The NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) and the NYS Department of Health (DOH) announced that $50 million in water infrastructure grants are now available to local governments for critical water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades. The $50 million in funding is part of $200 million in grants expected through the New York State Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) over the next three state fiscal years to fund municipal wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects that improve water quality and protect public health.

I just read a most interesting article share by Molly Reed, our Training Specialist about a new playground in the city that soaks up it’s storm water.  Much planning, design and construction went into this project to build a playground on a public school complex of which this area continuously flooded with every heavy rainfall.

After 39.98 years of dedicated service to the Mohawk Valley Water Authority, Connie Schreppel has decided to retire.  Connie has overseen numerous improvements and upgrades in her career and will be leaving a legacy that will be hard to match.  Connie has been a friend to Rural Water, assisting numerous staff members with input and direction while sitting on various operational committees.  Connie also was a founding member and Co-Chair of the NYWARN (New York Water & Wastewater Agency Response Network).  Her input and guidance have helped promote the startup and gro

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Here’s the story: http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/226131/health-department-review-no-on-fracking-though-data-lacking/

ICE PIGGING combines the operational advantages of flushing with the cleaning impact of soft pigging. The Ice Pig is a semi-solid that is pumped like a liquid and flows through changes in diameter, bends and fittings without blockage. ICE PIGGING has a minimum impact on operations. The ice pig is simply pumped into and recovered from a hydrant at each end of the pipe section without excavation or modification to the hydrant.

ICE PIGGING VALUE

NAWC has been working with water associations and public health organizations to obtain reliable and credible information on the fate and transport of the Ebola virus in wastewater collection and drinking water systems in order address the concerns and questions from the water sector and to develop protective precautions.

To that end, we are in contact and in conversation with the CDC and US EPA on the issue of wastewater worker safety and the inactivation of Ebola by wastewater treatment processes.

USDA Rural Development is holding a listening session to hear comments on the 2014 Farm Bill provision that requires the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to encourage private financing of rural water and waste disposal facilities and how it impacts USDA’s Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant programs. Included in Section 6019 of the Farm Bill, the requirement would: