EPA Focusing in 2014 on Infrastructure, Climate Change, Program Chief Says

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The Environmental Protection Agency faces some "very significant" challenges in 2014, including aging infrastructure and the effects of climate change, according to the head of the agency's drinking water office. EPA and the states have estimated infrastructure needs at about $400 billion, Peter Grevatt, director of the EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, told Bloomberg BNA. In addition, the effects of climate change are showing up in major coastal areas, as evidenced by hurricanes Sandy in 2012 and Katrina in 2005, and the major drought faced by most of the U.S. over the past several years, he said.