United States

APWA joins NHSC in Grant Funding Letter to Congress

Dear Members of Congress: The FY24 appropriations agreement for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will have lasting, deleterious effects to the first responder, homeland security, and emergency management communities.…

Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT) Weighs in on Farm Bill

Dear Chairs Stabenow and Thompson and Ranking Members Boozman and Scott: As you continue to work toward a reauthorization of the farm bill, we urge you to reject any language…

APWA Joins Coalition Against Bigger Trucks Partners in Opposing MOVE Act

Dear Chairs Carper, Cantwell, Murray, Graves and Granger, and Ranking Members Capito, Cruz, Collins, Larsen and DeLauro: We are writing to express our serious concern with recent legislation introduced in…

APWA Letter on Proposed Legislation Protecting Public Works from Liability for PFAS

Dear Chairman Carper and Ranking Member Capito: On behalf of the nearly 32,000 members of the American Public Works Association (APWA), we appreciate the opportunity to submit comments on the…

Passive Receivers Coalition Letter on PFAS Liability

Dear Chairman Carper and Ranking Member Capito: The undersigned organizations represent local governments and private entities responsible for safeguarding public health and the environment, including drinking water, wastewater treatment, stormwater…

Water Sector Letter about the Clean Water and Drinking Water SRFs to Appropriations

Dear Chairwoman Granger, Chair Murray, Ranking Member DeLauro and Vice Chair Collins: As your Committees finalize 2024 Interior-Environment Appropriations, the undersigned organizations urge full funding of the Clean Water and…

APWA Seeks Increased Local Input in Federal Flood Mitigation, Community Resilience Efforts

Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries: The undersigned organizations are members of the Adaptation Working Group and other likeminded organizations. The Adaptation Working Group is a…

Public Finance Network Coalition Letter Regarding Municipal Bonds and Infrastructure Investment

Dear Senators and Representatives, On behalf of the municipal issuer representative groups listed above, we write collectively supporting the federal partnership represented by the tax-exemption for municipal securities and the…

APWA Letter Providing Feedback to EPA on Proposed Update to Lead and Copper Rule

Dear Assistant Administrator Fox: On behalf of the more than 32,000 members of the American Public Works Association (APWA), we are grateful for this opportunity to submit comments to the…

Water Coalition Urges Full Funding of Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds

Dear President Biden: The undersigned organizations urge you to fully fund the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) at $3.25 billion, each, in your Fiscal Year 2025…