Senators Call for Boosting Water Funding

摘要

A bipartisan group of 31 senators urged congressional budget makers to boost funding for clean water and drinking water infrastructure, calling it a top environmental and health priority. The lawmakers want a total of $5.2 billion for the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Revolving Funds (SRF). They cited the Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis which found that there will be a $535 billion gap between current spending and projected needs for water and wastewater infrastructure over the next 20 years if additional investments are not made.