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ASCE Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

ASCE celebrates the two-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), or Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The BIL is the largest-ever investment in our nation’s built environment, providing $1.2 trillion towards all 17 categories of infrastructure outlined in ASCE’s 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The IIJA represents a significant down payment on......

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Water sector professionals from the nation’s water utilities, advocacy groups, environmental organizations, and more celebrated Water Week 2023 in D.C.

Water Sector Celebrates Water Week 2023

This week, water sector professionals celebrated Water Week 2023 in Washington, DC.  Professionals from the nation’s water utilities, advocacy groups, environmental organizations, and other key stakeholders gathered near Capitol Hill to hear from decision makers on the current state of water policy.  This year, ASCE was proud to join 31 other organizations as an official......

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Wyoming Civil Engineers Give the State’s Infrastructure a “C” grade

The Wyoming Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)  released the 2023 Report Card for Wyoming’s Infrastructure on January 31,, 2023. This is the first-ever infrastructure report card for the state, led by co-chairs Dustin Woods, P.E., and Tim Brugger, P.E. The new report card contains five categories of infrastructure receiving an overall grade of a ‘C’,......

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Senate EPW Committee Advances the 2022 WRDA Bill

Last Friday, the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee released S. 4137, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2022.  The committee held a brief but collegial hearing on Wednesday where the bill was unanimously reported favorably to the Senate floor.  The full Senate is expected to take up WRDA by early June, with......

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Minnesota Civil Engineers Give the State’s Infrastructure a “C” Grade for the Second Time

On Tuesday, April 26, the Minnesota Section of ASCE unveiled its 2022 Report Card for Minnesota’s Infrastructure, the state’s first report card since 2018. The report assigned the state’s systems a cumulative grade of “C”, which is better than the national grade of “C-.” A “C” grade means the state’s infrastructure is in mediocre condition.......

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Congress Begins 2022 WRDA Process with Key Hearings

This week, Congress officially opened its public process for the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2022.  Assistant Secretary of the Army for Public Works Michael Connor and Chief of Engineers Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appeared before House Transportation & Infrastructure Water Resources Subcommittee and the Senate Environment......

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Imagine a Day Without Water

This year, as everyone comes together on October 21 to Imagine a Day Without Water, it is important to remember the vital importance of our nation’s infrastructure in providing us with clean and safe water.  More than 2 million miles of underground pipes provide millions of people with safe drinking water.  Wastewater infrastructure, including more......

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Congressional Committees Meet to Discuss Hurricane Ida Response

As Congress continues to negotiate passage of President Biden’s agenda, multiple committees met this week to discuss the administration’s response to Hurricane Ida, which caused nearly 100 deaths and resulted in billions of dollars in damage from Louisiana up into the northeast.  On September 30, Congress passed a continuing resolution to extend government funded, but......

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