Water Environment Federation Hosts Second Webcast on Economic Stimulus Funding

Organized with support from WEF's Government Affairs Committee, "Breaking Ground on Infrastructure Stimulus Funding" highlighted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently issued ARRA guidance, including Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF funds and programs; oversight and accountability requirements for use of the funds; an overview of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural water and waste grants and loans; and using set aside funds for green infrastructure, energy efficiency, and water efficiency projects. A panel of experts presented an overview of the issue and answered questions from participants listening in from 362 sites across the country. Speakers included:

• James Hanlon, Director of EPA’s Office of Wastewater Management
  
• Matthew Millea, Acting President, New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, representing the Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities
  
• Katherine Baer, Senior Director of Clean Water Programs, American Rivers
  
• Jackqueline Ponti-Lazaruk, Assistant Administrator for Water and Environmental Programs, USDA
  
• Moderator: Bob Matthews, Senior Vice President, Camp, Dresser & McKee and Chair of WEF’s Government Affairs Committee

In addition to the webcasts, WEF has been encouraging local government officials to contact their state clean water or drinking water program or the state revolving fund program managers to make sure that any projects they would like to have funded are on the state’s priority list. WEF also conducted a quick survey to help identify implementation issues and encouraged state officials to contact their EPA regional office for assistance with distribution of the stimulus funds.

Webcast materials may be downloaded here. A recording of the webcast is available here at no-charge to WEF members. Non-member can purchase the recording for $195 in the WEF Marketplace.


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