New York goes in big on clean water bill

New York’s 2017-18 state budget has included a new clean water infrastructure bill that will allocate $2.5 billion for projects across the state. The money will be used to repair and replace old pipes and water mains to ensure clean drinking water, as well as making source water land acquisitions free from pollution.

The funding is a $500 million increase over the executive proposal. Members of the Western New York State Legislative Delegation praised the Clean Water Infrastructure Act of 2017 upon announcing the bill this week.