Scott Berry

A renewed federal partnership is needed to help the water sector recover stronger. Many environmental statutes have not been updated in decades, and the laws governing water predate modern challenges like climate change and growing income disparity. As part of the Recovering Stronger initiative, the US Water Alliance has created a blueprint for federal policymakers to help the water sector recover stronger. This blueprint showcases the water sector’s best legislative, regulatory, and… Show more

A renewed federal partnership is needed to help the water sector recover stronger. Many environmental statutes have not been updated in decades, and the laws governing water predate modern challenges like climate change and growing income disparity. As part of the Recovering Stronger initiative, the US Water Alliance has created a blueprint for federal policymakers to help the water sector recover stronger. This blueprint showcases the water sector’s best legislative, regulatory, and administrative policy ideas to inform and shape early policy conversations and help policymakers understand where they specifically might be able to effect change. Show less

Over the course of several months in late 2019 and early 2020, the US Water Alliance and Water Foundation facilitated four regional roundtables to better understand the drinking water challenges confronting communities, and the ways that diverse stakeholders are driving policy solutions at the state and tribal level. This report shares the results of our roundtables, the great stories we heard, and the common elements of success we learned. The report also highlights the successful… Show more

Over the course of several months in late 2019 and early 2020, the US Water Alliance and Water Foundation facilitated four regional roundtables to better understand the drinking water challenges confronting communities, and the ways that diverse stakeholders are driving policy solutions at the state and tribal level. This report shares the results of our roundtables, the great stories we heard, and the common elements of success we learned. The report also highlights the successful collaborations between community organizers, nonprofit leaders, public officials, utility managers, and funders, and features eight case studies that illustrate the power of cross-sector collaboration to define drinking water problems and co-create solutions. Show less

The Alliance, in partnership with the Council of State Governments, developed the State Policymakers Toolkit to spotlight the important role that state governments can play in advancing sustainable water management, and to serve as a resource for elected officials and staff in the executive and legislative branches of state government. For each of the Seven Big Ideas from the One Water for America Policy Framework, the toolkit summarizes the key issues and provides examples of how states are… Show more

The Alliance, in partnership with the Council of State Governments, developed the State Policymakers Toolkit to spotlight the important role that state governments can play in advancing sustainable water management, and to serve as a resource for elected officials and staff in the executive and legislative branches of state government. For each of the Seven Big Ideas from the One Water for America Policy Framework, the toolkit summarizes the key issues and provides examples of how states are working to address them. The promising case studies are not meant to be prescriptive, but rather serve as a starting place for generating potential ideas. Show less

The One Water for America Policy Framework presents policy solutions that are working at the local, regional, state, and national levels, and provides real world examples of how these solutions are being implemented and do produce positive results. This framework is a call to action a call to accelerate and scale up solutions to the water management problems of our age.

Guide for construction professionals helping to navigate the complex world of domestic product sourcing rules for direct federal construction programs and federally-assisted construction programs like DOT work and SRF water/wastewater work.

Weekly publication that provides a synopsis of national legislative issues of interest to the construction industry. Topics covered range from tax policy and labor issues to infrastructure investment, procurement, and environmental policy but all relate to how Congress impacts those who work in construction.

Monthly publication that covers legislative and regulatory affairs affecting utility contractors and excavators, educational and networking opportunities, issue alerts calling members to action, and AGC advocacy efforts on behalf of contractors engaged in the municipal and utility markets.