NACWA Lays Out Clean Water Objectives for New Administration

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) forwarded letters this week to both the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign and the Donald Trump Presidential Campaign outlining key municipal clean water issues the Association would like to see discussed by the candidates in the current election season.

The letters highlight that, in the wake of the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan and the ongoing drought in the West, now is a critical time for a national discussion on the importance of water as a national issue. The letters specifically request that the candidates focus on three pressing issues in particular: water infrastructure investment and the importance of elevating it as a national priority; the challenges in many communities of ensuring low income populations can afford rising water and sewer rates; and acknowledging and supporting the remarkable innovations going on in the municipal clean water sector.