Bill Would Renew Clean Water Funding.(Brief article)

Pacific Builder and Engineer, April, 2007

Compiled by Carl Molesworth

On Jan. 30, a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to renew funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund. The Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 (H.R. 720) also includes a provision to require the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study to assist Congress in quickly identifying a dedicated source(s) of revenue to establish a Clean Water Trust Fund to ensure the availability of appropriations to fund clean water needs over the long term.

Polling data shows that 86 percent of Americans would support legislation by the U.S. Congress that would create a long-term, sustainable and reliable trust fund for clean and safe water infrastructure. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,...

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