NACWA applauds utility aid in new relief package

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a pared-down version of the HEROES Act, the chamber’s previous COVID-19 relief package. The legislation contains $1.5 billion in aid to water and sewer utilities to help low-income ratepayers during the pandemic.

The new version of the HEROES bill stripped $1.2 trillion in total proposed relief funds. However, despite the considerably smaller total amount, the legislation still contained the aid to water and wastewater utilities included in the original bill.