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Four Senators Propose $39 Billion Water Infrastructure Bill05-26-09 | News

Four Senators Propose $39 Billion Water Infrastructure Bill

Legislation introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) would provide $1.85 billion to prevent combined sewer overflows and $50 million over five years to institute a new SRF for agricultural runoff. ?EUR??,,????'??? Courtesy of picasaweb.google.com

Four senators on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have introduced the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009. This legislation would authorize $39 billion in funding for wastewater and drinking-water infrastructure, control combined sewer overflows and begin a program to restrict pollution from farms.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), chair of the committee and Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) are sponsoring the bill, along with Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID).

The bill introduced this week would authorize $20 billion over five years for wastewater infrastructure through the Clean Water Act State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF). It would also authorize $15 billion over five years for drinking-water infrastructure under the Safe Drinking Water Act SRF. ?EUR??,,????'??? Courtesy of American Society of Civil Engineers