Water bonds

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he certified the Sites Reservoir Project under the state's expedited environmental rule.

The deal has new-money and refunding components and is expected to hit the market in a negotiated sale the week of Nov. 13.

The state's Water Infrastructure Finance Authority is "strongly considering" the use of bonds as it seeks ideas on augmenting water supplies.

A constitutional amendment on the Nov. 7 ballot would deposit $1 billion in a Texas Water Fund with at least 25% earmarked to increase the drought-prone state's water supply.

The EPA failed to follow an escalation policy that was crafted in the wake of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

Power of EPA regulation and SRFs are called into question during hearing.

Water sector organizations are pressing Congress for a full appropriation for State Revolving Funds

The White House should remove barriers to help usher in a "golden age of technology" in the water sector, said the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council.

The board named Jamie Asbury, the district's energy manager, to the top slot after an eight-month search.

The IFA and CWA launched a tender offer June 23 that closed Friday. The IFA and Citizens' tender invited holders of some bonds sold in 2014, 2016, and 2018 to tender their bonds as part of the water refunding.