United Water Promotes Iacullo to COO

United Water announced the promotion of Robert J. Iacullo to the newly created position of chief operating officer, where he will assume overall responsibility for the company’s regulated and contract services business lines. Iacullo had previously been COO of United Water’s regulated business.

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NewsFlow Takes Vacation
NewsFlow is taking a brief summer vacation; an August 28 issue will not be published. The next issue will be published on Tuesday,
September 11.

Senators Offer a Bill to Create a National Infrastructure Bank
Senators Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) introduced a measure intended to revitalize, repair and replace aging roads, bridges, transit systems and water treatment facilities. The legislation establishes a new method through which the federal government can finance infrastructure projects with public and private capital.

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NARUC Report Recommends State Involvement in Critical Infrastructure Plans
A new NARUC report explores the efforts of state and federal governments to create an environment in which sensitive information can be provided for the purpose of critical infrastructure protection in the regulatory context, and offers a series of next steps for states to consider.

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RWE Receives All Regulatory Approvals for Divestiture of American Water
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has granted its approval for the divestiture of American Water from its parent company RWE, a German-based utility.

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