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June 18, 2009

WEBINAR: Complying with ARRA Buy American Provisions for SRF-Funded Projects

Date/Time: Monday, June 22nd, 2:00PM USA Eastern (Monday, June 22, 11:00AM USA Pacific)

Duration: 2 hours

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides significant funding for states to finance high priority infrastructure projects needed to ensure clean water and safe drinking water. The Act also includes "Buy American" provisions that require Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) assistance recipients of these ARRA funds to use domestic iron, steel, and manufactured goods that are produced in the United States.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will sponsor a webcast from 2:00-4:00 (EST) on Monday, June 22nd to discuss how the ARRA Buy American provisions will affect the implementation of CWSRF and DWSRF projects. This event is free of charge, and is provided for the benefit of SRF assistance recipients and contractors, consultants, and manufacturers involved in SRF projects. The webcast will also include opportunities for participants to submit questions on Buy American issues.

Primary Speakers:
Peter Shanaghan - Team Leader, DWSRF Team, US EPA Bob Bastian - Senior Environmental Scientist, CWSRF Team, US EPA

Audience:
Assistance Recipients/Utilities
Contractors
Consultants
Manufacturers
Topics Will Include:
Categorical (National) Waivers
Project Specific Waivers
Available Quantity and Quality
Manufactured Good/Substantial Transformation Waiver Process Q&A Sessions

To register for this webcast, copy and paste the link below into your Internet Explorer web browser:
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