In this session, Zachary Schafer from the Environmental Protection Agency shared key topics of the CWSRF program and answered questions about the funding and loan processes in applications. Mami Hara and Paula Conolly from the US Water Alliance moderated a panel of city leaders and staff, including Mayor Andy Schor of Lansing, MI; Mayor Jacqueline Izzo of Rome, NY; and Holly Rosenthal, Assistant Director of Finance and Administration of Phoenix City Water Services Department.
Getting Started: Resilient Infrastructure
In 2023 alone, the U.S. experienced 28 “billion-dollar disasters,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); this has been followed by 24 such disasters in 2024, through November 1, 2024. Damages from all events in 2023 totaled at least...