Fresh Water News

On April 3, the EPA awarded the largest grant in it history to New York State. It represents a portion of the $4 billion dollars that will be awarded to fund wastewater infrastructure projects across the country under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The state will use the Recovery Act grant to provide money to municipal and county governments and wastewater utilities for projects to protect lakes, ponds and streams in communities across New York.

The Fifth World Water Forum, the world's biggest ever water-related event with 33,058 participants from 192 countries, took place from March 16th to 22nd in Istanbul.  "Much more than the size of the event, the number of recommendations, proposals, commitments and initiatives made throughout the preparatory process and during the week make this Forum a long-lasting highpoint in the international development."

An initiative of the World Water Council, the forum has the aim of raising the awareness on water issues all over the world . As the main international event on water, it seeks to enable multi-stakeholder participation and dialogue to influence water policy making at a global level, thus assuring better living standards for people all over the world and a more responsible social behavior towards water issues in-line with the pursuit of sustainable development.