Our August 2021 Water and Wastewater Market Recap is a snapshot of water industry insights. We share industry drivers, notable projects, recent mergers and acquisitions, interesting reads, and updates on upcoming meetings and conferences.
Industry Drivers
Our data team tracks new and updated industry drivers. Here are some recent drivers we have been following this month:
National Wastewater Surveillance System
Status: Effective
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Summary: The CDC and HHS in collaboration with other federal agencies launched the National Wastewater Surveillance System in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The data generated by the system will help public health officials better understand the prevalence of the virus that causes COVID-19 in communities. caused by the virus. The NWSS is meant to complement, not replace, existing COVID-19 surveillance systems by providing efficient pooled community samples, data for communities where timely COVID-19 clinical testing is underutilized or unavailable, and data at the sub-county level.
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PFAS Reduction Act Became Effective in Illinois
Status: Effective
Organization: Illinois State Legislature
Summary: On August 6, the PFAS Reduction Act became effective. Passed by the Illinois legislature on May 27, 2021, the act states that a person, local government, fire department, or state agency may not discharge or otherwise use for training or testing purposes a class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS. The act s imposes a civil penalty of $5,000 for the first violation and $10,000 for each following violation.
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Notable Capital Improvement Programs
Here are some recent, notable Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs). FirmoGraphs has deconstructed the CIPs into data elements, along with available project descriptions. Please feel free to request a meeting and review the data live in the BI.
Greensboro, North Carolina 2021-2030 Capital Improvements Program Total Up 20% from 2020-2029 CIP Total
In July 2020 the city council of Greensboro, North Carolina, adopted the 2021-2030 CIP, which details spending on projects in the following categories: Neighborhood Development, Parks and Recreation, Engineering and Inspections, Field Operations, Planning, Transportation, Water Resources, and Fire.
The 2020-2029 Capital Program totaled $1.26 billion and appropriated $18 million for Neighborhood Development; $177 million for Parks and Recreation; $14 million for Engineering and Inspections; $75 million for Field Operations; $14 million for Planning; $303 million for Transportation; $620 million for Water Resources; and $34 million for Fire.
The 2021-2030- CIP totals $1.51 billion, an increase of 20% from the 2020-2029 CIP, and appropriates $19 million to Neighborhood Development; $269 million to Parks and Recreation;, $13 million to Engineering and Inspections; $120 million to Field Operations; $13 million to Planning and Community Development; $385 million to Transportation; $658 million to Water Resources; and $34 million to Fire.
Source: https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=46422
San Diego Allocates $1.22 Billion to Storm Water Projects in 2021-2025 Capital Improvements Program
In the year 2020, Palm Beach County released its 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan containing the following categories of appropriation: Facilities Development and Operations; Five Year Road Program; Water Utilities Department; Department of Airports;Engineering and Public Works;Parks and Recreation; Fire Rescue; Environmental Resources Management; Information Systems Services; Building Division; Non-Department and County Library.
The FY 2020-2024 proposed Capital Program totaled $1.3 billion with appropriations going to the Business Areas of Facilities Development and Operations ($349 million); Five Year Road Program ($231 million); Water Utilities Department ($212 million); Department of Airports ($142 million); Engineering and Public Works ($122 million); Parks and Recreation ($139 million); Fire Rescue ($51 million); Environmental Resources Management ($38 million); Information Systems Services ($21 million); Building Division ($47 million); Non-Department ($7 million) and County Library ($1.8 million).
This year’s CIP totals $1.5 billion, which is an increase of 13.07%. It appropriates money as follows: The Business Area of Palm Beach County Facilities Development and Operations gets $484 million; the Five Year Road Program gets $231 million; the Water Utilities Department gets $222 million; the Department of Airports gets $169 million; Engineering and Public Works gets $169 million; Parks and Recreation gets $154 million; and Information Systems Services gets $29 million.
Source: https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/fy21ab_full.pdf
What We Are Reading
Here are some recent articles our team has been reading:
- Minnesota metro receives $700M for drinking water, PFAS recovery
- EPA Announces $131 Million WIFIA Loan for PFAS Treatment and Removal Systems in Orange County, California
- EPA Administrator Regan Announces $168 Million in Water Investments, Highlights Benefits of Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
Meeting Planner
Organizations have shifted their event strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are tracking these changing meeting plans.
