We are out today with @APWATWEETS new public policy priorities for the 119th Congress. The press release is here. Stay tuned this week for video comments from members of the APWA Government Affairs Committee as they share why the PPPs are important for #publicworks.

"several mandates and trends to watch out for"

RT @APWATWEETS: Tucson, Arizona, may not be the first location you think of when discussing water resource management but living in the Son…

Next Wednesday! Come see Jeff Finegan and @APWAMarkShade on the 19th and learn how #publicworks is working with engineers and collaborating on the @EPWRoadshow.

This will be a great event! @APWATWEETS' Region IV Director Robert Garland will be speaking and @APWAFlorida will be there, too. Watch the livestream at 10a ET

"Witnesses, who included state environmental regulators, spoke about their difficulties obtaining permits for various projects due to permitting requirements under the CWA." via @EENewsUpdates

Looking good, @Allegheny_Co #PublicWorks! "I’m so appreciative of the hard work done by Public Works employees and proud of the progress we’ve made repairing and improving our roads, bridges, tunnels, retaining walls and so much more. I’m pleased that our 2025 county budget will continue to ensure that the county’s infrastructure assets remain safe, accessible, and capable of supporting the daily lives of our residents.” - @ACE_Innamorato #PublicWorksMakesItHappen

Permitting and Clean Water Act from @RepMikeCollins

Permitting and Clean Water Act before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. Here's one statement; 2nd to follow this re-post

RT @USDOTFHWA: Work zones can be hazardous for all road users—especially workers. In 2022, NHTSA reported 821 work zone fatalities, but YO…

Good news, indeed. "The reopening has required the installation of "soil nails" that pin the westbound lanes to the side of the gorge. More than 2,088 feet of soil nails along 10 sites had been washed out along the road." #Helene @ncapwa @GoPugh via @knoxnews

APWA Government & Public Affairs Director Andrea Eales (@ajeales) was a panelist this morning, “Perspectives on the Policy Landscape,” with Emily Brock, Director, Federal Liaison Center, @GFOA; Art Guzzetti, VP of Policy and Mobility, @APTA_info; and Amber Snowden, Manager of Policy and Special Projects, @ICMA.

This week's APWA Washington Report is filled with tools to help #publicworks pros speak out and up.

Mitigation can mean different things to different people. For public works in the 119th Congress, it means working with public officials to understand what #mitigation means to us. Retired @WashtenawCounty Water Resources Commissioner Evan Pratt, an active APWA Government Affairs Committee member, explains what mitigation is in our new public policy priority:

Since government funding is important to #publicworks, sharing a useful chart from @USAFacts that shows, more or less, how revenue is budgeted.

As our APWA Government Affairs Committee talks about why our new public policy priorities for the 119th Congress are important, @APWAMarty is still hand-delivering the documents on Capitol Hill. He met today with @RepMoolenaar and his COS.

With the @WhiteHouse, U.S. House & Senate members and staff, and most federal agencies, APWA is once again advocating #EmergencyManagement, #Transportation, & #WaterResiliency. As our Government Affairs Committee Chair Jeff May says, the public policy priorities for the 119th Congress are important for #publicworks. Find our priorities and policymaker primers here:

"To secure the game and New Orleans at large from potential threats, DHS said it will be deploying 'chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives detection technologies,' along with other risk mitigation resources. "The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will be providing advisors and emergency communications coordinators to provide on-the-ground support to law enforcement officials and other responders." @CISAgov via @routefifty

"Roth has taken issue with various BEAD requirements, including that states must have a low-cost internet option, must consider projects’ impact on climate change and must hire a certain number of unionized and underserved workers for those projects." via @routefifty

RT @EPAwater: Love maps and graphics? Dive into our EnviroAtlas tool and discover hundreds of data layers about the world around you. https…

If lead service lines are your thing, don't miss the story in APWA's Reporter Magazine, by Melanie Carlson, PE, LEED AP. Great overview. And, yes, not enough money is available to get it all done. "Despite these efforts, there looms $90 billion or more in needed improvements to lead service lines. There is a need for more resources and investment, both at the inventory level and for replacement." #LeadandCopperRule #LSL