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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sharing a new opportunity for water sector utilities to receive free support in identifying, assessing, and planning for natural disasters and hazards. The new Strengthening Water Infrastructure for Tomorrow (SWIFT) initiative offers a wide range... Continue Reading
February 26, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (ET) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Water Emergency Response and Cybersecurity (OWERC), in partnership with the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),... Continue Reading
IntroductionThe purpose of this document is to provide guidance to water system owners, consultants, engineers, and contractors on the construction practices that the Delaware Office of Drinking Water (ODW) expects when submitting plans. The Office of Engineering (OE) will conduct plan reviews on... Continue Reading
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), both members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced the Unincorporated Partnerships for Grant Resources, Assistance, and Drinking Water Enhancements (UPGRADE) Act. This... Continue Reading
Project OverviewThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Water (DOW) has received EPA funding to assess the conditions of wastewater and drinking water infrastructure in Delaware's manufactured home communities (MHCs). The goal of the project is to... Continue Reading
April 7, 2025 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – Today, at an event in Salt Lake City, Utah, with U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin... Continue Reading
On-site services being offered to small drinking water systems: Does your system serve less than 10,000 people? Are you in need of on-site assistance for natural and man-made disaster preparation? Cyber-security risk assessments and resiliency? Contact Water@drwa.org to learn more and schedule... Continue Reading
