Water bonds

Ohio and Nevada issuers came to market with a water deals as municipal bonds showed off their strength.

Municipals were stronger as issues in Ohio and Nevada came to market

Maureen Stapleton is credited with diversifying the San Diego County Water Authority's water supply.

California has issued $3.3 billion of general obligation bonds for the high-speed rail project out of $9.9 billion authorized by voters.

Voters in the Southern California rejected a water and wastewater rate increase, and a subsequent rate hike triggered an unsuccessful recall election.

Voters appear to have rejected $8.9 billion water bond measure only five months after approving a $4 billion water bond.

The Municipal Impact Coalition, a group of market professionals, is expanding its drive to make municipal bonds more accessible and understandable across the nation and around the globe.

The newly-minted water infrastructure law is good news for state and local governments looking for more avenues to finance water projects.

The $1.6 billion size of the deal reflects the importance of water infrastructure to Texas.

Legislation pending in both the Senate and House would eliminate private activity bond volume caps for water and sewer projects.