Federal Water Infrastructure Programs
The plight of the nation's sewer and drinking water infrastructure grows worse every day, threatening public health, the environment, and economic development. The American Society of Civil Engineers recently gave the nation's drinking water and wastewater infrastructure a D-, the lowest grade of any infrastructure category. The time is long overdue for substantial investment in water infrastructure projects.
Congress must seize the opportunity to lay a solid foundation for America’s economic growth and a better quality of life for all Americans by maintaining investments in our nation’s water infrastructure.
As Congress allocates limited resources and considers competing priorities, ACPPA urges stable mfunding for the Clean Water and Safe DrinkingWater State Revolving Funds (SRFs). Lawmakers should also look to alternative financing mechanisms, such as public private partnerships and leverage private capital by lifting the state volume cap on private activity bonds for water and sewer projects. Additionally, Congress should create a Clean Water Trust Fund to ensure stable and predictable funding for water infrastructure investments.
