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Witnesses tell Senate EPW state revolving funds, technical assistance and flexible subsidy rules are key to getting projects built
Summary
Utility and rural-water witnesses credited Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, principal forgiveness and technical assistance for enabling projects in small and underserved communities, and described barriers including match requirements, staffing and planning capacity.
Witnesses from utilities and rural-water associations told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that state revolving funds (SRFs), IIJA principal forgiveness and state-level technical assistance have enabled projects that would otherwise be unaffordable, but obstacles remain for smaller systems.
Kyle Dreyfus Wells, chief executive officer of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and treasurer of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), described the Clean Water SRF as "an essential financing tool" for large and small projects. He said his district operates with a $191,000,000 annual operating budget and a $276,000,000 capital program, and cited a $220,000,000 shoreline…
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