open for public review […]
Survey identifies wastewater infrastructure, stormwater projects nationwide over next five years With the double shot of a years-long drought followed by El Niño bringing storm runoff and flooding, state and local authorities are finding it ever more difficult to confront their water problems. Whether it’s ensuring citizens have clean water to drink or managing a […]
Staff presents contract recommendations for brackish water studies, 2017 legislative requests At its first meeting of 2016 on Wednesday, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) welcomed Peter Lake for his first meeting as a board member. Lake and the other members of the board, Chairman Bech Bruun and Kathleen Jackson (pictured), heard from TWDB staff […]
Purification plant to allow southern Los Angeles County to become self-sufficient Earlier this year, the Water Replenishment District of Southern California spent $10 million to buy an industrial site in Pico Rivera, a city in southeastern Los Angeles County. The site soon might be home to an important part of the solution to Southern California’s […]
A dozen counties in Pennsylvania will share $98.3 million in funds through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) for 12 wastewater and non-point source projects. In making the funding announcement, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said the projects will help “secure the economic and natural well-being of the commonweath.” The PENNVEST funding awards will be split […]
Financial assistance of $705,000 to more than $953 million marked what is being heralded as a highly successful first round of water project funding approvals from the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT). Some $3.9 billion in funding from SWIFT, created by the Texas Legislature and funded by a voter-approved referendum allowing for the […]
Strategic Partnerships, Inc. has compiled detailed information on all of $3.9 billion in projects approved by the Texas Water Development Board on July 23, 2015. Click on any of the links below to view each project’s full project funding request. $300,000,000 to the Coastal Water Authority (Harris County) for an interbasin transfer project $296,125,000 to […]
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