Meetings in June and July 2021
- RM-AWWA Water Summit and Expo - Sept. 14 - Sept. 17, 2021
- MI-AWWA ACE Annual Conference & Exhibits - Sept. 14 - Sept. 17, 2021
- MN AWWA Annual Conference - Sept. 14 - Sept. 17, 2021
- WEF Rocky Mountain Virtual Water Summit & Expo - Sept. 14 - Sept. 17, 2021
- WateReuse California Annual Conference - Sept. 19 - Sept. 21, 2021
- WCA-AWWA Western Canada Water Annual Conference & Exhibition - Sept. 1 - Sept. 24, 2021
- AWE Calwep's Virtual Fall Plenary - Sept. 21, 2021
- NYSAWWA Edwin C. Tifft Jr. Water Supply Symposium - Sept. 22 - Sept. 23, 2021
- WEF 2021 IAWEA Annual Conference (Iowa WEA) - Sept. 21 - Sept. 23, 2021
- WEF WCW Annual Conference & Exhibition (Western Canada WEA) - Sept. 21 - Sept. 24, 2021
- WIAWWA Annual Conference - Sept. 22 - Sept. 24, 2021
- IWA NORDIWA Wastewater Conference - Sept. 28 - Oct. 1, 2021
- AMWA Executive Management Conference - Oct.3 - Oct. 6, 2021
- VA-AWWA 31st Annual Water Distribution Seminar and Utility Rodeo - Oct. 4 - Oct. 6, 2021
- WateReuse World Water-Tech North America Summit - Oct. 5 - Oct. 6, 2021
- RM-AWWA Western Colorado Water & Wastewater Conference - Oct. 6 - Oct. 7, 2021
- SSA Annual Regional Stormwater Conference - Oct. 6 - Oct. 8, 2021
- AWE WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Exposition - Oct. 6 - Oct. 7, 2021
- SNWA WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition - Oct. 6 - Oct. 7, 2021
- IMS-AWWA Annual Conference "Resilience": Rising Above Everchanging Challenges - Oct. 6 - Oct. 8, 2021
- AWWA-AS Southeast Conference - Oct. 7 - Oct. 8, 2021
- WEF AWW & AWEA 2021 Annual Conference (Arkansas) - Oct. 10 - Oct. 12, 2021
- NC AWWA-WEA WEFTEC - Nov. 14 - Nov. 17, 2021
- WEFTEC Conference and Exhibition - Oct. 16 - Oct. 20, 2021
- NOWRA Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference - Oct. 17 - Oct. 20, 2021
- CANV-AWWA Annual Fall Conference - Oct. 18 - Oct. 21, 2021
- ASDWA Annual Conference - Oct. 18 - Oct. 21, 2021
- SW-AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition - Oct. 24 - Oct. 26, 2021
- AWWA-IA Annual Conference - Oct. 26 - Oct. 28, 2021
- NGWA Advances in Groundwater Data Management and Conceptual Site Models: Why They Matter to Multigenerational Projects - Oct. 26 - Oct. 27, 2021
- WSC Fall Members' Meeting - Oct. 26 - Oct. 28, 2021
- PNS-AWWA Asset and Data Management - Oct. 28, 2021
- SC-AWWA Operator Conference - Nov. 1 - Nov. 3, 2021
Early Birds Registration
- Event: AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference Dates: Nov. 8 - Nov. 10, 2021
Deadline for Early Registration: Sept. 6, 2021 - Event: NC AWWA-WEA 101ST Annual Conference
Dates: Nov. 14 - Nov. 15, 2021
Deadline for Early Registration: Sept. 17, 2021 - Event: ESWP The International Water Conference Dates: Nov. 2, 2021
Deadline for Early Registration: Oct. 8, 2021 - Event: SC-AWWA Operator Conference
Dates: Nov. 1 - Nov. 3, 2021
Deadline for Early Registration: Oct. 15, 2021