Dive Brief:

• A long-awaited water bill has cleared a congressional conference committee.
• Details have not been released, but the measure funds Army Corps of Engineers projects nationwide.
• The bill reconciles differences in House and Senate measures passed last year.

Dive Insight:

Few details are out yet about the measure, but it is expected to include a new federal program to provide loans for water projects and may provide fresh funding for another program that finances state wastewater project construction. If it clears Congress, it will be the first water bill to be sent to the White House since 2007. “Getting this measure enacted will go a long way in helping improve our aging and deteriorating waterways and water systems," Brian Turmail, an Associated General Contractors of America spokesman, told ENR.com.