Water Organizations Urge Congress to Support Federal Funding

Last week, the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee held a hearing to examine “The Role of Environmental Policies on Access to Energy and Economic Opportunity.” The hearing focused on the federal role in keeping water and wastewater infrastructure affordable for ratepayers.

A number of Senators participated, including Chair and Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), who raised important issues regarding the level of investment needed by the federal government in the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure. Both agreed that more federal investment is necessary and pledged to address the issue in separate legislation the Committee is working on for later this session.