In a recent U.S. House subcommittee hearing, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) testified that updates to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) are overdue and necessary to assist communities with water infrastructure and compliance challenges.Speaking before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Environment during Infrastructure Week, Water Utility Council Chair Kurt Vause presented AWWA’s suggestions related to funding, utility management and regulatory compliance.“An updating of the 1996 amendments to the SDWA is overdue,” said Vause, special projects director at Anchorage (Alaska) Water & Wastewater Utility. “Our 2012 report, ‘Buried No Longer: Confronting America’s Water Infrastructure Challenge’ pointed out that this nation must spend $1 trillion on
AWWA Testifies Updates to Safe Drinking Water Act Are Necessary
The American Water Works Association affirmed to the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Environment that changes to the act are long overdue
Jun 06, 2017
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