The web-based portal consolidates information about financing mechanisms and other resources that can help communities plan their projects

In this week's water and wastewater news, a new report shows water shutoffs in Detroit increased in 2016 despite expectations they'd decline; and engineers find West Point Treatment Plant sustained up to $57 million in flooding damage

University research team creates interactive online map showing the various ways utilities have gotten creative with financing mechanisms

The Trump Administration calls the rural water and wastewater grant program redundant and eliminates its nearly $500 million budget

The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act will provide low-cost loans for water projects at the state and local level.

Grant funding is provided to the St. Johns River Water Management District to restore three springs in 2016-'17.

For those near the Ochlockonee-St. Marks River Basin in Florida, water quality is about to get a lot better.

Now is the time to work on grant applications for opportunities offered by the Desalination and Water Purification Research Program and Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program.

Take a look at how a Florida department plans to revitalize more than 70 freshwater springs spanning 600 acres.

The USDA investment will help fund 85 water and wastewater projects in 39 states.