A new economic benefits analysis of the impacts of increased funding for the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds, released by the Water Environment Federation and the WateReuse Association, reveals that a requested $34.7 billion of federal SRF spending will generate $102.7 billion in total economic input and create more than 500,000 U.S. jobs.WEF and WateReuse conducted the analysis at the request of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for an April 7 hearing that examined the federal role in water/wastewater infrastructure funding. The preliminary findings were included in the organizations’ joint testimony and have since been verified and
